A writer described how she uses Google Docs to make her productive as she works on a novel.
Main point: “Docs provided me with the flexibility and resources I needed to power through my first draft, and I’ve discovered even more features while doing revisions and working on a few other stories too.”
Steps in her process include:
- Turn on offline access
- Format your draft with headings [Leroy’s note: Docs has an outline function that allows you to see the headings in outline format]
- Display word count while typing
- Try typing with your voice [Leroy’s note: This may take some getting used to, but it can get easier to do]
- Write across devices [Leroy’s note: I send emails to myself and have started dictating into a voice recorder. The voice file is MP3, and Microsoft OneNote does a great job transcribing it as text]
- Use Tasks to create a writing to-do list
- Compare current and previous drafts with version history
- Share with beta readers
Why it matters: You need an orderly way to write. An additional idea is to use Google Docs to write your character profiles and other notes.
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