Write Now with Scrivener

Episode 47: April Davila, Novelist and Mindfulness Instructor Feb 05, 2025

April Davila is a novelist, and she explores how mindfulness can help writers.

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Episode 46: David Goodman, Spy Fiction Author Jan 08, 2025

David Goodman's first novel, A Reluctant Spy, is a story about how a man makes a deal and gets more than he bargained for.

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Episode 45: Jean Kwok, Author of The Leftover Woman Dec 04, 2024

Jean Kwok is the best-selling author of four novels, including her latest, The Leftover Woman.

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Episode 44: Holly Seddon, Thriller Author Nov 06, 2024

Holly Seddon has written several thrillers, and says that she "writes novels under cover of darkness."

Show notes:

Holly Seddon
The Short Straw
59 Minutes (release August 2025 in the UK, and November 2025 in the US)
Julie McDowall: Attack Warning Red!
Gillian MacAllister, Just Another Missing Person
Honest Authors Podcast

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Episode 43: Veronica Roth, Fantasy Author Oct 02, 2024

Veronica Roth is the author of many fantasy novels, including the Divergent series.

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Episode 42: William Shaw, Author of Crime Fiction and Adventure Thrillers Sep 04, 2024

William Shaw writes crime fiction and adventure thrillers.

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Episode 41: Natasha Bell, Thriller Author and Creative Writing Teacher Aug 07, 2024

Natasha Bell writes psychological thrillers and teaches creative writing.

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Wendy Van Camp, Speculative Fiction Writer and Poet Jul 03, 2024

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Episode 39: Kate Heartfield, Historical Fantasy Author Jun 05, 2024

Kate Heartfield writes historical fantasy novels, games, and stories.

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Episode 38: Veronica G. Henry, Fantasy and Mystery Author May 01, 2024

Veronica G. Henry writes fantasy, mystery, and speculative fiction novels.

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Episode 37: Debbie Urbanski, Science Fiction Author Apr 03, 2024

After many years writing short stories and essays, Debbie Urbanski has published her first novel, After World, about AI at the end of humanity's physical presence on earth.

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Episode 36: Todd Henry, Productivity and Creativity Author Mar 06, 2024

Todd Henry writes books helping people improve their productivity, creativity, and teamwork. He calls himself "an arms dealer for the creative revolution."

‌I can't imagine writing a book in anything other than Scrivener.

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Episode 35: George Stevens Jr., Movie Producer and Director Feb 07, 2024

George Stevens Jr. has been a movie producer and director for decades, and has written a memoir about his life in Hollywood.

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Episode 34: Fonda Lee, Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Jan 03, 2024

Fonda Lee is a science fiction and fantasy author, winner of the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, and many others.

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Episode 33: Carl Zimmer, Science Writer Dec 06, 2023

Carl Zimmer is a science writer, author of 14 books, is a professor adjunct at Yale University, and writes the Origins column for The New York Times.

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Episode 32: John Wyver, Television Historian and Film Producer Nov 01, 2023

John Wyver writes about the history of television in the United Kingdom, produces films about the arts and performance, and is a Professor of the Arts on Screen.

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Episode 31: Mary Robinette Kowal, Science Fiction and Fantasy Author Oct 04, 2023

Mary Robinette Kowal writes science fiction and fantasy, and starts writing all her novels during NaNoWriMo, which takes place each year in November.

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Episode 30: Sean Carroll, Quantum Physicist Sep 06, 2023

Sean Carroll is a quantum physicist, who has written several books explaining the complexity of his topic to general readers.

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Episode 29: Michael Jecks, Medieval Mystery Author Aug 02, 2023

Michael Jecks has written more than 50 novels, including 33 in his Templar series of medieval mysteries. He also writes books in other series, set in modern times, the Tudor period, and 1920s Shanghai.

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Episode 28: Sheila O'Flanagan, Romance Author Jul 05, 2023

Sheila O'Flanagan left a career as a banker for writing, and has written more than 30 romance novels, which "put women in situations where they have to dig deep inside themselves to find their inner strength even though sometimes they struggle to realise it’s there."

"You always regret the things you didn't do more than the things that you did do."

