Next, I went through the tutorial and currently am using it to help me work through a major novel revision. Even though I am using only a tenth of the program’s capabilities, I can see the usefulness of it, so I decided that maybe some further study was in order.
Even though I have 18 published novels and many more short stories, I am never quite sure that I am writing the best way that I can. Like many novelists, every time I sit down to write a new novel, I forget how to do it - I forget what I did the previous time. Which is why I’m always on the lookout for new ways to do things, new ways to organize my thoughts, get my clues for my mystery in the right order, and describe my characters. Linda Hall
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5 comments:
Linda, thanks for sharing the beginnings of your adventure with Scrivener. It sounds like a marvellous tool for writers.
All the best of success in using the program in your novel revision.
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I like your reference to being "of a certain age". As one who is also in that category I can attest to the fact that ongoing learning is vital but also exciting. It makes the craft more fun. Keep moving forward.
There is a public community for Scrivener Users on Google+. Since it is public you can read the community page before you decide whether or not you want to participate or not.
https://plus.google.com/communities/109597039874015233580
Thanks Peter! Maybe that will be another blog. And thanks for the link, James.
And yes - I think it's important that we continue to learn!
What I love about this is your humility, that in spite of having so many novels published already, you are open to learning new ways of doing things, and never saying, "I have arrived."
Thanks.
Carolyn
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