The events of MEMENTO NORA (and my current WIP) span just a few weeks, and the three points of view overlap each other. It’s a lot to keep straight in my head. I’d find myself at the end of one draft with too many Saturdays in the week or having my characters in too many places at one time. So, I decided to track my characters on a calendar. I used the simple Microsoft Works Calendar. On the monthly view, I put the general plot point–who goes where and when–type of information. On the daily view, I put chapter and POV information.
It was a life-saver during the revision process. My editor did her own time line, and I could compare hers against mine to see who was right. It wasn’t always me, though. Usually, that was because I changed something in the text, but didn’t update the calendar.
