Day 5: Trying out Campfire

I'm almost done with chapter one. It's wild to me that I'm still here some 11 days later, but when I think about it, that kind of makes sense that the first chapter would be this involved. Introducing the setting, magic system, each character in an ensemble cast, their collective stakes, the heist...it's a lot.

Organizing some of the basic worldbuilding elements helped the writing process feel less chaotic. This book is set in San Francisco in the near-ish future, so of course I needed a map. Technology is slightly different, and cultures have adapted to accommodate supernatural experiences, which means I can't just slap a witchy vibe over the city and call that worldbuilding.

So I opened a Campfire account, hoping I can turn that into my "world wiki." It lets you create and label maps, and keep track of character arcs throughout the story. I've been using Notion for this, but I'd love to commit to a one-stop solution so I can just focus on getting the story down. We'll see how it goes.

+ 4,329 words