L-ists

You know, I think most people are list makers.  Some use complex organizers, others notebooks.  Some like post-it-notes, and some are more techy types with smart phones, iPads, and laptops.  I have a daughter that puts everything into her iTouch.  From what to buy at Burger King, to when to switch out laundry, she’s got ’em all.

When writing, I tend to have lists of things in my manuscript.  At the end of the current chapter, I’ll have notes like:

Gets in argument with stranger at store
Don’t forget that she has a black eye
Lose the cell phone somewhere
Check when Sally in that other book lived there

Those notes are actually lists of things to do.  In a sense, it works as kind of an outline for the book.  As I do things, I delete them.  I love deleting.  It feels great.  It’s the electronic form of striking stuff off a list.  I remember thinking that it wasn’t quite as satisfying because you don’t have that list of completed items, but then I laughed at myself.  I mean, really.  I have AN ENTIRE BOOK as proof that I completed a LOT of things!

Several times I have made a list of all the books I have in progress.  I thought about doing that again for this post, but I really don’t think I can handle it right now.  You see, it’s a LOT of books.  The last time I did it (and I’ve added at least thirty books to it since then) it was over a hundred.  I scare me.  However, I now have a plan for getting things done.  I’m actually pretty excited about it.

So, do you have lists of all your intended projects?  Do you ever finish them?  😉

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