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Dynamic Soul Saga is coming with swiftness, consistency, and more Soul than you may be able to handle.

Nick

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Waking up in the dark, with no idea who you are, where you are, or why you feel so disoriented is a penalty only someone could have signed themselves up for, right?

When a man wakes with no name, to a complex with locked doors and a cell-block filled with sleeping people, people who won’t wake no matter how loud he screams, he may find himself on an outer rung of the sanity belt, or is that just the way his mind works?

G is the only guard, the only one who woke up in the barracks, every other human being he could find are sleeping soundly behind locked cell doors. Cell doors he has a key to. A key card admits and denies his entry to what he finds is a complex filled with dread, mystery, and more questions than answers.

As the loneliness and potential trauma of the situation comes to affront, they start to wake up. They wake up with screams and silence alike. Some accept their situation and some try to force their will upon an impossible situation, one where no one knows anyone and they have no idea if they will ever see lives like they could dream they might have had again. What an empty prospect, to dream for what may have been but cannot remember; to yearn for the unknown just because it may have been better than being helpless.

G takes on the role he has seemingly been delegated, or is it gifted? Would it be a gift if such a burden were thrust upon someone else instead? Would he rather have woken up behind those bars with someone to tend to his needs instead of being the one responsible for their welfare? How far will be too far to take his responsibilities? Why is he plagued with abhorrent thoughts, and why do his actions seem so small?

What will become of his soul in the tasks and tribulations he both willingly and unwillingly must endure in the hopes of feeling peace, again, if he had ever felt it before. When sanity prevails, and he has had rest, he wakes with tattoos ascribed into his wrists and hands, is this the sanity he craved? Messages from an unknown, possibly hostile, messenger.

In a testament of will and perhaps a fair amount of morbid curiosity, he flows like sand towards a future he is ill prepared for.

I have tried many different tools to produce my current writing system. Numerous types of software and hardware solutions have both come to my aid and become cumbersome and difficult to work with.

I will be adding entries to this blog of some of my attempts at finding a good writing system for me and from what I gather would possibly be a good writing system for you too.

I am not endorsed by anyone to give these recommendations and critiques, these are all my opinions and what works for me may not work for you, but at least you’ll have the information to give it a try.

I prefer a digital experience for ease of backup, portability, and generally more reliable way of keeping information.

One note is: Some of the solutions are technical, I’m a technically inclined person so using high technical level solutions come naturally to me.

For now, I will leave you with a small list, which, I will cover in detail in later posts.

Tools Surrounding My Writing

Obsidian – This data organizational software solution is highly useful when trying to keep track of a large and interconnected set of data. Find it at https://obsidian.md

Supernote – I have used a Supernote A5X for several years and have recently updated to the A5X-2 (Manta). This is where I do the majority of my first draft work. I prefer to work long hand, but want a digital experience. This is undoubtedly my favorite and most useful tool in my arsenal. Find at https://supernote.com

VORMOR M5 – This is a great way to keep ideas collected even when you are busy doing other things. I use it to audio-journal my way to actually putting something onto the page and it helps me remember the ideas I actually put into form in my mind, but can’t quite express yet. Find at https://www.amazon.com/Transcriber-Languages-Transcribe-Summarize-Interviews/dp/B0F65Z6XCV/

SyncThing – I use this software solution to sync my files around different computers. It is very simple to use and allows for great flexibility. You will want a solution like this when your computer takes a shit in the middle of your novel! Find at https://syncthing.net/

Google Docs – I use Google Docs for my typing first drafts

LibreOffice Writer – I use LibreOffice Writer to complete my written works and produce .epub documents.

novelWriter – I use this software solution to draft a full length document from my Supernote writing. Find at https://novelwriter.io

That is it for now, I will put together reviews and suggestions on how to use the tools I mention and more in following posts.

Until then, let’s say goodbye for now.

Nick

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Nick is a software engineer, a writer, a reader, a technology enthusiast, a music lover, and seriously enjoys video games.

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