I’m loving Scrivener. Gotta be the best way to just sit down and write a lot of words at each sitting. I did not hear about Nanowrimo until very late on the night of Oct. 29th, so there was no time to put together outline, timeline, dramatis personae, all of that good stuff. So I just set out to write it as it came to me and let it unfold, or not…
I’m going to sleep tonight with 48,500 and change. So I intend to get over my 50,000 tomorrow.
The burning question then becomes:
How the Heck do I get all of those words into the little counter box at Nanowrimo? I understand that the counter box does not start working until sometime on Tuesday. I’m in NC, but am traveling to Dublin, leaving Tuesday afternoon, and not back until Dec. 1st. So I’ll only have a very limited amount of time to get the words uploaded. Not planning on taking my rather large Mac desktop in my suitcase. No no no, I won’t.
My “Can I write it?” anxiety is being replaced by “Can I upload it?” anxiety. Any simple directions available for getting to “Mission Accomplished.”?
It depends slightly how you set things up, but basically:
Step 1.
select your files with the actual novel-text in the binder (all of them)
click ‘Edit Scrivening’ (icon with the book and pen) or press ⌥⌘4 (or click 'View -> Edit scrivenings -> Selection
Alternative step 1.
click File -> Export Draft
select Export format: plain txt
click Export…
save
open file in text editor
Step 2.
select all with ⌘A
copy paste into validator
You can manually update your wordcount by logging in, and typing in the number at the topright. However, for validating-purposes, you can also copy-past the above into an email to yourself or upload the txt-file to a website so you can validate from anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access.
I’ve reached the official goal, but I’m not done yet. My original personal goal was to write a complete tale this year, as opposed to a 3/4 finish that just happens to be 50,000+ words long. So I have this week to tie up all of the loose plot strings, then things should be golden!
I’m still in, but at 19,180 words, I see that I will fall short unless we add another week to November. But the most valuable part of Nano, and the part I’m having trouble accepting, is quantity vs. quality. My inner critic, despite Chris’s offer to kennel him for a month, is a ferocious and mouthy thing.
I’m out. Not due to Scrivener, no way. But for some weird reason, my sister-in-law decided that November just was the month where she had to, hmm, “communicate” the most … like, “do you still have some butter left?” or “I bought this table, could you assemble it?” and the like …
When girded with the strength of ones convictions, as I am, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, juxtaposed to the sniping and baiting; the scurrilous dissemination of half-truths and innuendo neither tax nor tire me. They run off me like beer running down wock`s gullet.
So, to reiterate my previous sentiments: [size=50]pffferrttt!![/size]
Do take care
Vic
