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First thing's first, click the Comments & Footnotes icon in your Inspector window: Add A Comment In your manuscript, when you want to make a note, simply highlight the text you want to attach the note to, then click the smaller little … [Continue reading] about Comments & Footnotes in Scrivener
In the far northeast corner of California the terrain takes on an otherworldly appearance. Tall cinder cones and deep craters mark the land. Underfoot, hundreds of tunnels wind through the earth providing temperate and moist microclimates for local … [Continue reading] about Lava Beds of California
Years ago, I read in some magazine in some doctor's office somewhere, an article about how to be less of slob. In particular, I was drawn to the section on how to keep my closet in order, because I have no patience for closets. Anyway, there was … [Continue reading] about Make It Easy On Yourself
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Quotation Marks edition. This is the seventh 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 my … [Continue reading] about Writing Tip Tuesday: Quotation Marks
As writers, we are forced to make decisions every day. Which characters will live, which will fall in love, which will be successful in their adventures... We make choices, we write, and sometimes, we realize we were wrong. A Jumble of … [Continue reading] about Scrivener Snapshots
Generally credited as the creator of California Cuisine, Alice Waters opened her restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley in 1971. Focusing on high quality, local, and seasonal ingredients, her style of cooking is characterized by a light touch. … [Continue reading] about California Cuisine
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