Carl Zimmer is a science writer, author of 14 books, is a professor adjunct at Yale University, and writes the Origins column for The New York Times. Show notes : Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer's Origins column for the New York Times To Beginning Writers Life’s Edge: The Search For What It Means To Be Alive Bookends Richard Rhodes: The Making of the Atomic Bomb Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or...
Dec 06, 2023•31 min
John Wyver writes about the history of television in the United Kingdom, produces films about the arts and performance, and is a Professor of the Arts on Screen. Show notes : John Wyver Illuminations Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History Ed Conway, Material World Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your fri...
Nov 01, 2023•32 min
Mary Robinette Kowal writes science fiction and fantasy, and starts writing all her novels during NaNoWriMo, which takes place each year in November. Show notes : Mary Robinette Kowal The Spare Man Episode 19, Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World Jessi Honard and Marie Parks, Unrelenting Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite ...
Oct 04, 2023•30 min
Sean Carroll is a quantum physicist, who has written several books explaining the complexity of his topic to general readers. Show notes : Sean Carroll Mindscape Podcast Hijack The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Vol. 1: Space, Time, and Motion Katie Mack: The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) Sarafina Nance: Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics & Finding Light in the Dark Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, plea...
Sep 06, 2023•30 min
Michael Jecks has written more than 50 novels, including 33 in his Templar series of medieval mysteries. He also writes books in other series, set in modern times, the Tudor period, and 1920s Shanghai. Show notes : Michael Jecks Michael Jecks's books Medieval Murderers Michael's Morris Dancing George MacDonald Fraser: Quartered Safe Out Here Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorit...
Aug 02, 2023•33 min
Sheila O'Flanagan left a career as a banker for writing, and has written more than 30 romance novels, which "put women in situations where they have to dig deep inside themselves to find their inner strength even though sometimes they struggle to realise it’s there." "You always regret the things you didn't do more than the things that you did do." Show notes : Sheila O'Flanagan What Eden Did Next Bridget Walsh, The Tumbling Girl Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control ...
Jul 05, 2023•30 min
S J Watson, author of the hugely popular Before I Go to Sleep, is starting a new project called The Experiment, where he shows readers his first drafts. S J Watson, author of the hugely popular Before I Go to Sleep, is starting a new project called The Experiment. He will write a novel, showing readers his first drafts as he progresses, and inviting readers to suggest how the novel is to proceed. Show notes : S J Watson Before I Go to Sleep Faber Academy The Experiment Learn more about Scrivener...
Jun 07, 2023•31 min
Jaime Green has just published her first book, The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos, where she discusses whether there is life out there, and, if so, whether we will ever know. Show notes : Jaime Green The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Ap...
May 03, 2023•32 min
Becca Caddy writes about science and technology, and is a self-avowed tech addict. Her book Screen Time tells us how to make peace with our tech devices and not be overwhelmed by them. Show notes : Becca Caddy Screen Time Composition Mode and other focus features in Scrivener Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, This Is How You Lose the Time War Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favori...
Apr 05, 2023•32 min
Joanna Penn combines her talents as a thriller author with her skills in marketing to have a successful writing career. Her latest book is Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways . Show notes : Joanna Penn Pilgrimage Pilgrimage Kickstarter The Way Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage Check Grammar in Your Scrivener Projects with ProWritingAid Scapple Renee Rose: Write to Riches Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podca...
Mar 01, 2023•30 min
After decades as a corporate executive for a financial services firm, Bill Thompson retired and became a bestselling author of archeological thrillers. Show notes : Bill Thompson My Second Act: Bestselling Novelist Bill Thompson's books Kindle ebook royalties Kindle Unlimited royalties Kevin Kelly, 1,000 True Fans Daniel Silva books Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast...
Feb 01, 2023•29 min
Allison K. Williams is a writer, editor, and coach, as well as former circus performer, and is the author of Seven Drafts , a book about self-editing. Seven Drafts helps writers get from the messy first draft to final draft. Show notes : Allison K. Williams Seven Drafts Writer Beware Scrivener Blog Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done Lisa Solomon, A Field Guide to Color Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Po...
Jan 04, 2023•30 min
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 The Awoken 1/27 Pictures The Peripheral Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or...
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 Camilla Zhang Steenz Standard Comic Script Template Comics Cod...
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 NaNoWriMo Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating ...
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 Rashelle Isip's books How to Stay Focused on Your Work Got the Blank Page Blues? Take a Walk. How Walking Boosts Creativity. Adam Grant, Think Again John Zada, In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like t...
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 Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery Emerging Form , Christie's podcast Learn ...
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 58keys , William Gallagher's YouTube channel Three-Biscuit Guide to Scrivener (one-hour video looking at Scrivener's features) Jane Austen, Lady Susan Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you ...
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 How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars How to Spend a Trillion Dollars Emily St. John Mandel, The Sea of Tranquility George Monbiot, Regenesis Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener ...
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 MomsWritersClub Jaime Lynn Hendricks: It Could Be Anyone Janelle Brown: I'll Be You Nita Prose: The Maid Catherine McKenzie: Please Join Us Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Contro...
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 Two Truths and a Lie Gin Phillips: Fierce Kingdom Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Lea...
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 Philosophy in the Garden Damon Young on sword fighting John Williams: Stoner Patrick O'Brian: The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the eboo...
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 Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun The Many Visions of Lorraine Hansberry (New Yorker) Organize Your Scrivener Project with the Cork...
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 Poetry Witch Blog The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells Louise Labé: Complete Poetry and Prose Occasioning Poetry Heide Göttner-Abendroth: Matriarchal Societies, Studies on Indigenous Cultures Across the Globe Learn...
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 Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 1: Peter Robinson Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 2: Dan Moren Scrivener and Microsoft Word: Importing & Exporting Regular expression -...
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 Unscripted The Loft Literary Center Nina Lacour, Yerba Buena Brandy Colbert, The Only Black Girls in Town, The Voting Booth Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your ...
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 Great Circle Booker Prize Colson Whitehead, Sag Harbor Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a...
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 You, Me & the Sea Lost Lives, Lisa Cutts NaNoWriMo The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward The Lamplighters, Emma Stonex Learn more about Scrivener , and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener . If you like the podcast, please follow it in...
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 Scorpion 47North Terry Hayes: I Am Pilgrim Hao Jingfang: Folding Beijing Markus Zusak: The Boo...
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 Chasing Chopin David Bellos: The Novel of the Century, The ...
Aug 25, 2021•33 min
