Kyle
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Michael J. Sullivan:
I saw where you said you used Scrivener. I've been thinking about buying it for a while now but I've been hesitant because I don't really know anybody with experience using it. What do you like about the program and what are its drawbacks? Are there any kinds of writers you think it's best suited for or is it fairly well a cover-all recommendation?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey there Kyle. Scrivener is well worth the money...it's worth 3 times the money, truth be told. I've found no drawbacks to it. The things I like the most...
1. The fact that it autosaves my work so if there is a power outage I don't lose what I was working on.
2. The fact I can have all my research, character profiles, and other "supplemental information" so easy to access.
3. The fact that I can color-code my scenes by POV so I can see who's head I've been spending time in and whether I'm balanced across my characters.
4. The fact that I can rearrange chapters or scenes by just dragging objects rather than highlighting a section, copying and pasting.
5. How I can outline a book, and as I work on sections it magically morphs into the final manuscript.
6. How it tells me how many words I did each day, how many I have to do, and how much I need to write in the coming days to release on schedule.
7. The name generator function that helps me come up with new names for places and characters.
8. About 100 other features that I've grown to love!
1. The fact that it autosaves my work so if there is a power outage I don't lose what I was working on.
2. The fact I can have all my research, character profiles, and other "supplemental information" so easy to access.
3. The fact that I can color-code my scenes by POV so I can see who's head I've been spending time in and whether I'm balanced across my characters.
4. The fact that I can rearrange chapters or scenes by just dragging objects rather than highlighting a section, copying and pasting.
5. How I can outline a book, and as I work on sections it magically morphs into the final manuscript.
6. How it tells me how many words I did each day, how many I have to do, and how much I need to write in the coming days to release on schedule.
7. The name generator function that helps me come up with new names for places and characters.
8. About 100 other features that I've grown to love!
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Matthew Sampson
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Greetings Mr. Sullivan! Love your work, FYI, but am curious, if not too personal of a question... what was your day job before becoming a full time author? And do you find yourself writing a lot more now that you are full time, or do you spend a similar amount of time working on your books?
Amber
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Whenever you do put out more Riyria Chronicles I was wondering if Tim Gerard Reynolds will also be narrating again? It would be hard to read the book without his voice at this point. He brings so much life to your stories. I think he should narrate all of your books, if that was at all possible :)
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