by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner
I have a “cinematic universe” that is currently comprised of four novels and it’s a real pain to manage it all. I have to keep all these things in my mind to keep things consistent and sometimes it’s really hard work on a tactical level, if nothing else.
There is software you can buy to manage such things, but I find that Google Docs is far more flexible. And, in all honesty, I think the only solution to canon management is to write everything, finish it, then read through the whole thing to ensure that everything is consistent.
Ugh.
But that’s the nature of writing a four book series, I guess.
Things continue to be a lot of fun — if a whole lot of work. I’m beginning to see writing these novels as a really hard job that I really enjoy.
