Scrivener - A quick Guide

Scrivener Essential - for Windows users
by Karen Prince

I recently acquired Scrivener which is a word processing and content management tool developed especially for writers. And given it does so much to help a writer, it is complex to use. I admit, I struggled and put it in the too hard basket until I came across Karen Prince's book, Scrivener Essentials. All I can say is it's great and has given me new hope that I'll eventually be able to use the program. If you are at your wit's end, you might like to try it.
There are two versions. One for Windows users and one for Mac users.

Scrivener Essentials - for Mac users

WRITING A NOVEL

Writing a novel can be an enormous challenge so here are two books that may help you along that path.

Writing and Selling your Mystery Novel
by Hallie Ephron

The first is a book by Hallie Ephron called Writing and Selling your Mystery Novel. Don't let the mystery part of the title put you off either because I'm sure that whatever genre you're writing, you'll find this particular book helpful.

Well worth reading for the aspiring as well as the seasoned writer who has become blocked.




My second recommendation is Mid-Novel Writing Prompts and as far as books on prompts go, I must say, this is the best I've come across.

Mid-Novel Writing Prompts
by Rayne Hall

If you've run out of inspiration (as we all do at times) you may just find these prompts help stimulate your imagination and set you going again.
100 prompts each with ideas on how to use them, what-if scenarios, and suggestions for how you might interpret the topic.

HAPPY WRITING!

NON-US WRITERS IT'S TAX TIME AGAIN!

If you live outside the U.S., are a writer and have sold books in the U.S. during the 2016-17 financial year, you will no doubt have received a Form 1042-S 2016 (Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding) from Amazon or whomever you sell your books through.

If so, you will need to complete Form 1040NR (U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return), attach Form 1042-S, and lodge it with the Internal Revenue Service.

Instructions for filling out this form can be downloaded at:-

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Form-1040NR,-U.S.-Nonresident-Alien-Income-Tax-Return

and mailed to:-

Department of Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Austin, TX 73301-0215

USA