How to write a novel in 30 days – NaNo & Scrievener
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Louise Larsson gave a talk about how to write a novel in 30 days using NaNoWriMo and Scrivener. She discussed the pros and cons of NaNoWriMo, including the good pressure of a deadline and supportive community but focus on quantity over quality. She also covered the pros of Scrivener for organizing and editing large amounts of text. Her top 5 favorite Scrivener functions included separate research documents, goals and statistics, revision colors, chapters, and full screen composition mode.
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- 1. How to write a novel in 30 days – NaNo & Scrievener LOUISE LARSSON, GEEK GIRL ÖRESUND MEETUP 19 NOVEMBER 2016
- 2. What this talk is about • Writing! • Writing fast! • Writing fast with a cool program!
- 5. This is me: • Web editor at Lund University since March 2012 • Creative writing student at ”Författarskolan” since August 2015 • Live in Malmö • Like cats, concerts, fantasy books and travelling
- 8. Pros and cons with NaNoWriMo + Gives you some good pressure aka a deadline + Supportive and creative community, both online and offline (if you want to) + Allows you to write, not edit + Focus on quantity rather than on quality - Focus on quantity rather than on quality - Large amounts of unedited text to handle when finished
- 10. Pros and cons with Scrivener + Allows you to handle and edit large amounts of text + Possible to modify to fit your needs -
- 11. My favourite functions with Scrivener… Top 5!
- 12. 5. Separate research documents and folders
- 13. 5. Separate research documents and maps
- 14. 4. Goals and statistics
- 18. 2. Chapters
- 19. 2. Chapters
- 20. 1. Full screen composition mode
- 21. 1. Full screen composition mode