Eric
@ericrhystaylor.bsky.social
A San Diego based writer working on BioPunk Sci-Fi Zero Draft Series. Sharing my writing journey. Sharing my process and tools.
Happy holidays to all.
Radial Timeline ends the year on its biggest leap: Chronologue Mode.
Time stops being abstract.
Scene overlaps stand out. Gaps speak. Pacing becomes crystal clear. Measure it. Shape it.
Turn your chronology into a story. youtu.be/XKWq32LB0d0
#ObsidianMD
Radial Timeline ends the year on its biggest leap: Chronologue Mode.
Time stops being abstract.
Scene overlaps stand out. Gaps speak. Pacing becomes crystal clear. Measure it. Shape it.
Turn your chronology into a story. youtu.be/XKWq32LB0d0
#ObsidianMD
Introducing Chronologue
YouTube video by Eric Rhys Taylor
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Happy holidays to all.
Radial Timeline ends the year on its biggest leap: Chronologue Mode.
Time stops being abstract.
Scene overlaps stand out. Gaps speak. Pacing becomes crystal clear. Measure it. Shape it.
Turn your chronology into a story. youtu.be/XKWq32LB0d0
#ObsidianMD
Radial Timeline ends the year on its biggest leap: Chronologue Mode.
Time stops being abstract.
Scene overlaps stand out. Gaps speak. Pacing becomes crystal clear. Measure it. Shape it.
Turn your chronology into a story. youtu.be/XKWq32LB0d0
#ObsidianMD
💫 Big news!
My Obsidian plugin—Radial Timeline™—is officially part of the Obsidian Community Plugins!
See your stories in a compelling radial format.
Join my Patreon to help guide its direction, share ideas, and connect with me.
#ObsidianMD #WritingCommunity #SciFi #PatreonLaunch #RadialTimeline
My Obsidian plugin—Radial Timeline™—is officially part of the Obsidian Community Plugins!
See your stories in a compelling radial format.
Join my Patreon to help guide its direction, share ideas, and connect with me.
#ObsidianMD #WritingCommunity #SciFi #PatreonLaunch #RadialTimeline
Eric Rhys Taylor | Patreon
Radial Timeline and other tools for authors.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
💫 Big news!
My Obsidian plugin—Radial Timeline™—is officially part of the Obsidian Community Plugins!
See your stories in a compelling radial format.
Join my Patreon to help guide its direction, share ideas, and connect with me.
#ObsidianMD #WritingCommunity #SciFi #PatreonLaunch #RadialTimeline
My Obsidian plugin—Radial Timeline™—is officially part of the Obsidian Community Plugins!
See your stories in a compelling radial format.
Join my Patreon to help guide its direction, share ideas, and connect with me.
#ObsidianMD #WritingCommunity #SciFi #PatreonLaunch #RadialTimeline
Please announce that I have whipped up a YouTube video explaining the features of my Radial Timeline tool for Obsidian notetaking app. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7noT...
#RadialTime #ObsidianMD #Fiction #Writers #SciFi
#RadialTime #ObsidianMD #Fiction #Writers #SciFi
Radial Timeline for Obsidian MD
YouTube video by Eric Rhys Taylor
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Please announce that I have whipped up a YouTube video explaining the features of my Radial Timeline tool for Obsidian notetaking app. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7noT...
#RadialTime #ObsidianMD #Fiction #Writers #SciFi
#RadialTime #ObsidianMD #Fiction #Writers #SciFi
Currently working on two books, having started a Prequel for good measure! Introduced Plots to the Radial Manuscript Timeline (Save the Cat) and ability to show ALL SCENES in the outer ring or toggle to Main Plot, like Order of Pheonix Outline. Restructured info grid at center. Unique ring colors.
September 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Currently working on two books, having started a Prequel for good measure! Introduced Plots to the Radial Manuscript Timeline (Save the Cat) and ability to show ALL SCENES in the outer ring or toggle to Main Plot, like Order of Pheonix Outline. Restructured info grid at center. Unique ring colors.
