April Davila - Author
Guess what I found on my doorstep last week? A whole box of Advanced Reader Copies! For anyone still learning the ropes in this crazy publishing business, the ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) is an early version of the book that gets sent out, … [Continue reading] about The Big Box of ARC
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Dashes & Hyphens edition. This is the sixth in a series of posts pulled from my free guide "On Not Writing Badly." You can download the whole thing by filling out this form, or, if you'd rather not subscribe to … [Continue reading] about Writing Tip Tuesday: Dashes & Hyphens
Okay, so, if you cringed a little bit when you read the term meta-data, don't worry. It's not quite all so scary as it might sound. In fact, using meta-data in Scrivener 3.0 is WAY easier than it was in v2. In short, meta-data is just information … [Continue reading] about The Scrivener Inspector: Meta-Data
The native Miwok people, in what is now called the East Bay of Northern California, thrived for nearly 10,000 years along the bountiful creeks and rivers of the region. The most densely populated area, with an estimated 500 permanent residents, … [Continue reading] about Bedrock Mortars
I was having dinner with a writer friend of mine last week. We were comparing notes on pitching articles, and how we're carving out time to work while prioritizing parenthood. At some point the conversation turned to grant applications and … [Continue reading] about The Writing Time Calculation
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Parentheses & Brackets edition. This is the fifth in a series of posts pulled from my free guide "On Not Writing Badly." You can download the whole thing by filling out this form, or, if you'd rather not … [Continue reading] about Writing Tip Tuesday: Parentheses & Brackets
To open your Bookmarks window, click this little icon in your Inspector (note, in PC or an older version of Scrivener, it looks like a stack of books, but if you hover over with your mouse, the word "Bookmark" should appear just the same): So … [Continue reading] about The Scrivener Inspector: Bookmarks