Write Now with Scrivener

Write Now with Scrivener

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Write Now with Scrivener episodes

  • Episode 67: Write Now with Scrivener, Episode no. 67: Jaima Fixsen, Mystery and Thriller Author

    Show notes:

    • Jaima Fixsen
    • Don't Look Close
    • Audrey Blake Books
    • Navigating the Publishing Process: Traditional vs. Self-Publishing
    • How to Self-Publish Your Books to Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo
    • Emma Donoghue: The Pull of the Stars
    • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

      If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

      26 min
    • Episode 66: Episode no. 66: John Degen, Author and Head of The Writers' Union of Canada

      John Degen is the author of four books and is the head of The Writers' Union of Canada and Chair of the International Authors Forum. He wrote his latest novel, Seldom Seen Road, entirely on his iPhone with Scrivener.

      Show notes:

      • John Degen
      • The Uninvited Guest
      • Seldom Seen Road
      • Write Now with Scrivener Episode 63: Lili Taylor, Actor and Birder
      • Jonathan Franzen: The End of the End of the Earth
      • Shore Report — Covering Lake Huron's North Shore
      • Write Now with Scrivener Episode 42: William Shaw, Author of Crime Fiction and Adventure Thrillers
      • Joanne Harris
      • William Kent Krueger: Purgatory Ridge
      • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

        If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

        32 min
      • Episode 65: Lancali, Author of I Fell in Love with Hope

        Lancali is the author of I Fell in Love with Hope, a novel that "explores the turmoil of grief and illness while revealing the unequivocal power of friendship through an endearing cast of characters."

        Show notes:

        • Lancali - Lou-Andrea Callewaert
        • I Fell in Love with Hope
        • Substack
        • Julian Barnes: Departure(s)
        • How Books Are Published, from Author to Agent to Publisher to Reader
        • Why you shouldn't judge people by what they read - YouTube
        • Does Scrivener use AI?
        • How to Manage Your Characters in Scrivener
        • Cormac McCarthy: The Road
        • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

          If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

          34 min
        • Episode 64: Tahmima Anam, Author of Uprising

          Tahmima Anam's fifth novel, Uprising, is a finalist for the 2026 Orwell Prize.

          Show notes:

          • Uprising
          • The Power of Holding Silence: Making the Workplace Work for Women
          • Write Now with Scrivener Episode 62: Erica Wagner, Novelist and Literary Editor
          • The 100 best novels of all time - The Guardian
          • The Vegetarian by Han Kang
          • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

            If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

            31 min
          • Episode 63: Lili Taylor, Actor and Birder

            Actor Lili Taylor is an avid birder, and she has written a book about her passion, Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing.

            Show notes:

            • Lili Taylor
            • Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing
            • Merlin Bird ID
            • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow
            • How to Use Images in Your Scrivener Projects: Advanced Techniques for Ebooks (how to link to external images)
            • Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
            • Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing
            • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

              If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

              33 min
            • Episode 62: Erica Wagner, Novelist and Literary Editor

              Erica Wagner has written Wash, a historical novel about Washington Roebling, the man who build the Brooklyn Bridge.

              Show notes:

              • Erica Wagner
              • Wash
              • Daniel Kehlmann: The Director
              • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

                If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

                33 min
              • Episode 61: Lorraine Wilson, Speculative Fiction Author

                Lorraine Wilson writes speculative fiction, which she says is "writing in between folklore and the wilderness."

                Show notes:

                • Lorraine Wilson
                • We Are All Ghosts In The Forest
                • The Salt Oracle
                • Christopher Caldwell: Call and Response
                • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

                  If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

                  29 min
                • Episode 60: John Garrison Marks, Historian

                  John Garrison Marks is a historian, whose latest book is Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory.

                  Show notes:

                  • John Garrison Marks
                  • Thy Will Be Done: George Washington's Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory
                  • DEVONthink
                  • Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation
                  • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

                    If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

                    29 min
                  • Episode 59: Brad Bigelow, Biographer

                    Brad Bigelow has written a biography of the neglected author Virginia Faulkner.

                    Show notes:

                    • Brad Bigelow
                    • Virginia Faulkner - A Life in Two Acts
                    • The Neglected Books Page
                    • The Space Age Pop Music Page
                    • A Dance to the Music of Time - musicoftime.com
                    • [A Dance to the Music of Time audiobook](Audible.com)
                    • Reading Pilgrimage
                    • Pilgrimage
                    • Paul Metcalf – Coffee House Press
                    • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

                      If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

                      33 min
                    • Episode 58: Tessa Hulls, Pulitzer Prize Winning Graphic Artist & Memoirist

                      Tessa Hulls is an artist and writer who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her graphic memoir Feeding Ghosts.

                      Note that the companion article for this episode on the Literature & Latte website includes some screenshots of Tessa's project.

                      Show notes:

                      • Tessa Hulls
                      • Feeding Ghosts
                      • Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir, by Tessa Hulls - The Pulitzer Prizes
                      • Isabel Wilkerson: Caste
                      • Kaliane Bradley: The Ministry of Time
                      • Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

                        If you like the podcast, please follow it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Leave a rating or review, and tell your friends. And check out past episodes of Write Now with Scrivener.

                        32 min

                      About Write Now with Scrivener

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                      Join journalist Kirk McElhearn, author of Take Control of Scrivener, as he interviews writers of all kinds about their processes, routines, and how they use Scrivener, the app dedicated to long-form…

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