Scrivener
Base Camp
I'm not known for my patience - and I wanted to learn Scrivener fast. Googling 'Scrivener training' led me to precisely what I needed: LearnScrivenerFast. If you check out the link, you'll learn all about Joe (Joseph Michael - that's him smiling in the image) and the wonderful materials he has developed. His course is not cheap, but then it's a quality product. I also discovered Udemy at #3 on the Google hit list....
The Uphill Climb
Tutorial: Learning how to use a sophisticated piece of software like Scrivener takes time and energy and, if you are like me, both can be in short supply! It's not just knowing what every item on every menu does, it's also appreciating how this magnificent software, with all its buttons and bells, might help a writer - like you and me - to achieve what we need to do: write that novel. So, where...
Scrivener Plus Points: #3
Posted on
4 September 2015
In Scrivener
Using Scrivener: Three plus points #1: Everything is in one place. (Read Here) #2: I feel like I am in control. (Read Here) #3: I have a choice. Because there are so many aspects to a novel, so many dimensions to visualize, so many jigsaw pieces to fit together, the whole task can seem insurmountable - during writing and, even more so later, when editing. With Scrivener, I feel the project, this beast (which...
Scrivener Plus Points: #2
Posted on
3 September 2015
In Scrivener
Using Scrivener: Three plus points #1: Everything is in one place. (Read Here) #2: I feel like I am in control. Being in control is essential for those of us proud to 'suffer' from OCD. I need to see my novel on lots of levels: from the top down, from the bottom up, from each character's point of view, and from the reader's perspective too. The binder panel sits to the left of my...
Scrivener Plus Points
Posted on
2 September 2015
In Scrivener
Using Scrivener: Three plus points Whenever I'm asked to comment on anything - be it a piece of writing, the weather, whatever - I always try to come up with plus points first, preferably three of them. It's an attitude of mind. My glass is always at least half full! Using Scrivener, there are so many plus points, the difficulty is in choosing just three! #1: Everything is in one place. I love NANO....
Ever felt like kicking yourself?
Posted on
1 September 2015
In Scrivener
For years, I've had the Scrivener software on my computer, but not found time to use it until now. Why not? On first sight, this sophisticated package looked so complicated, even IT-savvy me was put off. Writer friends were raving about how brilliant Scrivener was, how it transformed their writing, but I wasn't listening. Why now? Fate intervened. A friend sent me a link to a video demo. Tempted to watch, I was amazed by Scrivener's power...
