Wirefish

I’ve been fighting with Scriv mucking up my curly quotes, especially at the end of sentences after an em-dash. My workflow for my beta is to export a section from Scriv to a Word (.doc) format.  I never noticed the problem when I was using OpenOffice, but then I was also NOT compiling several scenes […]

How’s that for calling you out, Mun42? Angela’s class isn’t the first place I encountered the concept of GMC. It’s mentioned on page 10 of Writing with Emotion, Tension, & Conflict, with an order to get it and read it. After I started reading Angela’s lessons, I realized I was being prodded in that direction […]

At my last writing group meeting, we ended up chatting about tools we use and love. I rattled on about Scrivener and Aeon Time Line enough that people were taking notes. A couple people have expressed interest in how I’m wrangling my little entertainment, so here you go. I’m pretty open that Cantata started life […]

I’ve been mulling over a few comments on Cantata about how self-absorbed Hermione seems to be. At first, I thought maybe I’d overdone what I’m trying to express — I won’t rule that out — but I think the issue lies elsewhere. I’d read an article about how readers often apply the “friend” concept to […]