Despite my current dislike for government organized learning institutions I very much am thankful for my time attending college. For the experiences alone in learning how to format pages, time management and organization of projects I’m working on were well worth the sometimes boring subjects I had to endure amid the classes I liked to take.

My a main folder on your computer and then inside the folder have inside the following folders for each subject project:

1. (Fiction/scripts/novel/novellas folder with sub folders inside) If your like me. I love writing so I write a lot. I have over a 50 to 100 projects I’m working on, from short stories, novels, novellas, scripts, etc. Some projects I have finished other projects I am working on for fun. It’s helpful as a writer to know where everything is and what I need to be concerned about and what needs to get done at a certain time period.
2. (First Draft folder with sub folders inside) Writing takes a lot of time and energy. The last thing you want to be worried about is trying to find a project when your on a crunch time to get a book published on time. Time is money and attention.
3. (Final 3rd draft Folder) Inside should be your final draft of your writing projects.
4. (Formatting Folder) Inside this folder should be your final finished formatted completed work that is ready for publishing.
5. (Outlines and notes folder) This is where you keep all your notes and ideas in this single folder. Some ideas are good and can be moved on into the fiction or other writing projects folder you wish to continue the work until it is finished.

This filing system again is a starter point and meant for you to stay focused and avoid the problems of losing work and time on working on projects.

L. M. Parker