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I read about 65 books this year. Of those, seven works of fiction stand out in my mind as being particularly great reads. These are the books that stayed with me, made me think back on them long after I’d finished them. They are the books I’m telling … [Continue reading] about The Best Books I Read in 2019
It's the last Scrivener post of 2019! Time flies, as anyone who's ever tried to write a novel well knows. I got WAY off course with my writing at the end of last summer. The kids were off school, none of our usual routines were in place. Even so, I … [Continue reading] about Tracking Writing Goals in Your Bullet Journal
The tradition of soaking in hot water has been in place in the US for centuries, but was almost exclusively relegated to public spas centered around natural hot springs, such as those found in the small town of Calistoga, about 80 miles north of San … [Continue reading] about Redwood Hot Tubs
Now, I know there are about a thousand baby-naming websites out there. In fact, while I'm at it, I have to mention Baby Name Voyager. This is my favorite baby name website because it tells you the popularity of names over time. For instance, Mary was … [Continue reading] about Scrivener Name Generator
This year, the oldest living thing on Earth, a Bristlecone Pine tree nicknamed Methuselah, had its 4,851st birthday. Though the exact location of the tree is kept secret, Methuselah is part of a population of Pinus longaeva living in the Ancient … [Continue reading] about Bristlecone Pine
As often happens this time of year, I'm swamped. So in place of my usual musings about the craft of writing, I'm sharing with you a little piece of pop culture that you probably don't need to be aware of, but seeing that it's all about ostriches … [Continue reading] about A Little Ostrich Humor
Today I thought we could just have a little fun, so I'm going to walk you through how to change your Scrivener binder icons. Binder Icons If you're thinking "what's this binder thing she's talking about?" you might want to take a moment and … [Continue reading] about Changing Scrivener Binder Icons