Katelyn Monroe Howes is a documentary filmmaker, who has just written her first novel, The Awoken, a dystopian science fiction thriller, has just been published. "I honestly don't think my process could have worked unless I had Scrivener." Show notes: Katelyn Monroe Howes (http://katelynmhowes.com) The Awoken (https://www.katelynmhowes.com/#coffee) 1/27 Pictures (http://www.127pictures.com) The Peripheral (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291284/) Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility (https://...
Dec 07, 2022•30 min
Brigitta Blair is an author/illustrator, and Camilla Zhang is a comics editor. Together they have created the Standard Comic Strip Template for Scrivener. GRAPHIC Brigitta Blair is an author/illustrator, and Camilla Zhang is a comics editor. Together they have created the Standard Comic Strip Template for Scrivener. We discussed comics, how they are made, and how the Scrivener template helps comic authors. Show notes: Brigitta Blair (https://www.brigittablair.com) Camilla Zhang (https://www.cami...
Nov 02, 2022•31 min
Grant Faulkner is executive director of National Novel Writing Month, where hundreds of thousands of people write novels during the month of November. He tells us about the amazing event that is NaNoWriMo, and how it brings together people around the world to write together. Show notes: Grant Faulkner (https://grantfaulkner.com) NaNoWriMo (https://nanowrimo.org/) Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener ...
Oct 19, 2022•30 min
Rashelle Isip is a professional organizer, helping people better manage their time, space, and belongings. She explains how writers can better manage their time and be more efficient. Show notes: Rashelle Isip (https://www.theorderexpert.com/) Rashelle Isip's books (https://www.theorderexpert.com/books/) How to Stay Focused on Your Work (https://www.theorderexpert.com/how-to-focus-on-work/) Got the Blank Page Blues? Take a Walk. How Walking Boosts Creativity. (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/...
Oct 05, 2022•31 min
Christie Aschwanden is a journalist, author, and editor, and has written Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery, a book about the science of athletic recovery. She is a runner and cyclist, and has contributed articles to The New York Times, Runner's World, and Bicycling, among others. Show notes: Christie Aschwanden (https://christieaschwanden.com) Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery (https://c...
Sep 07, 2022•34 min
William Gallagher is a versatile writer. He has written Doctor Who radio dramas, novels, and hundreds of articles about technology, as well as books about writing. He also creates many YouTube videos about writing and technology. Show notes: William Gallagher (http://williamgallagher.com) 58keys (https://www.youtube.com/c/WilliamGallagher/videos), William Gallagher's YouTube channel Three-Biscuit Guide to Scrivener (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d55-sbWMh4) (one-hour video looking at Scrivene...
Aug 03, 2022•30 min
Rowan Hooper is a science writer, and is currently podcast editor for The New Scientist. His book, How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars, looks at ten big problems in the world and how they can be solved for a trillion dollars. Show notes: Rowan Hooper (https://www.newscientist.com/author/rowan-hooper/) How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars (https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/spring-2022/how-to-save-the-world-for-just-a-trillion-dollars/) How to Spend a Trillion...
Jul 06, 2022•30 min
Jessica Payne has just published her first novel, Make Me Disappear, a psychological thriller about a woman who arranges her own kidnapping. Jessica is the host of #MomsWritersClub, on YouTube and Twitter, where she discusses the issues around writing and being a mom. Show notes: Jessica Payne (https://jessicapayne.net) MomsWritersClub (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHfWLYYSC9RCLPIhPm-TyQ) Jaime Lynn Hendricks: It Could Be Anyone (https://linktr.ee/jaimelynnhendricks) Janelle Brown: I'll Be ...
Jun 01, 2022•29 min
April Henry is the author of more than two dozen mysteries and thrillers for teens and adults. Her novels have won prizes, been shortlisted for other prizes, and have been translated into ten languages. She knows two dozen different ways to kill you. Show notes: April Henry (https://www.aprilhenry.com/) Two Truths and a Lie (https://www.aprilhenry.com/two-truths-and-a-lie.html) Gin Phillips: Fierce Kingdom (https://ginphillips.com/books/fierce-kingdom/) Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.li...
May 04, 2022•30 min
Damon Young is a philosopher, poet, and an author of fiction for children. As a philosopher, he has written about reading, the garden, and sex, and he has also written a half-dozen children's books. He also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines, and is a frequent guest on radio and TV. Show notes: Damon Young (https://www.damonyoung.com.au) Philosophy in the Garden (https://www.damonyoung.com.au/philosophy-in-the-garden) Damon Young on sword fighting (https://www.damonyoung.com.au/post/d...
Apr 06, 2022•31 min
Charles Shields is a biographer of mid-century American novelists and writers. After a career teaching, and writing histories and biographies for young people, Shields has written several biographies of American authors, the most recent of which is about playwright Lorraine Hansberry, author of Raisin in the Sun. Show notes: Charles J. Shields (https://charlesjshields.net/author) Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun (https://charlesjshields.net/product/lorraine-hansberry) The ...
