###### [writing](arcwtf/mastery/Writing/index.md) [fiction](fiction.md) Works Like a Tesseract The writers job is to create a multi-dimensional construct (reality) into a single dimension (sentences). ###### The [interconnected](interconnection.md) [writing](arcwtf/mastery/Writing/index.md) [process](journey%20before%20destination.md) : Idea → Acceptance → Development → tracking/consistency → Identify Hard Questions (first draft) → Refine Answer (subsequent drafts) This process requires a workflow that is flexible but trackable - Easily write down random ideas from scene ideas to punchlines/single lines of dialogue - Use MOCs to bring everything together (MOCs for characters, story arcs, worlds) - Choices and decisions emerge, laying the groundwork for further development - It’s impossible to not have ideas and fun together! > “Go where the wind takes you (it’s all the work anyway)!” --- ###### Getting Down This Flowing [interconnected](interconnection.md) [Workflow](Workflow.md) is Liberating for [creative](creativity.md) & [intellect](intellect.md) Work In a story, *everything* depends on everything else. Working on a giant graph and [interconnection](interconnection.md) is a natural fit for [fiction](fiction.md). - Needs constant MOCing and refactoring, but thats okay because its refreshing your mind over the important stuff. Its the work! - Note atomicity & embeds: easier to maintain than using block references - [ ] #todo-writing 📅 2022-08-10 Look into creating templates / filenames with icons. Such as: lightbulb for *Ideas*, a questionmark for *Questions* related to the writing, an icon for *structure*, something else for actual *scenes*, books, shorts, etc ###### Tackle Your [writing](arcwtf/mastery/Writing/index.md) Through [plot](storytelling.md), [Writing Character](Writing%20Character.md), [Worldbuilding](Worldbuilding.md), or Anything Else in the Mind Vault - Keeping your PKM inside of the same Vault / resource allows for a lot of confluence - Daily notes for journaling and seeing concepts emerge - Keep a folder for **Active Projects** - *Universe* folder for sustained world-building - “No home note. It’s not earned” > Save Dashboards with lots of high level MOCs for when you have so much information you *need* this. - Keep a *very clear separation* between Tasks and Notes - INPUTS: from everywhere…. Have a spot (or multiple spots) for processing #### Treat [ideas](creativity.md) Like Netflix Shows: You aren’t *supposed* to Watch **everything** - Make sure you have a way to weed out the ideas for the good ones! - PROCESSING notes should automagically filter up the good stuff - [Emergent](Emergent.md) Structure - Keep the ‘maybe’ stuff in a “maybe” folder / tag etc - Keep an Archive for things that you are retiring or are not working