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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: writers read. Adjust accordingly. But what does it really mean to read like a writer? What do we do differently as writers browsing pages? To answer these questions, I'd like to share an excerpt with … [Continue reading] about How to Read When You Want to Write Better
If you've been following along with the blog, you know that, from time to time, I like to change things up. Over the course of the 10+ years I've been working on this blog, there have been a lot of changes. Some have been gradual, like shifting … [Continue reading] about Changes Afoot
I like to edit in split screen. It allows me to reference things I've put down in other chapters, like place or character descriptions. But when I have two screens open like that I tend to accidentally click away from the section I'm actually working … [Continue reading] about Lock Your Editor in Scrivener
Two hundred thousand years ago in the late Pleistocene era, a relatively small number of great white sharks from the waters around Australia broke away and migrated to the northwest region of the Pacific. Over millennia of isolation, this … [Continue reading] about Great White Sharks
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