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Hello, Liebkucken!! These are candied fruit, nuts, and ginger snaps Holiday Treats. Very good Yummies, sent to me by a daughter.

Hello, 2025! I’m in Reset Mode today, clearing out old notebooks, saving the important stuff in refreshed/refilled notebooks. BTW, most writers love notebooks of all kinds. I’ve also been updating/linking my booklist online, keywords, etc.

But to answer a comment question about Scrivener (and please, please do comment and maybe subscribe?) : I’m doing lots of organizing a ton of writing, published/unpublished/list of potential titles, lists of story ideas (My Story Toolbox) in Scrivener. I am using only handy-dandy parts of that writing software to suit my needs now, but read on�.

First, as I am an old-timer (translation: old-school taught) who has been through a long road of machines/software. I will probably change as technology comes along. Currently, I write rough draft on Pages (a Mac freebie) on my iPad. Previously, I’ve used Word and others.. But Pages stays on its Cloud, ready to switch over to the Big Mac, necessary for Vellum (formatting software), graphics (Covers) and other necessaries.

However, I’ve been writing a bit on Scrivener, on my iPad, and using Dropbox to crossover to the Mac, if needed. Admittedly, my years of writing are scattered all over that Mac, and now with Scrivener, I’m determined to organize better. We’re talking previously published/rights reverted and new works, Indie published or still brewing. I believe—but check for certain—that Scrivener software is around $60, and for me a good deal. Again, check, because prices for different versions for IOS, OS, Android, etc. may differ, and BTW, Scrivener has a big Community for questions/help at , the owners of Scrivener. Make certain you download specifically for what Apple or Android you’re using. You might be able to download a test version there? Double check that?

Scrivener comes with choices, pertinent to what you are writing, i.e. Novels, Short Stories, Screen Plays (?), and you can do a lot with it. Its really too much when you’re starting, as it’s overwhelming. But a YouTube video on Scrivener gave me the best tip: center on what you need to do with it, rather than the mountain of offered choices. To suit my current needs, I only use a little of its potential.

My current mode is to write rough draft and edit a bit on Pages as I like an open road ahead of me. But in my WIP (Work in Progress) anthology, I’m stuffing short stories into Scrivener. A handy sidebar lets me check ages, characters, notes, word length, whatever. Very handy dealie for someone who doesn’t like to switch around or find notes to check references.

I also moved my Story Tool Box into Scrivener, with chapter like-or notecards with Scrivener, containing ideas for new works. The notecard feature is something I actually used years ago with actual notecards so far as plotting. But digitally, you can move the cards, likewise the linear line of characters/notes/chapters on the handy sidebar.

Since I already use Vellum, I have not used the Compile feature offered on Scrivener. This is where you’d add front/back matter and mash the whole thing together. Maybe it works that way, as again, I have not used that feature.

Scrivener is very maneuverable, and there are lots of free Scrivener templates, and if techie enough, you can create your own. Here are a few places to look for the free versions (though you need to purchase the Scrivener Mother/Base software first): , Scrivenerville.com, .com, and more.

I am unfamiliar with ProWritingAid and others, which may do the same thing. But the Scrivener templates are amazing either free or enclosed in the original software, like plot points, Fantasy theme, thesis, non-fiction, Blogs (I may look into that as I need to organize years of blogging). Again, underlining this: The Major Caution is to get the version suitable for whatever you have, Mac or Android, etc.

That’s it for now, but coming up: More Reset, Life/Mind/Work/Health. I hope you’ll join me in the journey?

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