I recently found this handy-dandy X-Men family tree. Yeah. Probably not as handy as it is dandy… But I bet the writer knows it backwards 🙂 http://www.joe-stone.co.uk/marvelfamilytree.html
I use poster paper and colored markers to map out my books. It’s great to see the big picture (even if it is a mass of arrows and ink squiggles!)
How do you keep your characters and plots under control?
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@Kristal Lee – LOL! Love the lasso image 🙂
@Nicole – I’m the same, I’d love to do one of these… something (else!) to work on 🙂 You’ve summed it up beautifully: “efficient and entertaining”.
@M Pax – Sooo true 🙂 Post-its are AWESOME!
Arrows and squiggles and post-its are fun. 😀
That’s a good depiction of a family tree. I wish I could do something like that but I lack the patience (or maybe it’s the discipline…ah, well) to do so.
I just write my characters in a list on paper and mention any relevant points about their family tree in the character descriptions. The X-men version looks a lot more efficient and entertaining than a page full of text though!
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I use a dry erase board, sticky notes, index cards and the occasional lasso to rope in uncooperative characters.