Using Mind Maps For Creating Novels

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Overall Plot Mind Map

Start with a central Node, the title of your book.
Create Hubs around it: Characters, Timeline, Settings, Plot.
In each hub, brainstorm ideas that fit in each category.
Turn your map into a general outline.

Next I generate mind maps for each of the points that I come up with in the hubs. Two examples are:

Character Generation Mind Map

Write the name of your character in the center of a sheet of paper.
Around the name, write several hubs around the name: emotions, habits, relationships, location.
Around each of these hubs fill in the related information.
Take this mind map and transfer the information you’ve brainstormed into your character sheet.
Keep the mind map as a reference in the file with the character.

Plot Generation Mind Map

Think of an moment in time that will happen in your novel.
Create hubs around your central event node.
Hubs: Characters in event, new events that spawn, emotions felt, character growth connected with event.
Link each events node in a loose timeline to create a rough plot outline