Mar 02, 2022•31 min
Annie Finch is a poet, writer, critic, editor, playwright, librettist, translator, and witch. She has written poetry, criticism, memoirs, and works on meter and form, and is the founder of Poetry Witch Community, where she teaches meter, scansion, and magic. Show notes: Annie Finch (https://anniefinch.com) Poetry Witch Blog (https://anniefinch.com/blog/) The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells (https://anniefinch.com/poetry-witch-little-book-of-spells/) Louise Labé: Complete Poetry and Prose (htt...
Feb 02, 2022•31 min
Charlie Stross is a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy. He has written more than two dozen novels, has won three Hugo awards, and has been nominated for many other awards, including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Japanese Seiun Award. Show notes: Charlie Stross (https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/) Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 1: Peter Robinson (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/write-now-with-scrivener-podcast-episod...
Jan 05, 2022•31 min
Nicole Kronzer is an author of young adult novels, a high school teacher, and a former actor. Her first novel, Unscripted, was named a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Show notes: Nicole Kronzer (https://www.nicolekronzer.com) Unscripted (https://www.nicolekronzer.com/unscripted) The Loft Literary Center (https://loft.org) Nina Lacour, Yerba Buena (https://www.ninalacour.com) Brandy Colbert, The Only Black Girls in Town, The Voting Booth (https://www.brandycolbert....
Dec 01, 2021•31 min
Maggie Shipstead's latest novel has been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. Great Circle is a novel of love and loss and adventure, focusing on a woman pilot in the early days of flying, and an actress portraying her in the present. Show notes: Maggie Shipstead (https://www.maggieshipstead.com) Great Circle (https://www.maggieshipstead.com/books#/greatcircle/) Booker Prize (https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/great-circle) Colson Whitehead, Sag Harbor (https://www.penguinran...
Nov 03, 2021•31 min
Having worked as a police intelligence analyst in the UK, Elizabeth Haynes knows a lot about crime. She has written a half dozen novels, all of which she started during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Show notes: Elizabeth Haynes (http://www.elizabeth-haynes.com) You, Me & the Sea (https://myriadeditions.com/books/you-me-and-the-sea/) Lost Lives, Lisa Cutts (https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Lost-Lives/Lisa-Cutts/9781471168291) NaNoWriMo (https://nanowrimo.org) The Last House on...
Oct 20, 2021•29 min
With a day job as a designer for one of the world's largest software companies, Christian Cantrell knows how computer technology works, and his novels are full of cutting-edge ideas. He explores science and technology that don’t yet exist in order to put characters in situations in which they can discover things about themselves that would otherwise have been impossible. Show notes: Christian Cantrell (https://christiancantrell.com/) Scorpion (https://christiancantrell.com/#writing) 47North (htt...
Sep 22, 2021•30 min
After a career in publishing, from being a publicist to senior editor, Annik Lafarge is now a consultant and advisor to authors. Her latest book is Chasing Chopin: A Musical Journey Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions. Annik talks about how important it is for authors to help market their books. "I honestly don't think I could have written this book without without Scrivener." Show notes: Annik Lafarge (https://anniklafarge.com) Chasing Chopin (https://whychopin....
Aug 25, 2021•33 min
J.T. Ellison has written more than 25 novels: standalone thrillers, three series, and has recently published the first in a series of co-authored young adult novels. She co-hosts a literary TV show, and is also a publisher. She also "loves Scrivener with the passion of a thousand fiery suns." Show notes: J.T. Ellison (https://www.jtellison.com) Latest book: Her Dark Lies (https://www.jtellison.com/her-dark-lies) @thrillerchick (https://twitter.com/thrillerchick) A Word on Words (https://awordonw...
Jul 21, 2021•33 min
Dan Moren juggles a triple career: that of a science fiction author, tech journalist, and podcaster. He discusses his the "sci-fi espionage capers" he writes, how he transitioned from journalism to fiction, and how he has used Scrivener to write each of his novels. Show notes: Dan Moren (https://dmoren.com) Latest novel: The Aleph Extraction (https://dmoren.com/the-aleph-extraction/) My writing finances, 2020 (https://dmoren.com/2021/01/05/my-writing-finances-2020/) Create Custom Templates for Y...
Jun 23, 2021•29 min
We welcome Peter Robinson, best-selling author of the Alan Banks crime series. Peter has written more than two dozen novels, and discusses his characters, how he uses music in his novels, and how Scrivener helps him manage his manuscripts. Show notes: Peter Robinson (https://inspectorbanks.com) Latest novel: Not Dark Yet (https://inspectorbanks.com/books/not-dark-yet-2021/) Bob Dylan: Not Dark Yet (https://www.bobdylan.com/songs/not-dark-yet/) Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literaturean...
May 20, 2021•26 min
