Greg L. Turnquist
Code slinger by day, author by night
Super dad of 3 crazy, but lovable kiddos
Non-fiction/Fiction author
DARKLIGHT
Greg L. Turnquist
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What is Scrivener?
“The software that should cost $2000, but only costs $35.”
- Tamara Leigh, USA Today Best Selling Author
“…a musclebound electronic organizing system…”
- Jerry Jenkins, New York Times Best Selling Author
“The software that makes me able to ditch MS Word.”
- Me
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Key Features
Outline your stories
Non-linear editor
Filter as you work
Full-screen composition mode
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Options, Options, Options
PDF of your proposal for an agent
Word document of your MS for an editor
Kindle E-Book for Amazon
PDF interior for Create Space
ePub E-Book for SmashWords, B&N, etc.
Chapters & Scenes - Outline
More detailed view
of each scene
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DEMO TIME
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Scrivener Basics
Characters
Background
Other Research
Icons
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Characters
Character sheets
Concept shot
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Background
Location description
Concept image
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Other Research
Edits
Feedback ARCs
Concept images
TODOs
Queries
Timeline
Agent manuscripts
Synopses
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Icons
“We know about icons”
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Icons
New subplot
Point of View
Status of the Scene
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Full Composition Mode
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Scrivener Summary
You can do a lot, you can do a little
Most used features
Jump to any scene
Flange down
Print out a scene for critique group, create PDF of
three scenes for agent
For self publishing, it’s pure gold