Just started sketching out a Prequel to my Cascades Saga and that got me thinking about showing Save The Cat stages (or any Plot Structure) in the Timeline. Each Note with class=Plot will appear as a 10px-wide element and mouseover description for each Subplot ring. #ObsidianMD Github bit.ly/4lHVyDz
July 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just started sketching out a Prequel to my Cascades Saga and that got me thinking about showing Save The Cat stages (or any Plot Structure) in the Timeline. Each Note with class=Plot will appear as a 10px-wide element and mouseover description for each Subplot ring. #ObsidianMD Github bit.ly/4lHVyDz
Goodness. I'm totally stuck on this one scene for over a month. Got it up to 3,000 words, but this productivity level doesn't cut it. On the plus side, still refining the radial timeline #ObsidianMD Plugin. bit.ly/4lHVyDz
July 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Goodness. I'm totally stuck on this one scene for over a month. Got it up to 3,000 words, but this productivity level doesn't cut it. On the plus side, still refining the radial timeline #ObsidianMD Plugin. bit.ly/4lHVyDz
After more than a week, a new 3400-word fresh scene was written for my Zero Draft. <drags hand across brow, sweat flying> Scene 45, Entiat Ultimatum. A snippet: Entiat's eyes narrowed. "Herod Newlan...is that you?" A grim smile crossed the shadowy mask. "I've been waiting for you, Entiat."
May 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
After more than a week, a new 3400-word fresh scene was written for my Zero Draft. <drags hand across brow, sweat flying> Scene 45, Entiat Ultimatum. A snippet: Entiat's eyes narrowed. "Herod Newlan...is that you?" A grim smile crossed the shadowy mask. "I've been waiting for you, Entiat."
Latest Versions of #ObsidianMD Manuscript Timeline Plugin. Subplot Titles, Scene Ratings, Completion Estimate, Deadline, and Progress Indications.
May 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Latest Versions of #ObsidianMD Manuscript Timeline Plugin. Subplot Titles, Scene Ratings, Completion Estimate, Deadline, and Progress Indications.
Regarding Radial Timeline, I spent 40-60 hours using AI coding tool Cursor to implement as a plugin for ObsidianMD. With AI, you can make one too. No current plans to release mine to Obsidian community until satisfied with the functionality. Maybe end of 2025 w/ my new book. #ObsidianMD #CursorAI
February 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Regarding Radial Timeline, I spent 40-60 hours using AI coding tool Cursor to implement as a plugin for ObsidianMD. With AI, you can make one too. No current plans to release mine to Obsidian community until satisfied with the functionality. Maybe end of 2025 w/ my new book. #ObsidianMD #CursorAI
My current WiP status. A lot of backing and filling over the last month. Major editorial reworking of scenes to tighten & smooth prose mostly using ChatGPT 4o, which with a detailed prompt is working marvelously. Examining subplot flow. #ObsidianMD #WiP
February 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My current WiP status. A lot of backing and filling over the last month. Major editorial reworking of scenes to tighten & smooth prose mostly using ChatGPT 4o, which with a detailed prompt is working marvelously. Examining subplot flow. #ObsidianMD #WiP
Looking at all the new tools (Figma, Spline 3D and more) to create dynamic websites has overexcited me. I keep reminding myself I need to finish the book first and then build a website for the book. Still, revisiting my old skillset in a whole new era will be a hoot.
February 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looking at all the new tools (Figma, Spline 3D and more) to create dynamic websites has overexcited me. I keep reminding myself I need to finish the book first and then build a website for the book. Still, revisiting my old skillset in a whole new era will be a hoot.
