Month: May 2015

The Week in Review – May 29th

Here’s another review of the week for those interested in what’s appeared on the blog this week and what I’ve been reading.

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From Archer’s Aim This Week:

Nicholas Rossis

You Blog With What: This post opens the door on a different way to use Scrivener that new users may not have thought of.

Starting An Author Platform Pt. 8: Site Improvements: Changes are inevitable and necessary when building your author presence. This post details upcoming changes to my own website.

Fantasy Authors Unplugged Featuring Nicholas Rossis: A great interview with a 2015 International Book Awards Finalist.

How You Can Join the Mother of All Blog Tours – slots for this tour are going quickly so send your email ASAP!

4 Reasons Why I Journal – I use my journal in different ways, here are just a few.

Tim Hemlin

Tomorrow I’m hosting a Rave Reviews Book Club SPOTLIGHT Blog Tour for fellow member Tim Hemlin. Check the link for a list of all the blog stops this week.

Posts & Articles I’ve been reading this week:

Top 10 Grammar Myths by Mignon Fogarty

10 Rules for making it as a writer by Dennis Lehane

How to Take Feedback (and Trust It, Too) from Writer’s Circle

Where to Submit Short Stories: 25 Magazines and Websites That Want Your Work by Kelly Gurnett

4 Lessons Running Can Teach You About Writing from Brian Klems’ The Writer’s Dig on Writer’s Digest

Fancy some short fiction reading? Try these speculative fiction magazines for some new stories:

Lightspeed’s Artist Showcase – it’s not fiction but is about some of the artwork in the current issue that influences the stories so take a look around after reading about the artist.

The Garden Beyond Her Infinite Skies by Matthew Kressel caught my eye on Clarkesworld Magazine

Books To Brains Blog Tour

As a reminder I have a few changes to the site starting on June 1st so check back on those. I’ll have a new freebie available for download. Next week also kicks off with a new Scrivener post that covers a feature you may never have noticed. I’ll also have a new featured author for Fantasy Authors Unplugged as well as other new posts. Thanks for reading and commenting this week so far.

Please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section. I’d also love to connect with you over social media so check my Contact page for that information. See the News page for announcements and remember to sign-up to receive news and posts by email. I’ve added a new sign-up tab on my FaceBook page to simplify the process. New followers can download The Black Bag via free coupon today! Also, the cover of my book, The Bow of Destiny, was revealed recently so take a look.

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Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates

Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates Pt. 1 http://wp.me/p4Dre5-9MK #amwriting #scrivener @scrivenerapp

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Managing Scrivener Projects and Templates Pt. 6: Newsletter Update

Back in December I created a Scrivener template for Newsletters which is available for download. The post was rather popular so I wanted to update how I’m using it with readers and whether it’s been beneficial.

I’ve created a 2015 Newsletter project and organized it according to my schedule for this year. I’ve cut back on my newsletter to once a month to allow for more time to write as well as not overburden list members with messages.

The template has been very helpful to me. I’m able to write an edition rather quickly from the template based on regular features. It’s quite simple to create a new newsletter and write content in short order and transfer various sections into my Mailchimp template easily. This lessens my time working in the online template and reduces errors and issues with the content.

During the month, I write various ideas in a new folder to further develop once I’m ready to write the next edition. In this way the template acts as a repository of ideas for each newsletter. Once I’m up to date on the ideas they can be written rather easily.

I’ve found using these kinds of templates very useful for other types of content including blogging, my platform management and even book reviews. Scrivener’s design and functionality have increased the amount of content I can produce across the board and project templates are a major key to my productivity as a whole. With the correct configurations I can write without putting too much energy into preparations so I’m much faster at completing a piece of content.

Additionally, I’m using document templates withing my projects now so I’ve set one up for my newsletter that includes all my regular content, headings and formatting. I’ve posted an updated Newsletter template that includes document templates. To learn about document templates click on the link below. To learn more about making a managing project templates check out these posts:

Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates Pt. 1

Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates Pt. 2: Newletters

Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates Pt. 3: An Author’sPlatform

Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates Pt. 4: Author Project Manager

Managing Scrivener Projects & Templates Pt. 5: Book Reviews

Under Construction: Templates & Scrivener

Scrivner Tip: Making Document Templates

Have your begun using templates? How has your productivity been impacted? Please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section. I’d also love to connect with you over social media so check my Contact page for that information. See the News page for announcements and remember to sign-up to receive news and posts by email. I’ve added a new sign-up tab on my FaceBook page to simplify the process. New followers can download The Black Bag via free coupon today! Also, the cover of my book, The Bow of Destiny, was revealed recently so take a look.