Hello everyone 
I am now working on my first historical fantasy novel; set in 18th century Europe; and I use structure as my primary writing tool. I am amazed by the software flexibility; but I am having trouble successfully arranging my research materials. Given the enormous amount of historical material; character notes; storytelling ideas; and visual inspiration I have collected; I would like to learn how other people in the community addressed similar assignments.
My novel has several locales around Europe and a vast cast of people. I have comprehensive notes on everything from political happenings to cultural expectations at the time; as well as rich character histories and complex storytelling lines extending several years. I have collected a large collection of photographs; maps; and reference materials that I wish to keep handy when composing.
- I have organised my binder into four sections for characters; settings; plot; and research. I have separated each part into folders based on distinct topics. This arrangement works well for the most part; although it can be tough to discover particular sections of material when I am deep in the process of drafting.
- I have saved all of my visual references; pictures; maps; etc. in the Research folder; but it is a little difficult to sift through them all when I need to find something specific. I have considered identifying and using keywords; but I am not sure how to do it efficiently.
- I use document notes to keep on top of additional information related to specific situations and sections; I am concerned that as the project progresses; I will lose sight of certain critical aspects hidden in these notes.
- I have tried using the outliner and corkboard views to draw out my plot and keep track of important events. While these tools are useful; I believe I am not taking full advantage of them. I would appreciate any advice on how to use these capabilities to keep a clear picture of my narrative.
- I am curious how others have dealt with similar difficulties. how do you organize your research materials in Binder so that everything is easily accessible? Have you found efficient methods for categorizing and cross referencing various types of data? Are there any lesser known scribe features that could help simplify this process?
Also I explored some topics related to this https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ddrag-and-drop-pdf-files-from-a-file-manager-to-an-item-in-the-binder-does-not-work-anymorepowerbi but I did not get the sufficient solution of my query so I would really want to get some help from a more experienced person
Any advice or insights are greatly welcomed I am keen to learn from individuals who have successfully negotiated the complicated nature of managing huge research projects using chapters.
Thanks in advance for your help 