Keystroke Medium

Talking all thing caffeine and story with Lisa Richman.

We get down to the voodoo w/ Mr Nick Cole dropping in to discuss the nomination for the Dragon Awards for their super caffeinated book, The Savage Wars!

In the last episode, Josh, Scott, and Chuck talked about how they used Scrivener's most basic features to simply write their stories.

This week, Matt Herron joins the conversation to show off some of the program's next-level features and talk about the differences between the Mac and PC versions.

[00:00] Opening remarks—we hit 1,000 subscribers!

[05:33] Weekly update—Central Time Edition

Josh: Finishing up Tranquility #2, workshopped another book of Devon Ford’s. Reading Sphere by Michael Crichton and the new Star Wars: Thrawn book.

Matt: Outlining two full books now. 1. A new space opera series (book 2 in work) and 2. Book 4 in The Gunn Files series.

Scott: Working on Victory Day (They Came for Blood #3), Expeditionaries War (Brothers in Arms) and personal project.

[15:26] Sponsor: J. Clifton Slater’s Muted Implications (Clay Warrior Book 12)

[17:45] Main Event—How to Scrivener with Matt Herron!

-Section breaks

-Scrivener 2 v. 3 compile capability (advice: focus on organizing, drafting, and writing, not compiling)

-Scrivener 3 for Windows broke 2020?

-Give the Scrivener 3 for Windows BETA a try if you’re daring…

-Ways to use labels in Scrivener 3.

-Noodling with index cards.

-Timelines!

-Use of the Writing History.

-Cleaning up quotes vs. smart quotes.

-Linguistic Focus!

-Using the Meta Data pane to add custom meta data to do things like tracking plot threads.

-How you set up the Editor can be different than how you Compile.

-Using a view to look as though you’re writing a book.

-Snapshots to preserve a scene state and compare scenes.

-Revision mode.

-God Mode: Cmd+shift and snapshot whole document.

-How to deal with word document coming back from the editor (Most writers do not come back to Scrivener at this point).

-Split Screen Mode.

-Notes and comments.

[1:06:23] Closing remarks

Coffee and Concepts

Writer’s Journey

Storytelling

 

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How in the caffeinated maelstrom do we have two... TWO CnC shows this week? Darn Dragon Awards, that's how.

Paddy Fin from across the pond joins us to talk about his love of the caffeine bean and whatever else comes to mind.

Scrivener is a word processing program with a ton of features that can be definitely intimidating for someone just starting a project.

Josh, Scott , and Chuck, sit down to explore Scrivener's basic functions to demystify and simplify your first experience with this innovative program.

Scott drops in to talk up those annoyingly helpful angels that sit on your Main Character's shoulder. Artificial Implants turned sidekicks or menace to concentration.

Calling all cowboys and cowgirls of every stripe! In this episode, we get into the true history of the American West. The wide-open range is at your fingertips. Professor Art T. Burton, award-winning author and professor of American history, is here to help us rediscover the wonders of the Wild West. Tonight, we talk about life on the open plains, and the true stories of Bass Reeves, legendary US Marshal, and Cherokee Bill, one of the most feared outlaws of his day.

Ready to ride?

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We delve into all the caffinated mysteries of reading, writing, and why Aaron is spelled with two "a's" with author James S. Aaron

Chuck sits down with Devon C Ford and Josh to talk about their brand new collaborative series, Tranquility.

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Host: C. Steven Manley

[00:00] Opening remarks

[03:24] Weekly update—Boys’ Playdate Edition

Josh: Author’s boat retreat. Had good progress on Tranquility but more on that later.

Devon: Writing, working, babies, sunshine maybe.

Chuck: Plugging away at Jack Dark series and some Brace Cordova work. Rinse and repeat.

[03:24] Main Event—Tranquility!

-Narwhal tusks are probably going to be prohibited weapons.

-Josh and Devon introduce the concept of Tranquility.

-Coauthoring with complementary skillsets.

-Josh takes a different approach to this collaboration.

-A different concept for the world in terms of mech (think Titanfall)

-Josh shows off his mapping skillz.

-Having to consolidate the Queen’s English and American for one market.

-Getting the dialogue right for audiobooks.

-Finding the fan base between the two authors (Josh: milSF; Devon: Post Apoc)

-Seeding early books with characters who become pivotal to the rest of the novel.

-The iceberg model (what the reader sees and the amount of story beneath the surface).

[1:08:00] Closing remarks

Coffee and Concepts

Writer’s Journey

Storytelling

 

Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/

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Keystroke Medium Anthologies

     Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I 

     Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

     Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

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