![]() ![]() Most are hierarchical, like branches on a tree, or progressive forks in a road. In the past I’ve pressed various mind mapping tools into service, some free, but none really met my needs. This type of project is not for the feint of heart, but gives a story depth and dimension. Most of my books weave lots of characters in and around at least a few different story lines. And yes, I’m writing the middle book last. I’m in the early stages of creating the final book in a near-future dystopian science fiction trilogy. We’ll examine my current work in progress to illustrate. Helps alleviate an otherwise encroaching cloud of insanity. Yup, I start documenting my early writing workflow for my latest book with a tool called Scapple–to rough out a story, to imagine and to define character and multiple story line relationships. To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone.To work roughly, or shape without finishing.So let’s define the word Scapple, the name of a tool I’m growing to really love: Now I’m considering incorporating them in my published works. ![]() I’ve used mind maps for a few years now in writing the book. Enter the mind map and tools to ease the task of creating one. That got me thinking if I couldn’t do better beyond just moving my character list and a brief sentence of their role in the book. Either way, it’s a good idea shared by some famous best sellers. I’m hoping its the former, not the latter. Since I cast a lot of characters in my stories, most of near-epic length, this is either a simple helpful suggestion or an indictment of too many characters. Recently, several of my readers have suggested that I locate my customary cast of characters page at the beginning of my books. and/or other countries.An example of a visual ‘mind map’ created using Scappleįirst, why is a mind map important to an author, especially for long-form projects like a novel? Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Literature & Latte. Literature & Latte’s headquarters are in Truro in Cornwall, England. We didn’t set out to become a software company we just just happened to develop a piece of software that other people were interested in. Literature & Latte was founded by self-taught programmer Keith Blount in 2006 with the sole purpose of creating software that aids in the creative process of writing long texts. For full details, see Scapple’s product page. A fully-featured, 30-day trial is also available. Scapple is now available for purchase from our website for $14.99 (USD). The program is currently moving though Apple’s review process and will be available from the App Store shortly. Scapple requires Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or greater, running on an Intel based Mac. Notes can also be dragged from Scapple into Scrivener, Literature & Latte’s award winning content-generation program. The idea behind Scapple is simple: when you are roughing out ideas, you need complete freedom to experiment with how those ideas best fit together. There’s no built-in hierarchy at all, in fact – in Scapple, every note is equal, so you can connect them however you like. Scapple doesn’t force you to make connections, and it doesn’t expect you to start out with one central idea off of which everything else is branched. If you’ve ever scribbled down ideas all over a piece of paper and drawn lines between related thoughts, then you already know what Scapple does.Ĭreating notes is as easy as double-clicking anywhere on the canvas and then typing making connections between ideas is as painless as dragging and dropping one note onto another. It isn’t exactly mind-mapping software–it’s more like a freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to connect them using straight dotted lines or arrows. Scapple is Literature & Latte’s new, easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them. Truro, United Kingdom – Literature & Latte Ltd are pleased to announce the release of Scapple, a new project planning and organisation tool for Mac OS X. ![]()
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