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In the previous chapter, I mentioned something called a "Story Portfolio." Creating one isn't completely necessary, however I wanted to show you how to make one in hopes that it will help you build and organize your story.
A STORY PORTFOLIO is a folder of all the assets for your story. Assets such as the actual chapters themselves, research notes, chapter by chapter outlines, character profiles, and more. Anything that pertains to your fanfiction should be saved and backed up in your portfolio.
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✖ WHERE TO STORE YOUR PORTFOLIO.
Let's first start on figuring out where to save everything. For me, I save everything on my computer. I have a folder dedicated to my stories and a separate folder for each of my projects. Whenever I finish a chapter, I like to backup my work onto an external hard drive. This of course is not necessary, but having gone through school where I had to write term papers and essays upwards of 12 pages, I was always paranoid about my work being safely stored.
↳ DESKTOP or LAPTOP: Create a new folder for your story and label it accordingly. Then within that folder, there will be more folders. Be sure you label them appropriately. If you're saving gifs, photos, notes, whatever, make sure you label the folder clearly. Here's an example of how I have my story, "You're Dope, Girl" organized:
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↳ MOBILE PHONE or iPAD: I understand that not everyone has a laptop or desktop computer to write their stories on. It's a luxury and a blessing that I have my own laptop to work out of. But a lot of you work on phones or iPads — this is perfectly fine. My recommendation is to use the NOTES app on the iPhone. Android users, pick the app that's most equivalent to Apple Notes. Within the app, you can create folders and different notes within that folder. Here's an example:
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