“I’d like to see a bit more of America for sure,” Scrivener said. Whether he competes full-time on the KFT or continues to frequent the European circuit, Florida seems like a perfect spot to drop anchor. Then it’s back to his beach house in Perth to spend more time with baby Felix – and possibly packing for a big move. Through 36 holes at The Landings Club this week, he is tied for 102 nd, but just six shots back of the top 40 and ties, which comes with guaranteed starts.įull-field scores from the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying TournamentĪfter he wraps up final stage, Scrivener will immediately head to Dubai for the final two events of the European Tour season, which begin next week. … This is a good avenue for me.”Īfter playing three European Tour events in October, Scrivener teed it up in second stage in Plantation, Florida, two weeks ago and finished solo eighth to earn his KFT card and conditional status. This was the first step, I guess, to get some status and go from there. “I want to move here and base myself here.
“I’ve got full status in Europe, but I want to be over here in the States,” Scrivener said. to play his golf, which is why he’s trying his hand at Korn Ferry Tour Q-School this fall.
Plus, Scrivener, who turned pro in 2011 and has played seven seasons on the European Tour, wants to transition to the U.S. Scrivener is close with Orlando residents and fellow Aussies Curtis Luck and Ryan Ruffels, so Isleworth or Lake Nona could be likely landing spots. Because of coronavirus restrictions, having Australia as a base has become increasingly difficult. I’m looking forward to getting back home and spending some more time with him.” “A lot of FaceTime, so that’s helped make it a little easier.
“It was really hard to leave,” Scrivener said.
The 32-year-old Aussie, who owns seven top-10s on the European Tour in the past two seasons and cracked the top 100 in the world rankings earlier this summer, took 11 weeks off after missing the cut at the Open Championship in mid-July to return home to Perth, Australia, and prepare for fatherhood.īecoming a new dad has been everything to Scrivener, but four weeks after Felix was born, daddy needed to go back to work. Scrivener and his wife, Simone, celebrated the birth of their first child, Felix Jay, on Aug.
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The PC version will cost $40, which is a steal considering how robust the software is. The current Beta test runs through May 30th, 2011, and the full program will be available sometime in June. What is so great about Scrivener, at least from the perspective of a speculative fiction novelist, is that it allows you to have everything you need to write your story–outline, character bios, research, glossary, etc.–all in a single “project.” You can even add images and video which can be viewed while you’re writing, easily rearrange scenes/chapters, and then compile everything into a single document for exporting or printing. As someone who has multiple Word docs (glossary, book guide, etc.) and an outline in Excel open at any given time–I worked in cubicle for 10 years and have yet to spend the time to learn wikidpad, what can I say?–having everything centralized in a single location seems like a dream. You can also create your own template to suit your personal needs. The program has built in templates for Fiction Novels, Novels with Parts, Short Stories, Non-fiction, Poetry & Lyrics, and Screenplays. “Scrivener is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents.” I decided to give it a try and have been extremely impressed despite the bugs I’ve come across. Scrivener is currently conducting a public beta test of the PC version which you can download here. Most likely because, until now, it hadn’t been available for the PC. Many Mac users might already be familiar with Scrivener, but as a PC user, I had never heard of it. And, since Colette already posted a wonderful article today on learning from our mistakes, consider this Bonus Monday Content!
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