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Episode 27: S J Watson, Thriller Novelist Jun 07, 2023

S J Watson, author of the hugely popular Before I Go to Sleep, is starting a new project called The Experiment, where he shows readers his first drafts.

S J Watson, author of the hugely popular Before I Go to Sleep, is starting a new project called The Experiment. He will write a novel, showing readers his first drafts as he progresses, and inviting readers to suggest how the novel is to proceed.

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Episode 26: Jaime Green, Science Journalist May 03, 2023

Jaime Green has just published her first book, The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos, where she discusses whether there is life out there, and, if so, whether we will ever know.

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Episode 25: Becca Caddy, Science and Technology Journalist Apr 05, 2023

Becca Caddy writes about science and technology, and is a self-avowed tech addict. Her book Screen Time tells us how to make peace with our tech devices and not be overwhelmed by them.

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Episode 24: Joanna Penn, Author Entrepreneur Mar 01, 2023

Joanna Penn combines her talents as a thriller author with her skills in marketing to have a successful writing career. Her latest book is Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways.

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Episode 23: Bill Thompson, Thriller Author Feb 01, 2023

After decades as a corporate executive for a financial services firm, Bill Thompson retired and became a bestselling author of archeological thrillers.

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Episode 22: Allison K. Williams, Writer, Editor, and Coach Jan 04, 2023

Allison K. Williams is a writer, editor, and coach, as well as former circus performer, and is the author of Seven Drafts, a book about self-editing. Seven Drafts helps writers get from the messy first draft to final draft.

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Episode 21: Thriller Author Katelyn Monroe Howes Dec 07, 2022

Katelyn Monroe Howes is a documentary filmmaker, who has just written her first novel, The Awoken, a dystopian science fiction thriller, has just been published.

"I honestly don't think my process could have worked unless I had Scrivener."

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Episode 20: Brigitta Blair and Camilla Zhang on Writing Comics with Scrivener Nov 02, 2022

Brigitta Blair is an author/illustrator, and Camilla Zhang is a comics editor. Together they have created the Standard Comic Strip Template for Scrivener.

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Brigitta Blair is an author/illustrator, and Camilla Zhang is a comics editor. Together they have created the Standard Comic Strip Template for Scrivener. We discussed comics, how they are made, and how the Scrivener template helps comic authors.

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Episode 19: Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo Oct 19, 2022

Grant Faulkner is executive director of National Novel Writing Month, where hundreds of thousands of people write novels during the month of November. He tells us about the amazing event that is NaNoWriMo, and how it brings together people around the world to write together.

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Episode 18: Rashelle Isip, Professional Organizer Oct 05, 2022

Rashelle Isip is a professional organizer, helping people better manage their time, space, and belongings. She explains how writers can better manage their time and be more efficient.

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Episode 17: Christie Aschwanden, Science Journalist Sep 07, 2022

Christie Aschwanden is a journalist, author, and editor, and has written Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery, a book about the science of athletic recovery. She is a runner and cyclist, and has contributed articles to The New York Times, Runner's World, and Bicycling, among others.

Show notes:

Christie Aschwanden
Good to Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery
Emerging Form, Christie's podcast

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Episode 16: William Gallagher, Playwright, Novelist, and Tech Journalist Aug 03, 2022

William Gallagher is a versatile writer. He has written Doctor Who radio dramas, novels, and hundreds of articles about technology, as well as books about writing. He also creates many YouTube videos about writing and technology.

Show notes:

William Gallagher
58keys, William Gallagher's YouTube channel
Three-Biscuit Guide to Scrivener (one-hour video looking at Scrivener's features)
Jane Austen, Lady Susan

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Episode 15: Rowan Hooper, Science Writer Jul 06, 2022

Rowan Hooper is a science writer, and is currently podcast editor for The New Scientist. His book, How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars, looks at ten big problems in the world and how they can be solved for a trillion dollars.

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Episode 14: Jessica Payne, Thriller Author Jun 01, 2022

Jessica Payne has just published her first novel, Make Me Disappear, a psychological thriller about a woman who arranges her own kidnapping. Jessica is the host of #MomsWritersClub, on YouTube and Twitter, where she discusses the issues around writing and being a mom.

