by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Story Grid If you’re a writer, you might have heard of The Story Grid. I originally discovered this book and its author, Shawn Coyne, via a wonderful podcast that I’ve been listening to for over a year now. I’ve been so impressed by Shawn Coyne and what he’s shared...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Scrivener 3’s Linguistic Focus One of the best new features in the updated Scrivener 3 is the new functionality called linguistic focus. This is one of those features you didn’t know you needed until you had it. It reminds me a little bit of the Sony Walkman back in...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
How to Write a Novel So, you want to write a novel, huh? That’s a noble desire. But as Stephen King put it in his novel, On Writing, “you must not come lightly to the blank page.” Have you thought through what writing a novel really means—what it requires—not only of...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Writing and Organizing your Story Elements The first step in writing is thinking about the basics–your story elements. You’ll want to get comfortable asking yourself questions that will help you develop these elements that result in the spine of your story. Fleshing...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
As many of us have, or will transition to Scrivener 3, I was reminded today that not everyone has done so quite yet. So, if you ever need to work on, or share a project with someone that requires Scrivener 2, it might be handy to know how that you can export the...
