
Write Now with Scrivener
Join journalist Kirk McElhearn, author of Take Control of Scrivener, as he interviews writers of all kinds about their processes, routines, and how they use Scrivener, the app dedicated to long-form writing. Writers share their experiences, their different approaches to getting words down on the page, and how they use Scrivener. Whether you’re a Scrivener user or just interested in writing, this podcast has something for you.
Latest episodes

Oct 19, 2022 • 30min
Episode 19: Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo
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.
Show notes:
Grant Faulkner
NaNoWriMo
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Oct 5, 2022 • 31min
Episode 18: Rashelle Isip, Professional Organizer
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.
Show notes:
Rashelle Isip
Rashelle Isip's books
How to Stay Focused on Your Work
Got the Blank Page Blues? Take a Walk. How Walking Boosts Creativity.
Adam Grant, Think Again
John Zada, In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond
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Sep 7, 2022 • 34min
Episode 17: Christie Aschwanden, Science Journalist
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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Aug 3, 2022 • 30min
Episode 16: William Gallagher, Playwright, Novelist, and Tech Journalist
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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Jul 6, 2022 • 30min
Episode 15: Rowan Hooper, Science Writer
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.
Show notes:
Rowan Hooper
How to Save the World for Just a Trillion Dollars
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Emily St. John Mandel, The Sea of Tranquility
George Monbiot, Regenesis
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Jun 1, 2022 • 29min
Episode 14: Jessica Payne, Thriller Author
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.
Show notes:
Jessica Payne
MomsWritersClub
Jaime Lynn Hendricks: It Could Be Anyone
Janelle Brown: I'll Be You
Nita Prose: The Maid
Catherine McKenzie: Please Join Us
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May 4, 2022 • 30min
Episode 13: April Henry, Thriller Author
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.
Show notes:
April Henry
Two Truths and a Lie
Gin Phillips: Fierce Kingdom
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Apr 6, 2022 • 31min
Episode 12: Damon Young, Philosopher
Damon Young, a philosopher, poet, and author of fiction for children, discusses his journey in becoming a philosopher, the reputation of philosophy, Marcel Proust's Bonsai plant, the significance of gardens, the world of historical fencing, and book recommendations.

Mar 2, 2022 • 31min
Episode 11: Charles Shields, Biographer
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.
Show notes:
Charles J. Shields
Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun
The Many Visions of Lorraine Hansberry (New Yorker)
Organize Your Scrivener Project with the Corkboard
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Mary Beard, Women & Power
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Feb 2, 2022 • 31min
Episode 10: Annie Finch, Poet, Writer, and Witch
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.
Show notes:
Annie Finch
Poetry Witch Blog
The Poetry Witch Little Book of Spells
Louise Labé: Complete Poetry and Prose
Occasioning Poetry
Heide Göttner-Abendroth: Matriarchal Societies, Studies on Indigenous Cultures Across the Globe
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