Novel Writing Diary Entry: 11/10/2026
I’ve changed my outlining tool. Again. But, that’s okay.
I’ve tried them all. Scrivener, wavemaker cards, plottr, reedsy studios, google docs and a few more that I’ve forgotten about already.
I like to be organized. I like things to be where things belong. That’s why I don’t like open plan houses. I like rooms. All-in-one rooms just confuse me. And yes, I’m easily confused.
I’ve decided on Trello. It seems to have the best of everything. I like the card system for outlining, I like to move things around. Like a puzzle. Find where everything fits.
But, it’s been a few days since I worked on my outline so when I came back to it yesterday, I couldn’t, for the death of me, remember what tool I was using now. I know I had a basic beatsheet created but I couldn’t find where.
I actually thought it was scrivener but nope, I’ve uninstalled scrivener. Again. I eventually found out it was trello by going back through days of internet history. (Damn, I spend a lot of time rummaging around the internet).
Sigh. All that time wasted, when I could have been writing.
Okay, well, that’s done now. Time to get on with the outlining. With trello.
Love, Fran.
Self-publishing Snippets
01. Audiobooks worldwide
Good old Spotify has decided to extend it’s audiobook services to more countries. Good!
02. Marvel Comics App
Sorry, should I say graphic novels? Personally, I don’t care what type of book it is, as long as people are reading.
03. Book Bans at an all-time high
Ridiculous. If you want to understand how dumb it is to ban books read The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace.
Favorite Book Right Now
Spoiler Alert: It’s always the book I’m currently reading
Lifestyles of the Witch and Ageless: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Cozy Mystery (Season of the Witch Book 1)
A paranormal women’s fiction cozy mystery – because midlife can be a real witch!
There are a lot of things people never told you about being forty-something. Sure, they mentioned the hot flashes and reading glasses and the need for Kegels, but they never talked about fireballs sprouting from your fingertips or your sudden ability to turn rat-bastards into, well, actual rats.
Which is why it comes as something of a surprise to Juniper when—at the tender age of 46—she discovers that not only has she inherited a quirky house in an even quirkier town called Miracle Bay from a relation she had no idea existed, but she also develops magical powers. Because, apparently, she’s a witch. Something her parents sort of forgot to tell her.
With her life turned upside down, a new start in a new town is just what Juniper needs, and the strange bookstore her grandmother left her might be exactly the right opportunity. But beyond her inheritance and sudden affinity for tarot cards, there’s something strange afoot in Miracle Bay. A mystery Juniper is determined to solve before her newfound freedom vanishes along with her life.
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