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Scrivener is a tool for writing long-form projects, as well as screenplays, short stories, poems, and more. As a complete writing environment, you can use Scrivener for other tasks related to your writing. For example, a previous article discussed how to track submissions for each project within the projects; see Create a Writing Submission Tracker in Scrivener.| Literature & Latte
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In 1950, in the United States, there were about 11,000 books published, and of these, about 1,200 were fiction. (Source: McSweeney’s.) Twenty-five years later, nearly 40,000 books were published, and 2,400 of these were fiction. In that period, publishing saw the rise of the paperback, a doubling of the number of children’s books published (just slightly less than fiction, at around 2,100), and a near tripling of books classified as “poetry, drama,” reaching 1,100.| Literature & Latte
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It’s great to sell your first book, and you’ll discover the joy of publication, but you’ll also have to deal with contracts and advances. Hopefully you have an agent to do this for you, someone who understands the often obscure terms in publishing contracts and helps you navigate the financial issues around your book.| Literature & Latte
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Writers typically need to place their words somewhere. Scrivener has long been an admired application for writers. Since I got it last year I thought I would share my first impressions to potential…| Me & Ink