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There’s more to writing than a word processor.   There are probably  a lot of people out there who think of themselves as ‘pantsers’,  but the ‘plotters’ need to plan – and wavemaker has the tools to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Wavemaker Novel writing Timeline Tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Need to get everything down and in order? – the timeline tool is great for working through your plot. Get key events\/ scenes down and it you can go back and grow the timeline into a detailed set of events for your story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Snowflake Novel Planning Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Wavemaker Novel planning Snowflake Method Tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is where wavemaker started – I had read about the snowflake method and it was really similar to a ‘3×4 cards’ system I was working with. Eventually I built a basic web tool to do the job – it then grew …… much like a snowflake itself as it gathered more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This works by making you focus on keeping each card short, you then split a card up when you need to add more detail. Doing this you can build up your story slowly and adding detail as you go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cards Planning Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Wavemaker Cards ‘trello’ style planning tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a bit like the planning boards I use as a software developer. They are amazingly useful for planning what and where you put scenes and ideas….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All this  …. and we still haven’t reached the writing tool! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pros and Cons of Plotters and Pantsers<\/a><\/blockquote>