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Scrivener Update
So, if you’ve been reading here for a while you’ve probably read about Scrivener on an occasion or three (1, 2, 3) and you know that I adore the program. Guess what, folks? Yep, you guessed right. The update is even better! I’ve been using the new version for about a month. I wanted to give it a thorough testing before I reviewed it. And yes, I still love it. Since I love the update so much I’m writing a review. Here’s a link to Scrivener 2.0. I’m going to do a run down on some of the things that make me really happy about this new version. First and…
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A trip through the cloud…
No, I don’t mean a legit cloud. We are not talking cumulus, cirrus, nimbus, or stratus. I am talking about the cloud of tags on the side there. You see it, right? The one on the right side of this page? Yep, that one. I just did something I haven’t done in a while. I randomly clicked somewhere in the cloud and read what came up. It was an interesting experience. I found the first time I met Katherine (my Facebook daughter now) and said that she seemed like a rather nice sort. I found funerals. I found Ren Faire. I found the cutest foreign exchange student ever. Reflections on…
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People Who Have Influenced My Writing
So, while I was writing about Professor Dawe in my last post I started thinking about people who have influenced my writing, why they have, and how they have. I thought that I would list some people and explain. Without further ado and in no particular order: Professors Gerald Dawe: As I have said before, this man single-handedly changed the way I write and look at writing through his advice and mentorship in my tiny poetry writing class. Besides the fact that my class was in the Burns Library (which is just amazing) it was a true community of writers, many of whom I am still in contact with. One…