Somewhere In April, 1811
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madrobinsI have been trying to figure out troop movements in the book. It has been a pain in the butt--for some reason all the tactics I have used in years past--file cards, charts, lists, etc.--were not sticking to my brain.
And then this morning, more or less on a whim, I entered April 9, 1811 into iCal...and lo and get-hold* there was a calendar with days of the week, into which I could enter events color-coded for each of the major characters. And since I'm not living in 1811, this doesn't conflict with any personal, more current appointments. I now have things pretty much figured out backward--which is to say, the sequence of events for various players from the beginning of the precipitating event to the point at which I've run out of copy.
Now I have to start filling in events forward of that point. Which will take more thinking. But: framework. Color-coded framework! This tactic might not work for anyone else, but it's tickling the hell outta me.
*colorful phrase of my mother's.
And then this morning, more or less on a whim, I entered April 9, 1811 into iCal...and lo and get-hold* there was a calendar with days of the week, into which I could enter events color-coded for each of the major characters. And since I'm not living in 1811, this doesn't conflict with any personal, more current appointments. I now have things pretty much figured out backward--which is to say, the sequence of events for various players from the beginning of the precipitating event to the point at which I've run out of copy.
Now I have to start filling in events forward of that point. Which will take more thinking. But: framework. Color-coded framework! This tactic might not work for anyone else, but it's tickling the hell outta me.
*colorful phrase of my mother's.