

Again, I will sometimes include photographs or sketches of what the character looks like.

This often includes photos of real and imaginary places I’ve drawn or found online. Setting: This is a detailed note of the different settings in the novel.Step 2: Create Notesįor each book idea I have, I create the following Notes: This is especially important if you get your inspiration and ideas for more than one novel at a time. This is the most important step – you’ll want a notebook for each specific writing project you’re working on. If you haven’t used Evernote before, I recommend going to their website first to download the app and following some of their tutorials to get a basic idea of how the software works.

Today I thought I would share some tips and resources on how I organize and plan a book idea with Evernote. While there are many other software programs to consider to help you with organizing and planning a book, I love the price (a basic plan is FREE!) and the ease of use of Evernote. Now that Evernote’s been around for a few years, I love it even more today than the day I first started using it. Before Evernote, I would write down my ideas across several notebooks, index cards, and all kinds of different systems for trying to stay organized.
