Posts Tagged ‘ tips ’

Updates: Life, Unemployment and Kindle Direct Publishing

November 28, 2012
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Updates: Life, Unemployment and Kindle Direct Publishing

So.  As you know, between Twitter, Facebook, this website, my other website, SF Signal, Functional Nerds et all, I spend a lot of time online.  As such, I’ve seen a lot of people are hurting these days.  Neil Clarke comes to mind.  And the victims of hurricane Sandy.  Saladin Ahmed hit a rough patch....

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Auto Generate Synopsis

October 15, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Auto Generate Synopsis

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.3.1) Welcome back to Scrivener Quick Tips! When I started these, I truly intended them to be ‘quick tips’, but the more I get into and use Scrivener, the more detailed these become.  Hope you’ll still stick...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Compile for Submission or Printing

July 2, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Compile for Submission or Printing

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) I had someone ping me on Twitter about issues with Scrivener.  I jumped onto a Google Hangout, invited em over, and did a quick Q&A.  The first question was one I hear all the time, and...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Convert to Smart Quotes

June 11, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Convert to Smart Quotes

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) I talked once before about importing from Word.  Whenever I import a doc, I convert it to the default formatting, then I change the quotes to ‘Smart Quotes’.  What are Smart Quotes? (and why do I...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Document Wordcount Target

May 7, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Document Wordcount Target

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) I’ve talked about Project Targets before, and Outlines & Synopses and the different View Modes.  One thing about the Outline Mode has bugged me.  A lot. Here’s my Sample Project we’ve seen before.  Note that I’m...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Bottom Toolbar

April 30, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Bottom Toolbar

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) Today’s quick tip is something that I noticed accidentally.  I was writing, set the laptop aside to get something to drink, and when I came back, my mouse was hovering over the bottom bar in Scrivener...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Snapshots

April 23, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Snapshots

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) Today’s Quick Tip is about a feature I never use, but probably should use.  Snapshots. Snapshots are a kind of like versioning, not a back up in the traditional sense. A software developer will write a...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Titles in Scrivenings

April 2, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Titles in Scrivenings

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) A while ago, I talked about the different View Modes available in Scrivener. One of my favorites, which I use a lot, is Composite Mode – I find this useful because you can see all the...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Command K

March 26, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Command K

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) This one is going to sound like a no brainer, but believe me, it really streamlined how I break up scenes. Here’s my fake project: Notice I’m working with 4 chapters, each with 3 scenes (or...

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Scrivener Quick Tip: Compile for Enumerated Outline

March 12, 2012
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Scrivener Quick Tip: Compile for Enumerated Outline

This post is part of my Scrivener Quick Tips series(I’m using the Mac version of Scrivener, v 2.2) Last time, I talked about Compile, focusing on producing a Synopsis.  Today, I want to talk about another function of Compile, and that’s Enumerated Outline. With Compile for Synopsis, you are exporting the text and information...

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