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Posted on 29 October 2018
In NANO, Scrivener

  2.5 days to go With only 2.5 days left before we can actually start to write, let's check we are all tooled up. 3 essential tools The three essential tools for me are composition mode, annotations and backing up. Tooled up: Composition mode Scrivener offers the option to dive into composition mode, which clears the screen of everything but the piece I am writing. Perfect writing conditions. (you choose your own wallpaper!) For Scrivener 2 users, this blog post explains...

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Posted on 23 October 2018
In NANO

Time for the Kick-OFF! This week is a Kick-Off week for NaNoWriMo. When you sign up to the NaNoWriMo site and choose your region, you’ll find you have an ML – and that person is responsible for organizing meetings before, during and after NaNo. I’m ML for Europe :: England :: Cornwall. Tracey is our co-ML and she lives in Truro so you'll see more of her than me, maybe. What is the KICK-OFF? The KO (short for...

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Posted on 22 October 2018
In NANO, Scrivener

Outlining is best done using the Corkboard in Scrivener Each to their own, but, when I start writing a novel, I like using Scrivener from the outset, for the outlining stage. I know other writers who start on paper and, only when they can see the whole plot, so they start setting up the structure, electronically. And there are other software tools, too. But for me, it’s Scrivener from start to finish! One scene...

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Posted on 24 September 2018
In NANO, Scrivener

Time to set up a new Scrivener project for NaNo2018 Let’s start at the very beginning: setting up a new project file on Scrivener and deciding what our novel is about. Setting up a new Scrivener project file In this one file, everything that you need to write your NaNo2018 novel can be collected ahead of 1 November. You won’t write a single word of your manuscript until NaNo2018 officially starts, but you’ll...

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Posted on 17 September 2018
In NANO, Scrivener

I use Scrivener – for all my writing projects. Why? Because it makes me feel I am in control. Correction: I am in control! Why use Scrivener for NaNo2018?  A good question! There are four quick answers: Scrivener will make the planning of my novel, ahead of the first day of writing on, 1 November, easier. The planning that I do will make the writing during NaNo2018 a doddle. Enjoyable. An indulgence! Editing – beginning next February/March –...

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Posted on 12 September 2018
In NANO, Scrivener

Ready to Rock? NaNo2018 is only seven weeks away and this time will fly by, so – if you are keen to use Scrivener for NaNo2018 – now is the time to start learning how. What is NaNo? NaNo, short for NaNoWriMo, is the  National Novel Writers Month. Writers all over the world spend the 30 days of November writing the first 50K words of their novel. Some aim higher. 80K. 100K! The NaNoWriMo website doors are already...

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Posted on 30 October 2017
In NANO, Scrivener

All tooled up and ready to write? Only hours to go and this post is to make sure you have everything at your fingertips for the 30 days of November. Complete your planning If you are a pantser - this will be a very quick process! If you are a planner, your outline will provide you with prompts for every day. The scene synopsis will guide you through what was to be your storyline. It's...

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Posted on 23 October 2017
In NANO

Time for the Kick-OFF! This week is a Kick-Off week for NaNoWriMo. When you sign up to the NaNoWriMo site and choose your region, you'll find you have an ML - and that person is responsible for organizing meetings before, during and after NaNo. I'm ML for Europe :: England :: Cornwall. What is the KICK-OFF? The KO (short for Kick-Off) is the official start of NaNo preparation in the run-up to the month of...

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