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I'm always interested in how writers organise their output. As a non-fiction writer I discovered Scrivener and found very useful. Now I'm writing fiction I find Scrivener absolutely essential. I use it very basically, I must admit. Many people have asked me how I managed to structure my inaugural novel (Jaguar!)both in terms of timeline and geography? the answer was Scrivener. It allows you to build a book in small sections and move them around to re-construct the flow in a way that Word can't. It's a great tool to avoid writers block, too. When you lose momentum on one section, you simply switch to another one. I usually aim for 1000 / 2000 words per session (I have a full time and intense day job too) and Scrivener helps drive that productivity without it all being on one part of the book. The sections become chapters and paragraphs ... a line of tiles. When I have the tiles dragged into the order I want them, I export to Word and create 'the book'. Then I read,edit and edit again (myself). Then format to CS guidelines. then publish. Simple. Go get Scrivener. It will, honestly, simplify and motivate your approach to writing. Ian Barnett, October 2014.

I've been a Goodreads registered author for about three months now. Two weeks ago I decided to explore the site and community more thoroughly and as a result recently placed an advert for my book 'Jaguar!'. I am hugely impressed with the view rate compared to Amazon, Kindle and Facebook ads. You can clearly tell this a book-lovers community. Disappointed with just 5,900 views yesterday, I subtly modified the advert and have had nearly 12,000 views today. If I'm disappointed with anything it is the fact that I have offered the first three chapters of ALL my self published books on free download and had no takers. Considering all these have 5 star Amazon reviews, that surprises me. They're free ... go grab them!Jaguar !: The Hunt For The Black Angel