by Justin Swapp | May 29, 2023 | Blog |
AI Revolutionizing Writing: How Artificial Intelligence Empowers Authors and Writers If you haven’t heard all the buzz about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it has the potential to impact the world, I’d like an invitation to the bubble you’re...
by Justin Swapp | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog
Neil Gaiman Teaches Storytelling Review While this is the course that convinced me to get myself a Masterclass subscription for my birthday, this is actually my second Masterclass review. You can read my first review of R.L. Stein here. There’s something about...
by Justin Swapp | Oct 17, 2020 | Blog
Love and Monsters Out of Nowhere I was catching up on the latest cinema news on Grace’s Beyond the Trailer Youtube channel this weekend when I was intrigued to see her review of a show I had never even heard of–Love and Monsters. Based on her positive...
by Justin Swapp | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog
R.L. Stine Masterclass Review For my birthday this year, I asked my wife if I could take up a yearly subscription of the Masterclass service I had heard so much about. To my surprise, and delight, she was actually interested in it, too, which made the...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Scrivener for iOS—Major Update The iOS version of Scrivener got its first major update (1.1), and its a welcome one. There are quite a few new features and enhancements, but the one we’re going to focus on today is the new Dark Mode. Activating Dark Mode is a breeze....
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Using Scrivener to Check Your Spelling and Grammar If you have your head screwed on straight in this impatient world we live in, you’ll want to polish your writing before making it available for all to see. You’ll be glad to know that Scrivener comes equipped to catch...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Split Editor One of Scrivener’s most useful features is the split editor. You can configure the editor screen, where you do your writing, to go into split screen mode, and you can look at two documents at once. This is handy if you’re revising a draft, or if you just...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
One the features Scrivener is most known for is its templates, and while Scrivener comes with several templates pre-loaded, perhaps you want to create a custom one yourself, or use one you have downloaded. Either way, they can save you a lot of time, especially if you...
by Justin Swapp | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog
Scrivener 3 is Finally Here As of today, Scrivener 3 officially available for download on Mac OS. Let’s be clear, this major upgrade is more than a mere fresh coat of paint on an old classic. Of course, you still get all the main features that the popular creative...
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...