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Episode 13: April Henry, Thriller Author May 04, 2022

April Henry is the author of more than two dozen mysteries and thrillers for teens and adults. Her novels have won prizes, been shortlisted for other prizes, and have been translated into ten languages. She knows two dozen different ways to kill you.

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Episode 12: Damon Young, Philosopher Apr 06, 2022

Damon Young is a philosopher, poet, and an author of fiction for children. As a philosopher, he has written about reading, the garden, and sex, and he has also written a half-dozen children's books. He also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines, and is a frequent guest on radio and TV.

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Episode 11: Charles Shields, Biographer Mar 02, 2022

Charles Shields is a biographer of mid-century American novelists and writers. After a career teaching, and writing histories and biographies for young people, Shields has written several biographies of American authors, the most recent of which is about playwright Lorraine Hansberry, author of Raisin in the Sun.

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Episode 10: Annie Finch, Poet, Writer, and Witch Feb 02, 2022

Annie Finch is a poet, writer, critic, editor, playwright, librettist, translator, and witch. She has written poetry, criticism, memoirs, and works on meter and form, and is the founder of Poetry Witch Community, where she teaches meter, scansion, and magic.

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Episode 9: Charlie Stross, Science-Fiction Author Jan 05, 2022

Charlie Stross is a prolific author of science fiction and fantasy. He has written more than two dozen novels, has won three Hugo awards, and has been nominated for many other awards, including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Japanese Seiun Award.

Show notes:

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Episode 8: Nicole Kronzer, YA Author and High School Teacher Dec 01, 2021

Nicole Kronzer is an author of young adult novels, a high school teacher, and a former actor. Her first novel, Unscripted, was named a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.

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Episode 7: Maggie Shipstead, Author of Great Circle, Shortlisted for the Booker Prize Nov 03, 2021

Maggie Shipstead's latest novel has been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. Great Circle is a novel of love and loss and adventure, focusing on a woman pilot in the early days of flying, and an actress portraying her in the present.

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Episode 6: Elizabeth Haynes, Thriller Author Oct 20, 2021

Having worked as a police intelligence analyst in the UK, Elizabeth Haynes knows a lot about crime. She has written a half dozen novels, all of which she started during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).

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Christian Cantrell, Sci-Fi Thriller Author Sep 22, 2021

With a day job as a designer for one of the world's largest software companies, Christian Cantrell knows how computer technology works, and his novels are full of cutting-edge ideas. He explores science and technology that don’t yet exist in order to put characters in situations in which they can discover things about themselves that would otherwise have been impossible.

Show notes:

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Episode 4: Annik Lafarge, Author of Chasing Chopin Aug 25, 2021

After a career in publishing, from being a publicist to senior editor, Annik Lafarge is now a consultant and advisor to authors. Her latest book is Chasing Chopin: A Musical Journey Across Three Centuries, Four Countries, and a Half-Dozen Revolutions. Annik talks about how important it is for authors to help market their books.

"I honestly don't think I could have written this book without without Scrivener."

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Episode 3: J.T. Ellison, Thriller Author, TV Show Host, and Publisher Jul 21, 2021

J.T. Ellison has written more than 25 novels: standalone thrillers, three series, and has recently published the first in a series of co-authored young adult novels. She co-hosts a literary TV show, and is also a publisher. She also "loves Scrivener with the passion of a thousand fiery suns."

Show notes:

Learn more about Scrivener, and check out the ebook Take Control of Scrivener.

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Dan Moren, Science Fiction Author, Journalist, and Podcaster Jun 23, 2021

Dan Moren juggles a triple career: that of a science fiction author, tech journalist, and podcaster. He discusses his the "sci-fi espionage capers" he writes, how he transitioned from journalism to fiction, and how he has used Scrivener to write each of his novels.

Show notes:

Dan Moren
Latest novel: The Aleph Extraction
My writing finances, 2020
Create Custom Templates for Your Scrivener Projects

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Episode 1: Peter Robinson, Author of the Alan Banks Crime Fiction Series May 20, 2021

We welcome Peter Robinson, best-selling author of the Alan Banks crime series. Peter has written more than two dozen novels, and discusses his characters, how he uses music in his novels, and how Scrivener helps him manage his manuscripts.

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