I learned today that the landscape along US-95 south of Tonopah, Nev., is peppered with thousands of Joshua trees. Learned by seeing them. I also learned how to write a book. Learned by Googling “how ...

‘Writing a novel’ seems to be one of the default items on most people’s wish-lists. Most never start it, and most of those who start it never finish it, but if you want to make a serious attempt, ...

Scrivener is a name that gets tossed around a lot in writing circles, but it's not immediately clear how it's useful. Subsequently, I've avoided it for years. Then, on a whim recently, I checked it ...

From the Cheapskate: This top-rated tool, a favorite among novelists and screenwriters alike, normally runs $45. Plus: three seriously good bonus deals. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...

While you're pinching and punching for the first of the month, don't forget today is also the first day of National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. To coincide with this auspicious ...

Scrivener isn't necessarily the best for making books or e-books, but now it doesn't have to be since it's added Vellum support. AppleInsider checks it out. If you write academic non-fiction books ...

Write like a pro by picking up Scrivener 3 for only half its normal price. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals Even the greatest authors can encounter a serious case of writer’s block. But now there’s a modern ...

Like many freelance writers, I’ve been “working on a novel” more or less since college, though “the novel” that I’m “working on” has shifted considerably from a ‘70s-era bildungsroman to an art heist ...

I've mentioned several times my use of and enthusiasm for Scrivener, a $39.95 writing program put out by a two-person operation in Cornwall, England. It's Mac-only, so stop right here if that means ...

Software week resumes (previously here and here). OK, it may not correspond to an actual "week," but it should go through at least seven installments. This one continues the theme of how you can use a ...

Writers have a nearly endless choice of tools. The number of word processors, text editors and other text software available today is staggering. But most of them are designed for a specific type of ...