You know, suddenly Iām really glad I never hit backspace for more than a few words. With the recent chapter of Searching the Depths now up, I get to finally introduce some characters to each other, and because Iāve tried writing it a few times before, some of those old attempts that were decent have gotten reused and shined up. Iām hoping this means I can share it soon. XD But thereās some details to work out still.Ā
But yeah, even though I havenāt updated the fic in a while, it doesnāt mean I havenāt been writing. Sometimes when Iām stuck working in-sequence, Iāll go and write something that I know is coming up farther along. So Iāve had a few attempts at things, meaning I can perfect them when the momentās time comes.Ā
One thing that helps me keep my doc organized is using headings. I donāt know how to do this for something like a word doc, but on Google Docs, this is useful, so Iām gonna share it here.Ā
Every time I make a new chapter, I write out the chapter and its name, then I set it to the text style ofĀ āHeading 1.ā That way, I get this nifty little side menu, and if I click on the chapter I want, itāll jump me right to it. Thatās actually why I have that weird row of 6ā²s in there, I needed to remind myself to edit something mid-chapter, so thatās a placeholder with the heading style so I can jump to it easily. Sometimes though, if I write in all caps, itāll apply a subheading? Even when itās not all caps, sometimes it just does that at random points (like in Too Many Eyesā draft). Hence theĀ āYOINK!ā there, I donāt know why it does that at random, but hey, I make use of it. But yeah, if youāre working on a long fic and need to move around it easier, I highly recommend using headings, itās been a great timesaver. Youād be surprised how many people Iāve talked to that donāt know about this feature.Ā
