Painfully Hopeful

Planning Conversation

This past week I had a conversation with some folks who make up the worship circle at Central. We discussed two topics. First, how were we going to lead worship on Sunday’s I’m not present 1. This was handled quickly, and in a way which includes a larger body of folks who said they wanted…

Scrivener Tips – Outliner

As promised yesterday, today I want to give a short introduction on using Scrivener’s outline mode. The screenshot below shows how I’ve added a new folder to this project, entitled “Outliner.” Below that, one level in, is this document introducing this section. It’s important for Scrivener users to understand that the Binder is, essentially, an…

Scrivener Tips – Transitioning to the Document Model

People who come to Scrivener from a word processor often feel a level of confusion when first using the software. Word processors follow the page model for content creation. That is, they simulate a sheet of printed paper on screen. Scrivener, on the other hand uses a document model for content creation. The editor doesn’t…

A Trick to Ease the Scrivener Transition

I’ve written about Scrivener before, but I’ve been spending a lot of time with it lately so I thought I’d give some brief thoughts on using it as I impatiently await the long-sought iOS version. First, Scrivener remains to be one of the most powerful pieces of software I’ve ever used. Calling it a Swiss-Army…

Unpacking The Pillars

Yesterday’s post was basically a bit of world-building. I’ve been wanting to talk about the healers a bit more, and a pair of majestic pillars seemed like a good time to do it. I’ve known for a while that all the healing branches take names which start with particular vowel sounds. There’s no great secret…

Fiction Tuesday – The Pillars

As Jeremy approached the gaping mouth which had been carved into the mountainside he became more and more impressed with it’s magnitude. As he rounded the last switchback leading to the passage he finally viewed it in all it’s splendor. Ornate pillars had been carved into the rock side. These two massive posts were decorated…