Zettelkasten - More Foundation Cards and Core Scope/Certainty
Narrowing the focus of my novel's use of topics for Victorian London theatre, Gilded Age Kansas, Merryman & His Maid, empathy vs. narcissism, and my childhood on the Great Plains.
Kathleen Spracklen’s Minimalist Zettelkasten Course (YouTube)
This video discusses the following the Foundation cards:
And—how exciting!—I got a personalized response from Kathleen Spracklen! (I love feeling heard when I learning something new. It’s the sign of having a good teacher that you can trust to respect your struggles!)
This helps me to see both what I do understand, but also what I don’t! (Because there’s a major thing Spracklen mentions in this video that I didn’t understand properly: The Core Area Card.)
Based on Spracklen’s personalized assistance through conversations on LiLLiPub, I think I have finally nailed down the concept of Core as a way of scoping the highest certainty content for novel creation …
Just one little correction from Kathleen Spracklen after my video was uploaded … “Foundation Card” is the correct term. But “Foundation Area” should be “Subject” on the illustration above.
And other than that, I have confirmation from Spracklen that I’m getting it!
Excited for next week’s lesson!
I love getting to see your cards up close. Your processes are amazing! This is such a delight for me to be ring-side to what you are doing with this. You are amazing!