by Jordan | Apr 27, 2015 | Of Interest, Pure Nerd Nip |
Anyone who knows me realizes at some point that I’m a complete fan-geek. If a story/movie/television show is even the slightest bit weird, I’ll give it a go. (Which isn’t to say I don’t have my snobbish moments. I adore Star Trek in all its...
by Jordan | Nov 27, 2014 | Of Interest, Pure Nerd Nip |
November in Oregon can only mean one thing to a science fiction geek — ORYCON! Orycon is our local annual geekfest, a weekend gathering chock full of nerdie goodness for fans and professionals of all speculative fiction persuasions. Artists display and sell their...
by Jordan | Jun 3, 2014 | Of Interest, Pure Nerd Nip, Writing |
Woot! Freya’s Tears is out in two weeks! Yay! If you haven’t seen the excerpt I posted last month, here it is. I have a couple of things I want to do to celebrate my upcoming space opera, so I’ll just dive into it. The Seven Best Space Travel Twitter...
by Jordan | Feb 14, 2014 | Pure Nerd Nip |
Love is in the air, people! Grab your significant other and party down! And now, for your viewing pleasure, the Redhawks shall regale you with song…sorta. Have a great day!
by Jordan | Apr 23, 2013 | Pure Nerd Nip, Writing |
Names are funny things. Sometimes they come to you, a bolt of lightning sizzling between your eyes and into your brain – “Her name is HANNAH! Yes! That’s it!” Other times, not so much. (It’s sad when you get halfway through the book and still feel something is...
by Jordan | Nov 3, 2012 | Pure Nerd Nip, Writing |
Binder Colors The second thing I want to discuss in this time is the colored labels. They’re located in the Inspector and, as I noted in my last post, they can be added to or edited. When I first picked up Scrivener, I was working on Broken Trails, revising it to...
by Jordan | Nov 3, 2012 | Pure Nerd Nip, Writing |
Scrivener This is the second of at least three parts dealing with the writing program, Scrivener, created by the team at Literature & Latte. In my last post, I discussed creating a project and the general layout of the project interface. This time I’m going to...
by Jordan | Oct 24, 2012 | Pure Nerd Nip, Writing |
In case you missed it, this is part two of a multi-part series about the writing program, Scrivener. Last time, I went over setting up a new novel project from the Fiction section, and discussed the Binder. I also made some changes to the Binder. This time I’m...
by Jordan | Oct 23, 2012 | Pure Nerd Nip, Writing |
Scrivener — I absolutely adore this program. I can’t say enough good things about it! My writing has improved by leaps and bounds since I bought the thing. The creators at Literature and Latte have done a fantastic job building a comprehensive tool for the writer. At...
by Jordan | Jul 9, 2012 | Pure Nerd Nip |
There’s a new video out there by 2012 Champion Dallas Seavey. I’m imbedding it here and urging everyone to share it wherever you can. (If the video is choppy, head over to YouTube to see the original.) Inside the...