Distractions. Today’s culture has plenty of them, and they seem to have caused an epidemic of short attention spans.
When writing, the easiest way to be distraction free is to close down the programs that distract you. That means close your email program, any social media pages open on your browser, and possibly even your browser. It also means shutting the bedroom/office door to keep out the pets and the family (if at all possible).
But you can only do so much to minimize the distractions of your writing program. You can hide rulers and menu bars. [Read more…] about Scrivener’s Distraction-free Writing Options
Many writers prefer to have a distraction-free screen as they write. For Scrivener users that means working with the binder and inspector closed. But when you need to do specific tasks that can often mean reopening either.