Here's my GPT 4o prompt. Critique scene in terms of clarity and pacing. Does the opening provide a strong hook? Suggest ways to improve readability and engagement. Encourage showing and not telling. Underwrite, don't overwrite. Keep similies and metaphors well-grounded. (shortened version) #ChatGPT
February 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Here's my GPT 4o prompt. Critique scene in terms of clarity and pacing. Does the opening provide a strong hook? Suggest ways to improve readability and engagement. Encourage showing and not telling. Underwrite, don't overwrite. Keep similies and metaphors well-grounded. (shortened version) #ChatGPT
I find using ai audio narration from ElevenLabs Projects (now Studio) with a Custom Cloned Voice to be an excellent way to get a quick, fresh perspective on the sound of my drafted scene. I always find plenty of edits to improve the flow and clarity. #ElevenLabs
January 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I find using ai audio narration from ElevenLabs Projects (now Studio) with a Custom Cloned Voice to be an excellent way to get a quick, fresh perspective on the sound of my drafted scene. I always find plenty of edits to improve the flow and clarity. #ElevenLabs
I love the Grammarly "Tab" function, which instantly fixes typos and punctuation errors as I type. It can fix an entire paragraph or just what I've typed so far. It works perfectly in ObsidianMD and all other software I use. #ObsidianMD #Grammarly
January 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I love the Grammarly "Tab" function, which instantly fixes typos and punctuation errors as I type. It can fix an entire paragraph or just what I've typed so far. It works perfectly in ObsidianMD and all other software I use. #ObsidianMD #Grammarly
Scene 40.6 drafted and now running it through Claude using the prompt for Clarity: Identify parts of this scene where the narrative feels unclear or where the pacing lags. Suggest ways to improve readability and engagement. Provide examples. #obsidianMD #ClaudeAI
January 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Scene 40.6 drafted and now running it through Claude using the prompt for Clarity: Identify parts of this scene where the narrative feels unclear or where the pacing lags. Suggest ways to improve readability and engagement. Provide examples. #obsidianMD #ClaudeAI
Good experience having a Conversation w/ Gemini 2 Advanced. Pasted 1k word scene, used voice mode to explore the backstory. Looking for refinements and twists. Ways to improve originality and distinctness. Saved text of the conversation in Obsidian as a note with links to scene and character bios.
January 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Good experience having a Conversation w/ Gemini 2 Advanced. Pasted 1k word scene, used voice mode to explore the backstory. Looking for refinements and twists. Ways to improve originality and distinctness. Saved text of the conversation in Obsidian as a note with links to scene and character bios.
Trying Obsidian with the coding tool Cursor to edit my scenes. Mixed results. I would use ChatGPT Canvas, but it tends to fail on my large 2-5k word scenes. Also switch back and forth between Claude and ChatGPT. I love Grammarly's seamless paragraph corrections/rewrites and Tab typo fixes.
January 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trying Obsidian with the coding tool Cursor to edit my scenes. Mixed results. I would use ChatGPT Canvas, but it tends to fail on my large 2-5k word scenes. Also switch back and forth between Claude and ChatGPT. I love Grammarly's seamless paragraph corrections/rewrites and Tab typo fixes.
Updated my radial narrative timeline to have an Overdue Status (in red, of course). Can't have a book project without lots of late scenes. #AI #ObsidianMD #CursorAI #SciFiWriting #NovelDevelopment
December 5, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Updated my radial narrative timeline to have an Overdue Status (in red, of course). Can't have a book project without lots of late scenes. #AI #ObsidianMD #CursorAI #SciFiWriting #NovelDevelopment
Hello BlueSky! Please allow me to share my new Radial Timeline. With ObsidianMD and the AI coding client Cursor, I was able to make this Plugin to visually represent my Sci-Fi WiP Novel. Each ring is a subplot that shows the scenes over time. #ObsidianMD #CursorAI #SciFiWriting #NovelDevelopment
December 2, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Hello BlueSky! Please allow me to share my new Radial Timeline. With ObsidianMD and the AI coding client Cursor, I was able to make this Plugin to visually represent my Sci-Fi WiP Novel. Each ring is a subplot that shows the scenes over time. #ObsidianMD #CursorAI #SciFiWriting #NovelDevelopment