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It might not be the most organized or efficient method, but it is the one that works best with the way my mind works and operates when I undertake a big project. When it\u2019s time to write, I usually just scroll up and down on that document. It becomes a game of sorts, as I put all the puzzle pieces together where they need to go based on what I have. That is my process, and while I am definitely open to change, it\u2019s what has worked best for me thus far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I keep track of my notes and things I need for a story usually on a single Google doc. This is, for me, an easy way to consolidate everything in one place. Operating on one document also is a memory exercise to where I can remember where something was on the document and remember putting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/methods-for-gathering-information\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Methods for gathering information<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,22],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evan","category-module-2","tag-string"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7MY21-6o","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":406,"url":"https:\/\/ctlsites.uga.edu\/sportsenterprise\/saving-my-strings\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":0},"title":"Saving My Strings","author":"Jordan Hill","date":"August 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I have started to stick with a general strategy when it comes to keeping track of story materials. 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