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Last month I began brainstorming Book 2 of my series* tonight.  Unlike my first book, whereby I had all the time in the world to build a book, I have a deadline July 15 to turn in an outline. So how do a newbie published author transition from hobbyist to professional writer? er um… how do you write under a deadline?

For me, all I need is One Note. Microsoft’s One Note.

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Here I can house all the jots and doodles about my novel in one place. It’s like a corkboard without the cork and board just the white space. I love it.

If you squint you’ll see that i have my book sectioned by tabs, a synopsis section and marketing plan. i’ve dropped in some pics of the scene and the muse, Jason Momoa for my main character.  i can even drop in my soundtrack for the book in there. (yeah I use music to help me write these stories.) I can even drop in videos. I have a hilarious youtube of a wedding gown grab down that has helped me write the opening scene.

I plotted Part 1(the first 75 pages in a few hours.) This week I will write the opening scene. Guess what you can pop in a Todo that syncs to Outlook inside this. Isn’t that cool?

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I can even drop my whole scene in this section as a Microsoft Doc. Kewler!!

Now I have a question for you. How do you keep up with all your story building tools?

deeDee Stewart is a mom, blogger, write-or-die-chick, editor, literary publicist, journalist, book reviewer and published author. Her short story, "Short Ride to Sanctuary" is featured in Sistahfaith(Simon & Schuster, Feb 2010.) She also writes for Kensington Publishers under the pseudonym Miranda Parker. The first installment of her Evangeline Crawford Bounty Hunter novel series,  A Good Excuse to Be Bad(Kensington, May 2011) releases spring 2011. Connect with me on Facebook Here.Want to know behind the scenes info about my book? Sign up for Miranda Parker’s Stake Out Here. It’s free. It is an exclusive email to the first 100 responders.

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