A Final Thought—J. Spoon

I'm a plotter, probably over the top, but it works for me. I'm the one that puts the story on spreadsheets, uses coloured index cards, markers, sticky notes and colour-coding for characters before and during the writing process. 

 My research is mainly done before I start, it needs to be because I write historical mysteries. I find if I colour code the characters it's easier for me to 'see' the story. 

I use one colour to highlight what needs follow-up.

 The two series, and now a third, highlight different characters who crossover into each other's books so I need to keep things straight.

I use large planning boards to map out my plots with maps, character file cards, etc.

One of my series, "Spooner, Kid Detective", was different for me as it was written with only one file card on my board and just came out plotted. He just poured out and it wasn't 'pantsing'. I'm not really sure what it was, and it was written in his dialect. The same happened in the second book.

 J. Spoon (submitted before taking a leave from the group)