How to Write Faster and Get Organized with Scrivener

Do you want to write faster? Wish you could keep everything associated with your writing in one easy-to-access place that’s portable and searchable? Consider giving Scrivener a try. When a friend recommended Scrivener to me several years ago, I wondered what it could possibly do that my standard word processor couldn’t. Unlike a word processor that only allows you to create one document for each piece of writing—and forces you to write linearly—Scrivener can hold multiple documents within a project. And because you’re working in “chunks” you don’t have to write in order. The documents can be organized into folders, and the whole structure—a sort of outline view—of your project is visible in a sidebar called the Binder. And there’s so much more. Divide up your work It doesn’t matter if you’re writing a novel, short story, magazine article, speech, academic paper or blog post. Why would you want to? Plot or Not Pantsers, those who write by the seat of their pants, don’t fret. Hit your target

Scrivener templates for you and me - Belinda Crawford This week, I decided to take a break from my frustrations (otherwise known as a first draft) and trial the Snowflake Method of writing a novel. I even found a great Scrivener template to start me off. Currently, I’m at step five, character synopses, of the ten-step process. It was this step, and the previous character-related step, that made me realise I needed some comprehensive template sheets to assist me in the planning/world-building process. If you’d like to take a sticky-beak, you will find the templates below, ready for you to download, enjoy and use any which-way you like. The template, and associated template sheets, is a work-in-progress and I’ll be adding more sheets sort-of-soon-ish. Download the goodies Scrivener project template Snowflake method with tasks and template sheets (ZIP) Note: This is a Scrivener template file (learn how import a new template into Scrivener), alternatively, you can download the Snowflake template as a regular Scrivener file here. Template sheets

Scrivener Template | Caroline Norrington Scrivener is software that allows you to easily organise a large writing project, so that you can easily switch between scenes, arrange scenes into chapters, store your research, sort, categorise, and search. Then when you’re ready, you hit a button and it spits out a formatted manuscript or e-book. It has some neat features, like a full-screen clutter-free writing space, a random name generator, target wordcounts, and ‘snapshots’, which allow you to roll back and compare previous versions of scenes. You can get a free 30 day trial from their website and the cost of purchase is pretty low. The one thing Scrivener doesn’t do is help you get started or coach you through structuring a story. So I have designed myself a Scrivener template for outlining, filled with worksheets and noted up with explanations and examples to help me develop a story from embryonic idea to detailed outline / rough first draft. It covers: developing a story concept, with sources of inspiration and writing prompts 1.

100 Incredible Lectures from the World's Top Scientists Posted on Thursday June 18, 2009 by Staff Writers By Sarah Russel Unless you’re enrolled at one of the best online colleges or are an elite member of the science and engineering inner circle, you’re probably left out of most of the exciting research explored by the world’s greatest scientists. If you’re looking for even more amazing lectures, check out our updated list for 2012 with more talks from great minds. General Let the world’s top scientists explain exactly how they do their job when you listen to these lectures. Science and Engineering From materials science to the study of thermodynamics, learn more about the science of engineering here. WTC Lecture – collapse of WTC Buildings: Steven E. Biology and Medicine From drug research to evolution to writing the genetic code, watch these lectures for the latest developments in biology and medical research. Chemistry These chemistry scientists discuss the atomic theory of matter and other mind-boggling principles in the following lectures.