There are three main views within Scrivener that relate to planning and story organization: One view is the Manuscript View. In the Binder it represents the overall book/part/chapter/scene organization your work follows. By creating a parent/child structure the binder really gives you a nice high level outline view of your work. More on the structure […]
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Ingredients: 1/2 bag of frozen chicken tenderloins block of cream cheese can of corn, drained can of black beans, drained and rinsed can of Ro-tel (mild with green chilies) white rice and/or tortilla chips In a crockpot, place the frozen chicken, then lay the cream cheese on top. Pour the corn, beans, and ro-tel
This past Sunday, Stephen Davey spoke about 1John 5:13-14. These concluding remarks within the book of 1John were written so that we’d know we have been saved. It was written for believers. Kind of like a hug from God 🙂 Pastor Davey stated that doubt: has more to do with feelings than with doctrine suffering
I use Swiffer sheets constantly. Here are a few examples In the laundry room there is tons of dust. I use a Swiffer sheet every few days and run it over the top of the washer and dryer, otherwise, a film of dust begins. I stick the used Swiffer sheet in the cabinet above my
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Scrivener has so many tools you can use to organize your writing life! Here are just a few that tripped me up when I first began using Scrivener: On the right hand side is the “inspector window”. It is only visible if you click on the encircled “i” in the upper right corner of the
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At our old home, our glass shower door ended up with some type of film on it. So when we prepared our home to sell, we had to replace it 🙁 In our new home, we don’t want to run into that problem, so I investigated what we could do to make this glass
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When we make pork tenderloin on the grill, we always end up with leftover pork. So I make pork fried rice with it. You’ll need: leftover pork, cut into bite sized pieces Trader Joes vegetable fried rice in the freezer section two eggs lightly whipped soy sauce Heat up a skillet,
Sometimes, I have no idea where to start a scene. Don’t let that stop you from writing the scene! Don’t forget the seat-in-the-chair rule 🙂 I usually put a comment at the beginning of the scene, giving myself ideas about where to start. Then I plunge into the scene ~ just write. By the time
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Now that chair would be perfect for a young girl, but we wanted a more sophisticated look. On a budget! So I found a fabric I loved. The thicker fabric you use, the tougher it will be to re-upholster, but the more durable it will be in the long term. I took a chance on
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Emotions are the key to connecting the reader with your story. Ask yourself why the character feels this way. Then expand all description you already have. To go deeper, ask yourself how does your character FEEL about what just happened? Now go back and remove all words that convey emotion by telling (like
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