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N is for … Novel Writing

Among all the topics listed in the Index of Scrivener Posts, surely Novel Writing sums up what the majority of my readers are doing?

And, surely, while you are novel writing, you are exercising nearly all of those essential executive functions? Only number 10 is questionable?

1. The ability to anticipate what’s coming up and make plans accordingly – see also number 8, flexibility!
2. The ability to organise – thoughts, ideas, the scenes/chapters of my novels, …
3. Reliability – doing what we agreed when we said it would be done (or earlier!)
4. Getting up and getting on with the work – ie self motivation
5. Managing our time to achieve the best results
6. Paying attention to detail (quality …)
7. Remembering stuff that’s important
8. Flexibility – willingness to make changes in our plans or our approach
9. Determination – ability to keep going
10. Willingness to reflect on our own contribution to the team (and learn from it)

Scrivener gem

While writing your novel, whatever your approach – planner or pantser – know that Scrivener is designed to offer you, and other types of writer, the most flexible working space.

If you have time today, read on. If not, make a note to come back to this post another day.

This blog post was the first of a series, examining how Scrivener might meet the needs of many different types of writer.

The next one focused on novel writing features in Scrivener.

The series then went on to examine opportunities for many different users of Scrivener.

• Memoir writers.
• Essayists, short story writers and poets
• Non-fiction writers
• Social media writing
• For life-long learning
• For marketing

You might like to review how Scrivener might suit you, not just for novel writing.

Enjoy!

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