How to plan the best episode story

[Goldpigs]

This is a quote from something I put on a different thread, this just what I do and I’m new to this too so I say do what works best but maybe some of it works for you:

@Goldpigs

Some overlays websites:
Favpng
Pngtree (tho I don’t use this one some people do)
Rawpixels (make sure to be in the free section, all there free ones are for commercial use, aka can be used on episode)

Where I get motivation:
My dad who is the artists of the family, if you have someone who is the artists of the family and you trust then they might help with ideas and tips.

Helpiyothers in the community, for me personally I like helping so if I can I try to, this helps me to remember why I started

Opening my favorite part of the portal and spend some time there before I code, for me I will spend some time making outfits, and background characters because it’s something fun before I have to do what I say is “dreaded spot directing” ugh

I like looking at images and things around me, personally it helps to get the ideas along with feeling st calm to code.

(I don’t do all of them at once tho it’s when I feel needed, like sometimes I’m ready to code and others not so much)

Tips:
I recommend looking at threads, there’s many how to threads and tip threads

I also recommend looking at websites like dara-amarie.com and episodelife.com for tips and more.

Linktrees are great too so if you see a linktrees or cared.co check it out, some have hidden gems (like backgrounds and overlays which was commented above)

If you have Instagram following certain groups for tips and insight and support (not necessarily a follow or like as support but learning new things you didn’t know). Some people in follow that have either tips, bgs, overlays etc are: @/Jem776x (@/JemU776 on the forums), @/dara.amarie.ep (@/Dara.Amarie on the forums), @/episodeaxiom , @/amepisode (@/amepiside on the forums) and @/helpingepicommunity .

When your stories out:
I’ve seen read 4 read helps authors, r4r
Gem 4 gem helps too, g4g
Promotion
And support 4 support, s4s

Also entertaining competitions your story applies for can help gain recognition.

-thats what I got of the top of my head maybe more

Along with quote 2:

@Goldpigs

Quote on how I plan from this thread, you can see how others plan to and maybe one will fit you:

@Goldpigs

What I do/ did is I put a form of summary on each chapter in sequential order. I only wrote out the full scene/ chapter once and that was because there’s a lot going on, however that took 4 hrs. I only write out full scenes for things that involve a lot going on or I might forget. Otherwise I do a summary

This is a picture of my (sloppy) planning sheet(s):

Baiscally:
Intro (what happends first)
then some climax or something important that must happen
And then my cliffhanger

I also have a PowerPoint where I keep all my character details organized so that it’s all in one place, along with the story card and the MC and Li character card. Sometimes I’ll have backgrounds there too if I’m deciding between a few, or I am about to resize.
This is what a slide on my PowerPoint looks like (I use it to keep a focus on the character I’m coding/ writing):

While I’m coding I plan out the dialogue how I would say it, since for me that feels more natural. Oh and I also have a notecard and book with all my species and their abilities/ weaknesses since I’ll writing a fantasy story.

I did try a planning sheet idea from episodelife but I found this way worked best for me.
I feel like that’s a lot but it works for me. But do what you find works best, that what helps stay most organized.

-Maybe some of these things may apply to you!!!