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Join journalist Kirk McElhearn as he interviews writers of all kinds about their processes, routines, and how they use Scrivener, the app dedicated to long-form writing. In the first half of the show, writers share their experiences and their different approaches to getting words down on the page; in the second half, they get into the specifics of how they use Scrivener to help them. Whether you’re a Scrivener user or just interested in writing, this podcast has something for you.
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Episode 37: Debbie Urbanski, Science Fiction Author
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After many years writing short stories and essays, Debbie Urbanski has published her first novel, After World, about AI at the end of humanity's physical presence on earth. Show notes: Debbie Urbanski After World Alan Weisman, The World Without Us M.R. Caray, The Girl With All the Gifts Marlen Haushofer, The Wall How Daydreaming Can Enhance Creativ…
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Episode 36: Todd Henry, Productivity and Creativity Author
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Todd Henry writes books helping people improve their productivity, creativity, and teamwork. He calls himself "an arms dealer for the creative revolution." I can't imagine writing a book in anything other than Scrivener. Show notes: Todd Henry The Accidental Creative The Thing You Do Every Day Alone with Your Thoughts Distraction-Free Writing with…
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Episode 35: George Stevens Jr., Movie Producer and Director
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George Stevens Jr. has been a movie producer and director for decades, and has written a memoir about his life in Hollywood. Show notes: George Stevens Jr. My Place in the Sun George Stevens A Place in the Sun Oppenheimer Lawrence of Arabia Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener. If you like the podcast, pleas…
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Episode 34: Fonda Lee, Science Fiction and Fantasy Author
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Fonda Lee is a science fiction and fantasy author, winner of the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, and many others. Show notes: Fonda Lee The Green Bone Saga Untethered Sky Robert Jackson Bennett: The Tainted Cup Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener. If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Pod…
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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…
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Episode 32: John Wyver, Television Historian and Film Producer
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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 …
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Episode 31: Mary Robinette Kowal, Science Fiction and Fantasy Author
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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 mor…
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Episode 30: Sean Carroll, Quantum Physicist
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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 Astrop…
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Episode 29: Michael Jecks, Medieval Mystery Author
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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 m…
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Episode 28: Sheila O'Flanagan, Romance Author
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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."…
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Episode 27: S J Watson, Thriller Novelist
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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 invitin…
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Episode 26: Jaime Green, Science Journalist
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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 Sheld…
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Episode 25: Becca Caddy, Science and Technology Journalist
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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 …
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Episode 24: Joanna Penn, Author Entrepreneur
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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 ProW…
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Episode 23: Bill Thompson, Thriller Author
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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…
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Episode 22: Allison K. Williams, Writer, Editor, and Coach
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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 G…
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Episode 21: Thriller Author Katelyn Monroe Howes
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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 Tranqui…
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Episode 20: Brigitta Blair and Camilla Zhang on Writing Comics with Scrivener
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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 ar…
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Episode 19: Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo
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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…
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Episode 18: Rashelle Isip, Professional Organizer
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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, Thi…
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Episode 17: Christie Aschwanden, Science Journalist
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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: Ch…
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Episode 16: William Gallagher, Playwright, Novelist, and Tech Journalist
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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 vid…
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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 Emi…
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Episode 14: Jessica Payne, Thriller Author
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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 Anyon…
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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 Scrivene…
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