Power Up Your Writing Process with Scrivener (Windows version)

From first idea to finished manuscript, learn tips and tricks for adapting Scrivener to YOUR writing process.

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Course curriculum

1. Housekeeping
2. Thinkific Student Tour
1. Bonus - 7 Scrivener Secrets
2. 7 Scrivener Secrets - Download
3. Things to Consider Before Switching to Scrivener 3
1. Distraction free writing (Customization.)
2. Customize the toolbar with the actions you take most often (Customization. Time Saver)
3. Labels and Colors - Visual Shortcuts (Customization. Organization. Time Saver.)
4. Custom Icons - More Visual Shortcuts (Organization. Customization. Time Saver.)
5. Summary Sheet - Scrivener Look and Feel
1. Keeping your story ideas organized (Organization. Time Saver.)
2. Saving ideas to the Scratchpad (Organization. Time Saver.)
1. Bringing an existing project into Scrivener (Time Saver.)
2. Setting up a project template (Organization. Customization. Time Saver.)
3. Creating character and document templates (Organization. Customization. Time Saver.)
4. Summary Sheet - Templates
5. Creating a Book File (Customization. Organization.)
6. Navigation tips (Time Saver.)
7. Working with your characters - Part 1 (Name generator, using images, organization)
8. Working with your characters - Part 2 (Using the synopsis, notes, keywords, meta-data fields, and links)
9. Summary Sheet - Working with your characters
10. Outlining
1. Research - Part 1 (Overview and unusual files)
2. Research - Part 2 (Web pages, references, and links)
3. Summary Sheet - Research
4. Evernote
1. Targets
1. Writing Tips - Part 1 (Spelling and grammar, substitutions, comments, project and document notes, snapshots)
2. Writing Tips - Part 2 (Looking up a word, scrivenings for a scrolling view, assigning labels/statuses to multiple documents at once, how to tell from the binder if you've already worked in a scene)
3. Summary Sheet - Writing Tips
1. Using keywords
2. Using custom meta-data fields
1. Gathering similar items into a collection
2. The power of search
3. Saving a search as a collection
1. Revisions - status tracking, comment colors, project notes, favorites, locking the editor
2. Track Changes - snapshots, importing document comments, working with Word's Track Changes
1. Compile - A brief overview of choosing content and formatting
1. Creating a Series Bible
2. Downloadable Series Bible Template
1. Thank you!
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42 lessons
4 hours of video content

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Power Up Your Writing Process with Scrivener (Windows version)

Course curriculum

Preliminaries

Bonuses

SECTION 1: Getting the Look and Feel Right

SECTION 2: It's Just an Idea

SECTION 3: Before the Writing Begins

SECTION 4: Research

SECTION 5: Targets

SECTION 6: As You're Writing

SECTION 7: Keeping track of arcs, location, time of day, and other details

SECTION 8: Collections and searches

SECTION 9: Revisions

SECTION 10: Compile

SECTION 11: Series Bible

Wrap-Up

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