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Should You Invest in Scrivener?

Posted on by R.M. Archer

Scrivener is a program I mention a fair bit for two reasons. First, full transparency, because I’m an affiliate for them. I make a small commission if you buy a Scrivener license through my affiliate link (and, yes, this post contains affiliate links, marked with an asterisk). But secondly, because it’s genuinely my go-to writing tool; I don’t join affiliate programs for tools that I don’t actually use and find valuable. My primary goal is not to make a commission, but to help you find the tools that will best serve your writing process! That’s why today I’m going to talk about why Scrivener might be a worthwhile investment for you… or why you might be better off going with something else.

Scrivener is for You If…

…Every Project Has Numerous Files

I used to have numerous files for each project I was working on, in folders within folders, and if I wanted to reference them I would have to open multiple separate Word documents and swap back and forth.

Then I found Scrivener.

Scrivener’s binder lets you Continue reading “Should You Invest in Scrivener?” →

World Anvil Review – My 5 Favorite Features

World Anvil Review – My 5 Favorite Features

Posted on by R.M. Archer

I mention World Anvil a lot. World Anvil is one of my favorite worldbuilding tools, and I think there’s a lot to love about it, but today I want to specifically review five of my favorite World Anvil features. (I wasn’t originally compensated to write this article, but I’ve since become an affiliate for World Anvil and therefore receive a commission if you sign up for a paid subscription, at no additional cost to you.) Continue reading “World Anvil Review – My 5 Favorite Features” →

My Top 5 Worldbuilding Tools

My Top 5 Worldbuilding Tools

Posted on by R.M. Archer

I talk a lot about worldbuilding, and today I want to share with you five tools that I’ve found helpful for organizing and inspiring my worldbuilding and that hopefully will be a help to you, too!

*Links with asterisks are affiliate links, which means I get a portion of the earnings at no extra cost to you

WorldAnvil

Yes, I’m talking about WorldAnvil* again, because it’s an amazing tool and the developers are awesome and Continue reading “My Top 5 Worldbuilding Tools” →

NaNoWriMo Alternatives – Word Count Tracker Options & Community

NaNoWriMo Alternatives – Word Count Tracker Options & Community

Posted on by R.M. Archer

I participated in National Novel Writing Month from 2014 all the way through 2020 or so, and I think the challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days is a great tool to get people writing and foster community among writers and just overall encourage authors. Toward the end of that run, however, the NaNoWriMo organization began making a lot of decisions based on politics, decisions that I personally found detrimental to the encouragement of community that is central to what NaNoWriMo has to offer—and only continued to make more and more controversial and outright unhealthy decisions until they were forced to shut down altogether. If you’re looking to replace a long-standing tradition of NaNoWriMo participation, or you’re looking for additional resources for a separate word count tracker or more targeted community, here’s a gathering of resources—both those that have been around for a while as well as those that have popped up since NaNoWriMo began to decline.

As a note, I do update this list periodically with new resources! If you have suggestions of your own, feel free to drop them in the comments as well. Continue reading “NaNoWriMo Alternatives – Word Count Tracker Options & Community” →