Aeon Timeline and Scrivener
Real quick, guys.
I’ve been using Aeon Timeline 3 in conjunction with Scrivener [the Third] . After something of a learning curve when it comes to syncing data between the two programs, I think I’m at a point where I can actually start working with both programs creatively.
A brief note on the setup:
I’ll probably post a more in-depth video on this at some point but there’s a great deal of customisation that can go into making your timelines specific to your story. If you put in the work, you’ll get a lot out of it. It’s important to spend as little time on this as possible, so that it doesn’t take away from your creative time. I have the luxury of having children, which affords me very little creative time, but quite a lot of time where they might be running around, watching TV and being distracting enough where I can setup these two apps without having to use a lot of creative brain-power.
I say all this to say that I don’t feel as if I was avoiding the creative process, but merely using the time I had to do what I was mentally capable of doing. Now that I’ve gotten these technical aspects put to bed, I can shift into a more creative mindset and hopefully carve out some time to throw on the headphones and make some magic!
A Note on the Magic:
My story is in two parts. Part 2 was edited and I have copious notes from my awesome editor. Part 1 needs to be expanded. So what I’m doing with Timeline, is restructuring the content I already have, and inserting new scenes and chapters, in order to tell a better story. I have a lot of this up in my head, based on the Editor feedback, etc. But it’s important to get this all nailed down and codified.
Timeline is going to help me do this.
I’m going to work almost exclusively in Timeline in order to get the structure set. All of this will sync with Scrivener. Once I’m happy with the bones of my story, I will transition over to Scrivener and start writing the scenes, and getting the book ready for another pass from The Editor.
It’s all a huge process, but it now feels like building something sharp, tight and tangible, instead of looking at it through cloudy glasses.
It should go without saying but, no I am not getting paid to endorse these two products. I legit love both Aeon Timeline and Scrivener. I’ve been using them for years and they seem to be getting better and better with each version—Timeline especially.
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