On the web, we use the names of computers or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google. Even when you’re using Facebook’s app, it is also using a computer’s name. This is because we remember names much better than numbers. … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ed Skinner
Which Template?
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When a new idea gets my juices flowing, I want to write it down before it gets away. If I’m at my notebook computer, a new Scrivener project is ideal. I click File -> New Project and then… Damn! Scrivener … Continue reading
Labels, Labels, and Labels in Scrivener
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If it’s in the Binder, you can assign it a label, but only one label. That seems rather limiting, don’t you think? Well, yes and no. Let’s explore a little bit. Here’s the set of labels in one of my … Continue reading
Facebook Censorship
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Facebook has (again) falsely judged a post. One of my wife’s posts was about her (southern) ancestry. You’ll see it below. But Facebook instantly said it is in violation of their standards. Exactly what they object to, however, is not … Continue reading
Killing the Earth
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The trees did it first. They polluted the air with toxic gas, devoured simple minerals and bound them up in complicated molecules that, after eons, rotted into vile tar and oil. Oxygen, petroleum, waste from them permanently changed our planet. … Continue reading
Robert Carlson’s Ultimate Story Structure Chart
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This shouldn’t be lost. Robert Carlson created a summary chart of thirteen (13) story structure overviews. Here’s his diagram (saved from a comment at reddit). Across the top, note the Act I, Act II (parts A and B), and Act … Continue reading
Designing for Writing (Plottr then Scrivener)
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Plotters plan a story’s major events, then they write using that guide. (Pantsers, on the other hand, simply jump right in to the writing and “see where it goes.”) I’ve mentioned the Seven Point System in other posts. For additional … Continue reading
Something Broke
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A week of intermittent attempts at JT-8 on my ham radio failed to make any contacts. Not a single one. JT-8 is computerized ham radio encoding for low power contacts. In simplified terms, the computer transmits tiny parts of a … Continue reading
From Scrivener to WordPress [Blog]
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Introduction WordPress’ WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) view is great for simple posts. With it, I can dash off a few paragraphs, throw in an image or two, emphasize some words and bold-face others, and hit Publish. … Continue reading
Learning Scrivener
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Scrivener is for big writing such as novels and non-fiction books. It is also wonderful with briefer works such as short stories, blog posts, and things that start small but might later bloom. To cope with the big works, Scrivener … Continue reading