Lauren Starr asked Elizabeth Sims:

I love to write. I love to create something out of nearly nothing that can evoke emotions. But I am so disorganized that I feel like the maiden in a room full of straw, knowing I've got to spin it into gold by morning. I've bits and pieces, notes and folders all over my hard drive. The idea of searching through to sort it all is overwhelming. Any suggestions to solve this mess? I've been trying to sort it...

Elizabeth Sims Hey, Lauren. Good to see you here on Goodreads. I suggest making a list of categories--even just a few rough ones, like characters, places, plot ideas, etc. Or you could make a much longer, more detailed list. Then create a new file or folder for every category. Then, without judging or working at it, go through everything and toss it into one of the 'category files'. That should help you see what you've got, and give your material some basic organization. From there you might get some ideas on form. Let me know if this helps, OK?

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