The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is the second book in my personal challenge to read and review 12 books in 12 months. You can see the rules I’m following for this challenge in a previous post, here. To read my first review, click here. In this review series, I will do my best to avoid … More Book Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I really want to read more. I used to be a chain reader. (It’s like a chain smoker, but with books.) I never finished a book without a new one to start, and I always spent most of my free time reading rather than doing other things. That’s great and everything, but I’m an adult … More New Series: Monthly Book Reviews
This is part 3 of my review of Scrivener. You can read part 1 here, and you can read part 2 here. It’s taken me a while to finish these, but it’s time to (finally) wrap up this review. There are two more features I want to briefly highlight that really set Scrivener apart for me. … More Scrivener v. Microsoft Word: Final Thoughts
A year or two ago, my fiance (who was my boyfriend at the time) told me he was trying to find a better pen for taking notes in class. He was in college at the same school as me, studying engineering while I studied English. For him, it was important to have a pen that … More The Quest for the Perfect Pen
This is part 2 of my review of Scrivener. You can read Part 1 here. As promised, here’s the beginning of my comparison between Scrivener and Microsoft Word. This post will focus exclusively on organization during the writing process. The thing about Microsoft Word that is frustrating when you’re working on a long work is that … More Scrivener v. MS Word: Organization
Here goes nothing! It’s day 1 of NaNoWriMo and I’m getting started…in a few minutes. I’ve seen a lot of posts recommending Scrivener as a great tool for writing long form works. The novel I’m working on this month is going to involve a lot of flashbacks, so I thought this project and this particular … More NaNoWriMo Day 1 and Trying Scrivener
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