Episodes
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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 (https://carlzimmer.com/)
Carl Zimmer's Origins column for the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/by/carl-zimmer)
To Beginning Writers (https://carlzimmer.com/to-beginning-writers/)
Life’s Edge: The Search For What It Means To Be Alive (https://carlzimmer.com/books/lifes-edge/)
Bookends (https://www.sonnysoftware.com/bookends-for-mac)
Richard Rhodes: The Making of the Atomic Bomb (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Making-of-the-Atomic-Bomb/Richard-Rhodes/9781451677614)
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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 (https://cream.ac.uk/people/john-wyver/)
Illuminations (https://www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/about/)
Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/screening-the-royal-shakespeare-company-9781350006584/)
Ed Conway, Material World (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/446267/material-world-by-conway-ed/9780753559154)
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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 (https://maryrobinettekowal.com)
The Spare Man (https://maryrobinettekowal.com/writing/the-spare-man/)
Episode 19, Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com/19)
Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World (https://matthewsalesses.com/craft-in-the-real-world/)
Jessi Honard and Marie Parks, Unrelenting (https://www.marieparks.com/order-unrelenting/)
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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 (https://www.preposterousuniverse.com)
Mindscape Podcast (https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/)
Hijack (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/hijack/umc.cmc.1dg08zn0g3zx52hs8npoj5qe3)
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Vol. 1: Space, Time, and Motion (https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/biggestideas/)
Katie Mack: The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) (https://www.astrokatie.com/book)
Sarafina Nance: Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics & Finding Light in the Dark (https://starafina.com/starstruck)
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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 (https://www.michaeljecks.co.uk/)
Michael Jecks's books (https://www.michaeljecks.co.uk/titles.html)
Medieval Murderers (https://www.michaeljecks.co.uk/medievalmurder/index.html)
Michael's Morris Dancing (https://www.michaeljecks.co.uk/morris.html)
George MacDonald Fraser: Quartered Safe Out Here (https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/quartered-safe-out-here-george-macdonald-fraser)
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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."
Show notes:
Sheila O'Flanagan (https://www.sheilaoflanagan.com/)
What Eden Did Next (https://www.sheilaoflanagan.com/titles/sheila-oflanagan/what-eden-did-next/9781472272676/)
Bridget Walsh, The Tumbling Girl (https://belgraviabooks.com/product/the-tumbling-girl)
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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 inviting readers to suggest how the novel is to proceed.Show notes:S J Watson (https://www.sjwatson-books.com)Before I Go to Sleep (https://www.sjwatson-books.com/before-i-go-to-sleep)Faber Academy (https://faberacademy.com)The Experiment (https://sjwatson.substack.com/s/the-experiment) Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store).If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com).
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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 (https://www.jaimegreen.net)
The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos (https://www.jaimegreen.net/book)
Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life (https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life)
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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 (https://beccacaddy.com)
Screen Time (https://beccacaddy.com/screen-time-book/)
Composition Mode and other focus features in Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/distraction-free-writing-with-scrivener)
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, This Is How You Lose the Time War (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/This-Is-How-You-Lose-the-Time-War/Amal-El-Mohtar/9781534430990)
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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 (https://jfpenn.com/)
Pilgrimage (https://jfpenn.com/book/pilgrimage/)
Pilgrimage Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecreativepenn/pilgrimage-book-travel-memoir-with-practical-walking-tips)
The Way (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_(2010_film))
Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pilgrimage)
Check Grammar in Your Scrivener Projects with ProWritingAid (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/check-grammar-in-your-scrivener-projects-with-prowritingaid)
Scapple (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview)
Renee Rose: Write to Riches (https://write2riches.com/buy-write-to-riches-book-now/)
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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 (https://billthompsonbooks.com)
My Second Act: Bestselling Novelist (https://www.nextavenue.org/second-act-bestselling-novelist/)
Bill Thompson's books (https://billthompsonbooks.com/books/)
Kindle ebook royalties (https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200634500)
