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What is a Novella? Understanding the Form (with Examples)
Curious about novellas? This guide unpacks what defines the form, how it differs from novels and short…
READ MOREWrite Now with Scrivener, Episode no. 52: Jane Friedman, Publishing Industry Specialist
Publishing Industry Specialist Jane Friedman has been analyzing and reporting on the publishing business…
READ MOREHow to Use the Scrivener Scratchpad to Collect Research and Capture Ideas
Scrivener’s Scratchpad is a small floating window that you can display when you’re working with any app….
READ MOREModern Examples of Chekhov’s Gun
Pour yourself a latté and open your notebook. Today, we are looking at a storytelling principle as essential…
READ MOREHow to Use Images in Your Scrivener Projects: Advanced Techniques for Ebooks
Scrivener stands out as a tool for managing long-form writing projects, and you can add images to your…
READ MORERound vs Flat Characters: Definitions, Examples and How to Write Them
Round and flat characters appear everywhere in fiction. Both serve their purpose in books, film and TV…
READ MOREHow to Start a Story: 10 Top Tips for Writers
Every reader knows the feeling: cracking open a book and instantly getting pulled in by the very first…
READ MOREHow to Use Images in Your Scrivener Projects: The Basics
While Scrivener is designed to be a powerful tool for working with text, you can an also use images in…
READ MOREWrite Now with Scrivener, Episode no. 51: Lisa Yee, Author of Books for Children and Young Adults
Lisa Yee is a prolific author of books for children and young adults. Her latest series is The Misfits.
READ MORE6 Tweaks You Can Enable in Scrivener’s Appearance Settings
Scrivener has many settings you can tweak to make the app work the way you want, and many that change…
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