By Vanessa Kier | Tech Tips and Tools
What Are Evergreen Links? You might have heard the term evergreen content in regards to blog content. What does it mean? Well, picture an evergreen tree that stays green all year. Likewise, evergreen content will still be relevant in several years. An evergreen link is a URL that doesn’t need to be updated because it points to […]
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By Vanessa Kier | Scrivener Tips and Tricks
I love Scrivener and can’t imagine writing a book without it. Yet it can be a bit overwhelming for writers. To help you get past the weirdness and overwhelm, I’m holding a LIVE online class tomorrow, April 24, 2018.Help! I Bought Scrivener (Now What?) will get you comfortable with Scrivener and set up for writing […]
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By Vanessa Kier | Scrivener Tips and Tricks
I’m always looking for new ways to eliminate distractions while writing. Recently, in an attempt to eliminate visual distractions, I tried writing with my eyes closed. I found that by having my eyes closed, it was easier to visualize the environment of my scene and concentrate on telling the story, rather than watching the words […]
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By Vanessa Kier | Scrivener Tips and Tricks
I’ve been playing around with one of the new features in Scrivener 3, the ability to assign an Icon from Text to an item. In the below image, I’ve used single letters to represent the hero (H), villain (V), and heroine (E). I’ve also used labels to indicate either suspense (red) or romance (blue) and told […]
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By Vanessa Kier | Tech Tips and Tools
Today I recorded my first ever Facebook Live video! I gave a virtual tour of my office. If you’re interested in seeing my standing desk and dictation setup, then take a look. I uploaded it to my YouTube channel, so you don’t have to go out to Facebook to view it. Enjoy! Share0 Share +10 Tweet0
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By Vanessa Kier | Scrivener Tips and Tricks
With National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) come and gone, a lot of writers are turning their attention toward editing their manuscripts. So I’ve created a FREE PDF of editing tips in Scrivener.You can access the PDF here. Enjoy! Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Share +10
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By Vanessa Kier | Scrivener Tips and Tricks
I’ve been looking forward to the release of Scrivener 3 for the Mac for a long time. But before I downloaded the new version, I took a few steps in order to make certain that I could keep working in Scrivener 2 until I felt comfortable switching fully to the new version. Here are a few […]
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By Vanessa Kier | Scrivener Tips and Tricks
You’re all set to start your NaNoWriMo novel in Scrivener, but how do you track your daily progress toward that 50,000 word goal? In these videos I’ll show you how. Here’s how to do this in the Mac version: Here’s how to do this in the Windows version: As promised in the videos, here’s the link […]
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By Vanessa Kier | Tech Tips and Tools
Image courtesy of National Novel Writing MonthIn this third and final video in my series, I demonstrate how you can use Plottr software to plan your novel for National Novel Writing Month. You can find Plottr at http://www.plotmynovel.com. Pin0 Tweet0 Share0 Share +10
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By Vanessa Kier | Tech Tips and Tools
Image courtesy of National Novel Writing MonthIn this second video in my three-part series, I demonstrate a few ways you can use the mind-mapping software Scapple to plan your novel for National Novel Writing Month. You can find Scapple at http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple.php. Pin0 Tweet0 Share0 Share +10
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