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Scrivener Best Practices: How to get started with Scrivener

Posted on November 16, 2019

Scrivener is a wonderful tool. It is rich and versatile. Because of that, you can use it to support the way YOU write. Because it is so robust, some people find it intimidating at first, I’m writing a series of blog posts to help you get started. This post will provide easy, step-by-step instructions for

Posted in Scrivener, Sheridan Jeane, writing, Writing tools

Why does summer have to end so soon

Posted on September 11, 2019

I know it isn’t officially over, but for me, Labor Day marks the end of summer. I’m even starting to see subtle signs of autumn’s approach. Random leaves are beginning to change color and the evenings are getting both longer and colder. Last night it dropped down to 55F in Pittsburgh, and I think that’s

Posted in Chitchat, Summer

Scrivener – Best Practices – Templates can be your best friend!

Posted on January 31, 2019 1 Comment

My local RWA chapter recently contacted me to do another Scrivener presentation for them—my third one. Some of the members are die-hard Scrivener devotees, some are completely unfamiliar with the tool, and some have tried it and have given up. How could I provide something that could help people with such diverse levels of understanding

Posted in Writing Wisdom

Pushing for a self-imposed deadline… and missing it

Posted on December 31, 2018

My goal was to get my submission package out the door by January 2, which is in just two days. It doesn’t look like I’m going to hit that goal, so I decided to take a short break and write a blog post after a bazillion months. I’ve written three new romances. The first one

Posted in Chitchat, Editing, It Takes a Spy, New Book, Status update, Uncategorized, writing

Writers – Do Your Hands Ache? Mine used to, until I started using this!

Posted on November 30, 2017

Writers, IT professionals, medical transcriptionists, graphic designers… in fact, nearly all white-collar professionals spend hours and hours every day sitting in front of a keyboard… tap-tapping away! As a result, we often end up with aching hands. If you’re as lucky as I have been, there’s a simple solution that could help you almost immediately.

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