I've been using the Trello board and it's working, so I'm seriously considering retiring my docket here on LJ even though it worked nicely while it lasted. 

Wandering through my friendslist, I discovered a rec of this gem of a writing spreadsheetOn a whim, I plugged in a 500K goal for the year and plugged in completed fic numbers only with word counts from the day of completion/posting ( Read more... )

So I have discovered that I love Scrivener, that I can figure out how to make it work for me, and that it makes life so much easier to write a short story. Now, let’s see if I can finish adapting the method for novelling.

So. Details.

I finished an almost 7000 word Christmas short story in the nick of time for Christmas reading, then finished ( Read more... )

I have never been able to make Scrivener work for me. I stand corrected. I finally figured out how to get it out of my way and make it do what I wanted.

1. Import docs and work from there

2. Right click to split at selection. (Hint: left click to make sure you’ve selected what you want first.)

3. Double-click to edit color. If I’d found this sooner ( Read more... )

I’m finally turning my Pinterest into a true writers board. I still keep stuff for me, such as “Rescue Me from My Fangirl,” “LOL,” “Want This,” and “Prettyness,” but my other boards are with purpose.

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ORIGINAL STUFF

Discovered last night that the ebook sales that went nonexistent in the first quarter are back. Note to the scribbler: double up on getting the updates published. That’s a 10+ hour project I haven’t had 10+ hours to do.

Discovered new website yesterday with reviewing style I genuinely adore. I’ve wanted to review a lot of books and ( Read more... )

I’ve been feeling lousy lately (sick and sciatic nerve problem) and down on time and have decided to try something different.

First, I started trying Written? Kitten! I’ll be the first to admit it’s too simple to work well for me. I write better when italicizing, bolding, and centering are easy as CTRL + shortcut. But it’s a handy tool when I want ( Read more... )