Miscellaneous pieces on writing and process.

Getting Things Written

It's not unusual for me to be writing four or five different projects at once, with more on the horizon. Keeping track of each job's progress, and organising my time so I can give each one the attention it needs, is somewhat of an administrative minefield.

One of the ways I've made this process easier for myself is by implementing a modified form of the Getting Things Done system. A lot of people asked how I'd done this, and so in mid-2007 I wrote a piece called Getting Things Written to explain and illustrate. I expected maybe a few dozen people to bother reading it.

To my surprise, it was absurdly popular. Within six months the page had racked up almost 100,000 views. It has long since passed that milestone, and is still viewed hundreds of times every week. Clearly, there are more disorganised writers out there than anyone suspected!

The Process

A piece on my writing process, from initial idea to final script. Coming soon.

Scrivening Comics

A piece on how I use the comics template included in Scrivener. Coming soon.