If you’ve spent time on Critique Circle, you’ve probably seen authors or critiquers with a star symbol next to their usernames. If you hover over it, you see that these people are Super Critters, but what exactly does that accomplishment mean? What does it take to be awarded it? Well, a large part of the… Continue reading How to Get Super Critter on Critique Circle
One of My Hobbies
One of the things I like to do when taking a break is play video games. I tend to pick one I like and get really invested in it, playing for hours and hours and exploring all it has to offer. It can be really relaxing, a great way to recharge after a stressful day… Continue reading One of My Hobbies
Showing or Hiding Chapter Titles in Scrivener Compiles
One of my favorite things about Scrivener is being able to have a folder for each chapter and a text for each scene. I love being able to drag and drop for easy reordering, and I especially love being able to identify which scene or chapter I’m looking for based on the title I gave… Continue reading Showing or Hiding Chapter Titles in Scrivener Compiles
Using Excel Timelines for Fiction Writing
If you own Excel and are looking for a way to store a timeline of events for your novel, this is the guide for you! I’m going to outline two different methods and show how examples tailored specifically to writers. Note that I’m using Excel 365, the latest subscription version. The First Option The first… Continue reading Using Excel Timelines for Fiction Writing
How to Change Indents and Line Length in Scrivener
Today I’m going to talk about a little thing that annoyed me for a while when I was learning how to use Scrivener. I had trouble finding other help articles online for this, so here you go! The problem, in short, comes when I copy text from Microsoft Word. No matter how little I copy,… Continue reading How to Change Indents and Line Length in Scrivener
New to Critique Circle? Top Five Tips
Whether you’ve just joined the site or if you’re just looking for ways to make your experience even better, here are the things that have given me the best results. If you’re very new to the site or if you haven’t even decided whether to join yet, check out my earlier review here! 5. Fill… Continue reading New to Critique Circle? Top Five Tips
Reading Goals for 2022
(Graph generated by The StoryGraph) I read twenty-four books in 2021, a lot of fantasy, a little bit of science fiction, one classic, and one non-fiction. On the fantasy front, I read some books by hugely popular authors and others that were very recently published. In a lot of cases, I was reading to try… Continue reading Reading Goals for 2022
Word Counts and Progress Tracking in Scrivener
One of the features I use the most in Scrivener is the word count functionality. Sure, Microsoft Word and Google Docs will both tell you how many words are in your document, but Scrivener really takes it to another level. I’m going to be showing off my favorites and giving suggestions for how you can… Continue reading Word Counts and Progress Tracking in Scrivener
Should You Read The Invisible Library Series by Genevieve Cogman?
“Irene passed the mop across the stone floor in smooth, careful strokes, idly admiring the gleam of wet flagstones in the lantern light. Her back was complaining, but that was only normal after an evening’s work cleaning. The cleaning was certainly necessary. The pupils at Prince Mordred’s Private Academy for Boys managed to get just… Continue reading Should You Read The Invisible Library Series by Genevieve Cogman?
My First Time Using Goodreads
That’s right, I’m a lover of books who practically lives on the internet, and I’ve never had a Goodreads account until now. It’s not that I’ve been unaware of it, but I honestly heard about LibraryThing first and have been so happy with the site that I haven’t seen a need for it. Now I’m… Continue reading My First Time Using Goodreads