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Exploring ChatGPT and Writing

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

Note: This post contains affiliate links to various writing-related products. You make a purchase, I make a few bucks, simple as that. Over the last several months, the subject of artificial intelligence in creative fields has been in the news almost weekly. Artists have been upset about the implications of graphical AI’s like Midjourney while […]

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Grammarly Now Works In Scrivener

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 7, 2023February 2, 2023

Note: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Over the last couple of years, I’ve shared my experience using Grammarly with Scrivener on multiple occasions. Although Grammarly has had its own editor, it was never able to load Scrivener projects directly. A workaround for […]

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Plotting Your Story With Plottr

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

As a casual fiction writer, one aspect of writing a story I constantly struggle with is planning. To be frank, I don’t like it. The thought of spending hours sketching out plotlines, scenes and characters, it’s overwhelming and not motivating at all. I’m a pantser through and through. I tend to just sit down and […]

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Install Plottr on Linux

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

Over the last year or so, I’ve started using the app Plottr more and more for plotting my stories. What attracted me to it in the first place was the multi-platform availability of the app, with it being available on Windows and as an Android app. However, if you’re a regular visitor to this site, […]

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Track Your Novel Progress With NovProg

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

As many writers out there, when I write I tend to set monthly goals in one way or another to keep myself motivated. Personally, I use the Online Writing Log for this purpose, but there are of course many other apps that will do the same, although differently. NovProg is one of those apps. NovProg […]

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Edit Scrivener Files on Android With Dropbox

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Note: This page contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. By now, those of you trying to find a way to edit your Scrivener projects on the go with your Android device has likely seen some of my posts on the topic (most recently here, but […]

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Sync Scrivener 3 With Android Devices For Writing On The Go

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021

Note: This page contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. It’s been about four years now since my original post about how to sync Scrivener with Android devices for writing on the go. Since then, Scrivener 3 has been released for Windows and I felt it […]

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Using Grammarly with Scrivener

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 27, 2021July 2, 2021

June 2021 Update: Updated for Scrivener 3 and current version of Grammarly. Note: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. A while ago, I explored how you can export and sync your Scrivener projects with an Android device (or any device) for writing on […]

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Introducing The Writing Log II

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Before the Online Writing Log came about, I did all tracking of my writing goals in a spreadsheet. It started out simple and eventually evolved into something complex that involved monthly goals, projects, different activities and more. It was this increased complexity that eventually drove me to just create the Online Writing Log. However, throughout […]

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12 Writing Apps for Chromebooks and Browsers

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 7, 2020

As a blogger and writer, the tools I use to write have varied over the years. Whether it be hardware or software, I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve my toolbox. For years, I used primarily native software on Windows and Linux and although I still do, as Chromebooks have found their way […]