#p.s. yes i am writing a 25k-word smut novella. i really want to make sure no one will ever ask me for the publication rights to DMLS /hj

[doommetallovestory]

things are happening.

I may be on hiatus on main but I can do what I want on the side blog right?

User does not know how either Tumblr or hiatuses work. User also apologizes to people using screen readers--there is a screenshot of his file organization that he will be referencing throughout this post.

What This Is

This is the sidebar in Obsidian, which is the program I use for plotting and drafting my obnoxiously long stories.

It allows me to use Markdown to link between files, which helps me when I'm plotting out a novel with a time loop and have no idea what impact a decision made in Book 1 could potentially have in Book 3.

I have A Vision that I can write a final draft in Markdown and then use the Markdown to build a PDF which I then use to make an EPUB. Hypothetically, I'll then be able to sort out what the dimensions of Book 1 are going to be so I can get rolling on Draft2Digital, which I've decided to use because I don't want to go with Amazon. I'm sure there's an easier way to do what I'm trying to do but I can't follow instructions when I'm burnt out so I'm figuring it out myself.

Why I'm Making a Whole Post About It

All three books have either a DRAFT or a PLOT MAP folder in Obsidian.

When I start working on the interactive fiction novel, I will be using Obsidian to map out each scene because I can link files together to create a map. It was screwing around with the IF novel structure that kicked me in the ass to write a summary for Book 3--I can't make an IF based on a trilogy if the trilogy doesn't have an ending. But since I didn't write Book 1 with it being a trilogy in mind, it doesn't have a plot map. Yet. It's my guinea pig for testing my "Can I use Markdown to self-publish" hypothesis.

Anyway

Under DRAFTS -> BOOK 3 ZERO DRAFT, there's a file I've helpfully titled "vague outline," along with the current month and the word count of the file.

When I opened the file last night I was like "Teehee I'll just make some bullet points and then go back to writing fanfiction that will embarrass 50-year-old me."

THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED.

I wrote a whole-ass plot summary. The entire third book. It has a beginning middle and end. I figured out how to handle the time loop reset. I am able to break it into five-act structure like I have the last two books + the post-canon novella I'm plugging away at.

When I tell you I want to drop what I'm doing to go write it. I need to know what happens next. It's been 16 months I have no fucking clue how Sullivan stops Powell.

So yeah. That's what I've been doing during my hiatus.