Essential Writing Tool: TK
June 11, 2009 by Debra Marrs
Filed under Blog, Drafts, Writing, Writing Tips
I love discovering tools that make my life as a writer easier. I tend to write on the fly and have way more ideas than I can possibly capture on the page.
I’m not sure where I heard this one, but it’s a writing tool I use every day.
USE TK – Think of It As “To Come”
When you have a section you can’t write now, type TK into your draft. Later, use the Find command in your word processor program to search for TK.
Why TK?
TK is a letter combination not found often ( if ever?) in the English language. So essentially, you’ve created a parking place for what’s “to come.” (Okay, I admit, it’s fuzzy logic, but think TK phonetically = to come.)
This tool comes in very handy for those times when you don’t have the data you need. Or you need to look up a quote to insert. Or when the timing or inspiration is just not right to fill in the details.
Of course, before posting or submitting your prose to its final destination for publication, be sure to go through your entire document using the Find command to delete all the TKs.
