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Turn Off Automatic Hyphenation in Scrivener
How do I turn off automatic hyphenation in the Editor in Scrivener? So, you’ve imported a document into Scrivener from Pages or Word, and you’ve found that it has got automatic hyphenation turned on...
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How to Create an Audiobook Using Scrivener
How can I create an audiobook using Scrivener for OS X? So, you’ve written and proofread your text in Scrivener, but you know it is possible that your mind is reading what it expects to read and not...
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Stone The Crone – an ode to pushy parents
Stone The Crone – an ode to pushy parents is a poem about the fate of a demanding mother who issues one too many ultimatums to the Head of the school that her children attend. Most parents, teachers,...
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The Ingenious Idea of Gregori Pillo-Pirrinporri
For the twelfth time that day, Gregori Pillo-Pirrinporri stood at the top of the staircase, wondering what had inspired him to make such a perilous and time-consuming ascent in the first place. He...
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52 Weeks In Wessex: The Pirate and The Lamber
It may seem odd to start the year in June, but that is the way it is, rather than the way you might think it ordinarily should be. Spring has long since sprung, and the cusp of summer’s ultimate...
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Dictionary Lookup in Scrivener
Here’s a really short but useful tip for looking up the dictionary definition of a specific word. The tip works in Scrivener and most other OS X apps. If you have a trackpad and want to lookup the...
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Giving Scrivener Access to Contacts in OS X
When you launch Scrivener for the first time after installation, your Mac will ask if it is okay for Scrivener to access the data stored in your Contacts app (on Macs running OS X 10.8 or later). If...
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Transferring Scrivener Files Between Computers
Question I don’t want to use Dropbox or any other cloud service, but I want to share Scrivener projects between my iMac and my MacBook Air. I have tried sending .scriv files to myself by email, but...
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Viewing Folder Text in Scrivenings Mode in Scrivener
Question Some of the folder icons in the Binder (and in Compile) show that I have got text written in the folders themselves: not just in the folders’ subdocuments. But when I view the folders or the...
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Minimising QuickReference Panels in Scrivener
Question When working in Scrivener, I often have a lot of QuickReference panels open at the same time, using the HUD style. After a while, I start to lose a lot of screen space. Is there a way to...
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Scrivener vs Word
Before you read this article, I need you to grab a pen and a piece of paper and to write down the answers to these three questions. One, in BLOCK CAPITALS, write down the name of the last film that you...
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How To Type Quotation Marks
Everyone thinks they know how to type quotation marks (also known as quote marks or speech marks) on their computer keyboards, but few people realise that they are usually typing single or double...
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Writers Cannot Copyright Ideas
As a writer, ghostwriter, copywriter, and (ruthless) editor, I am used to completing work for clients and seeing it published in other writers’ or companies’ names. But the anecdote below is something...
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Saving Anne Hathaway
Farmer’s daughter Anne Hathaway was twenty-six when she married William Shakespeare in 1582. William was eighteen. Anne was three months pregnant at the time of the marriage, carrying the couple’s...
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How to Format Lists in Scrivener
Just a quick video showing you how to format lists in Scrivener. No audio. Filed under: Scrivener Tips Tagged: lists, publishing, scrivener, Scrivener Tips, video
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Setting the starting number of lists in Scrivener for Mac
Just a quick video showing you how to set the starting number of lists in Scrivener for Mac. No audio. Filed under: Scrivener Tips Tagged: lists, numbering, Scrivener Tips, scrivenings, Writing
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Using MultiMarkdown With Images in Scrivener
How do you use MultiMarkdown in Scrivener to add inline and / or referenced images to your work? Well, as our friends over at Wittertainment would say, you just use MultiMarkdown in Scrivener to add...
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How To Instal Scrivener For Mac OS X
Just a quick video showing you how to instal Scrivener for Mac on OS X. No audio. Filed under: How Tos, Scrivener Tips Tagged: amwriting, apple, instal, install, mac, os x, osx, scrivener, Scrivener Tips
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How To Use Hyphens In English
Hyphens Introduction This guide explains how to use hyphens in English. It is split into four headline sections: A: Parts of Speech B: Specific Terms C: Common Prefixes and Suffixes D: Compounds The...
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Hathaway – Script Now Available Worldwide
The plaria script for Hathaway – Eight Arias For A Bardic Life is now available from Amazon as either a Kindle ebook or paperback. The publication features the foul copy of the text, complete with the...
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