Kindle Unlimited royalties (https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201541130)
Kevin Kelly, 1,000 True Fans (https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/)
Daniel Silva books (https://danielsilvabooks.com/the-books/)
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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 (https://allisonkwilliams.com)
Seven Drafts (http://sevendrafts.com)
Writer Beware (https://www.sfwa.org/other-resources/for-authors/writer-beware/)
Scrivener Blog (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog)
Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done (https://www.mattbell.com/refuse-to-be-done)
Lisa Solomon, A Field Guide to Color (https://www.shambhala.com/a-field-guide-to-color.html)
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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 (http://katelynmhowes.com)
The Awoken (https://www.katelynmhowes.com/#coffee)
1/27 Pictures (http://www.127pictures.com)
The Peripheral (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8291284/)
Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility (https://www.emilymandel.com/sea-of-tranquility)
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If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com). -
Brigitta Blair is an author/illustrator, and Camilla Zhang is a comics editor. Together they have created the Standard Comic Strip Template for Scrivener. GRAPHICBrigitta 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 are made, and how the Scrivener template helps comic authors.Show notes:Brigitta Blair (https://www.brigittablair.com)Camilla Zhang (https://www.camillazhang.com)Steenz (https://www.oheysteenz.com)Standard Comic Script Template (https://www.camillazhang.com/standard-comic-script)Comics Code Authority (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority)Alison Bechdel, Fun Home (https://dykestowatchoutfor.com/fun-home-2/)Jen Wang, The Prince and the Dressmaker (https://www.jenwang.net/prince)Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store).If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com).
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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 (https://grantfaulkner.com)
NaNoWriMo (https://nanowrimo.org/)
Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store).
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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 (https://www.theorderexpert.com/)
Rashelle Isip's books (https://www.theorderexpert.com/books/)
How to Stay Focused on Your Work (https://www.theorderexpert.com/how-to-focus-on-work/)
Got the Blank Page Blues? Take a Walk. How Walking Boosts Creativity. (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/got-the-blank-page-blues-take-a-walk-how-walking-boosts-creativity)
Adam Grant, Think Again (https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/)
John Zada, In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond (https://www.johnzada.com/sasquatch-in-the-valleys-of-the-noble-beyond/)
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If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com). -
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:
Christie Aschwanden (https://christieaschwanden.com)
Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery (https://christieaschwanden.com/books/)
Emerging Form (https://emergingform.substack.com), Christie's podcast
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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 (http://williamgallagher.com)
58keys (https://www.youtube.com/c/WilliamGallagher/videos), William Gallagher's YouTube channel
Three-Biscuit Guide to Scrivener (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d55-sbWMh4) (one-hour video looking at Scrivener's features)
Jane Austen, Lady Susan (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/292252/lady-susan/9780241582527)
Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store).
If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com). -
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 (https://www.newscientist.com/author/rowan-hooper/)
How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars (https://theexperimentpublishing.com/catalogs/spring-2022/how-to-save-the-world-for-just-a-trillion-dollars/)
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars (https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/current-affairs-politics/How-to-Spend-a-Trillion-Dollars-Rowan-Hooper-9781788163453)
Emily St. John Mandel, The Sea of Tranquility (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692735/sea-of-tranquility-by-emily-st-john-mandel/)
George Monbiot, Regenesis (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/317/317018/regenesis/9780241447642.html)
Learn more about Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview), and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store).
If you like the podcast, please follow it in Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/write-now-with-scrivener/id1568550068) or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener (https://podcast.scrivenerapp.com). -
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 (https://jessicapayne.net)
MomsWritersClub (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFHfWLYYSC9RCLPIhPm-TyQ)
Jaime Lynn Hendricks: It Could Be Anyone (https://linktr.ee/jaimelynnhendricks)
Janelle Brown: I'll Be You (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/568238/ill-be-you-by-janelle-brown/)
Nita Prose: The Maid (https://www.nitaprose.com)
Catherine McKenzie: Please Join Us (https://catherinemckenzie.com/books/please-join-us/)
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