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Is there any feeling more delicious than when a writing project is going well? Okay, I can think of a couple, but it's not that kind of blog. Let's keep it clean here, people. As I mentioned in my post last Wednesday, I recently reached a point … [Continue reading] about Falling Back Into Writing
What? You didn't know there were layout options? Allow me to enlighten... At the top left of your Scrivener window, just to the left of your search button, there's a button that allows you to choose what shows on your screen. Click on that, drop … [Continue reading] about Scrivener Layouts
During the 19th century, lager was a popular American beer. By definition, the drink required cold fermentation, but in rugged Northern California where miners were thirsty for brew, refrigeration (and therefore cold fermentation) was a rare … [Continue reading] about Steam Beer
I've found it difficult to be creative since all this shelter-in-place business began. There are multiple reasons: I've suddenly become a third grade teacher (a job for which I am not qualified). When they're not in school the kids play and bicker … [Continue reading] about Settling In
To open Outline View, simply click on the little icon at the top of the screen that has four horizontal blue lines. You'll get an outline of your project that looks like this: But it's not terribly useful unless you can add some … [Continue reading] about Outline View in Scrivener
Sometimes called the pride flag or gay pride flag, the rainbow flag has been a symbol of gay rights in San Francisco since it was first used as such by artist and activist Gilbert Baker in 1978. Originally Baker used eight colors for the rainbow … [Continue reading] about The Rainbow Flag
Last weekend, I was cleaning out a bookshelf of mine where I've stashed all of my journals over the years. Between my morning scribblings, my ideas for stories, and my BuJo day planners (why did I even keep those?), I had a pretty fat collection. And … [Continue reading] about The Evolution of a Novel