I updated all of my current working projects, both fiction and non-fiction, to Scrivener 3 a few months ago. Scrivener 3 for Windows is more than just an update to Scrivener 1. It is an almost complete re-write in several areas, primarily in the area of the Compiler, which is the engine that assembles a document, ebook or other artifact from all or portions of one or multiple Scrivener projects. Like most conversion processes, the […]
The writer A.R. Moxon wrote a thread on twitter about his approach to writing his first novel. His approach matches mine almost exactly. Books of Loukas will not fit into any pre-determined genre, and I see no prospect of any established publisher picking it up for that reason alone. I therefore plan to self-publish it. If it sells like gangbusters and a publisher picks it up, all well and good, since a condition of a
The writing process – insight from another author Read More »
I’ll be honest. Right now, I am struggling to write. After I contracted Covid-19 in December, I began to suffer from a number of medical issues that I had never previously suffered from. One of them was panic and anxiety attacks. My PCP put me on medication to address that, which sort of worked. However, I am now in a “dead zone”, where I feel I have Imposter Syndrome. I have an appointment with a
Post-Covid struggles Read More »
Well, this site has been very quiet for 3 months. There is a good reason for that. On 28th December last year I began to feel unwell, as if I had contracted influenza. After 2 days, I was running a fever yo-yoing between 99 and 102 Fahrenheit. However, the Tell that I noticed was that I had completely lost my sense of taste and smell. So, on January 6th, still with my fever yo-yoing, I
If you want to interact with me on social media, there are a few things you should know. I am an iceberg. You will see only the visible part that I choose to reveal I am a multi-dimensional human, but I may not reveal all of my dimensions. I am also not going to reveal private personal information. That is simply how you protect yourself in the age of social media. Nothing personal against anybody
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