Elaine Giles
@elainegiles.bsky.social
Sharing expertise in All Things Affinity and Beyond on YouTube. Building a community of aspirational creatives. Presenter of MacBites After Hours & MacBites.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
What have you done to be kind today?
#WorldKindnessDay
- Maya Angelou
What have you done to be kind today?
#WorldKindnessDay
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
What have you done to be kind today?
#WorldKindnessDay
- Maya Angelou
What have you done to be kind today?
#WorldKindnessDay
🚨 Affinity Just Changed EVERYTHING!
All you need to know to get started with the NEW Affinity by Canva
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#AffinityByCanva #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher #AffinityDesigner
All you need to know to get started with the NEW Affinity by Canva
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November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Affinity Just Changed EVERYTHING!
All you need to know to get started with the NEW Affinity by Canva
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#AffinityByCanva #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher #AffinityDesigner
All you need to know to get started with the NEW Affinity by Canva
youtu.be/COYeRnkReEk
#AffinityByCanva #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher #AffinityDesigner
🚨 Affinity Just Changed EVERYTHING!
Join me LIVE for a full walkthrough of the brand-new Affinity by Canva
📅 NOW!!
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💬 Bring your questions - I’ll be answering them live!
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November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🚨 Affinity Just Changed EVERYTHING!
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🚨 Affinity Just Changed EVERYTHING!
Join me LIVE for a full walkthrough of the brand-new Affinity by Canva
📅 Sunday, 3PM UK Time
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#Affinity #Canva #AffinityByCanva #AffinityPublisher
Join me LIVE for a full walkthrough of the brand-new Affinity by Canva
📅 Sunday, 3PM UK Time
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💬 Bring your questions - I’ll be answering them live!
#Affinity #Canva #AffinityByCanva #AffinityPublisher
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🚨 Affinity Just Changed EVERYTHING!
Join me LIVE for a full walkthrough of the brand-new Affinity by Canva
📅 Sunday, 3PM UK Time
🎥 youtu.be/COYeRnkReEk
💬 Bring your questions - I’ll be answering them live!
#Affinity #Canva #AffinityByCanva #AffinityPublisher
Join me LIVE for a full walkthrough of the brand-new Affinity by Canva
📅 Sunday, 3PM UK Time
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💬 Bring your questions - I’ll be answering them live!
#Affinity #Canva #AffinityByCanva #AffinityPublisher
Scrivener’s Compile feature turns chaos into one-click calm
✅ One source
✅ Five output formats
✅ No reformatting
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
✅ One source
✅ Five output formats
✅ No reformatting
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Scrivener’s Compile feature turns chaos into one-click calm
✅ One source
✅ Five output formats
✅ No reformatting
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
✅ One source
✅ Five output formats
✅ No reformatting
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Citation management doesn’t have to be chaos
Scrivener integrates seamlessly with tools like:
✅ Zotero
✅ EndNote
✅ Bookends
✅ Sente
Set it up once → Insert citations → Compile → Done
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Scrivener integrates seamlessly with tools like:
✅ Zotero
✅ EndNote
✅ Bookends
✅ Sente
Set it up once → Insert citations → Compile → Done
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Citation management doesn’t have to be chaos
Scrivener integrates seamlessly with tools like:
✅ Zotero
✅ EndNote
✅ Bookends
✅ Sente
Set it up once → Insert citations → Compile → Done
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Scrivener integrates seamlessly with tools like:
✅ Zotero
✅ EndNote
✅ Bookends
✅ Sente
Set it up once → Insert citations → Compile → Done
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The one occasion in the year I change my avatar. With deepest respect & immense gratitude to all those serving in our forces yesterday, today & in the future. Thank you.
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #poppy #PoppyAppeal
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #poppy #PoppyAppeal
October 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The one occasion in the year I change my avatar. With deepest respect & immense gratitude to all those serving in our forces yesterday, today & in the future. Thank you.
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #poppy #PoppyAppeal
#LestWeForget #RemembranceDay #poppy #PoppyAppeal
Want to stay consistent with your writing?
Turn your goals into something visible
In Scrivener, I use Project Targets - One glance shows how close I am to my goal
🟢 = Momentum
🔴 = Accountability
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Turn your goals into something visible
In Scrivener, I use Project Targets - One glance shows how close I am to my goal
🟢 = Momentum
🔴 = Accountability
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Want to stay consistent with your writing?
Turn your goals into something visible
In Scrivener, I use Project Targets - One glance shows how close I am to my goal
🟢 = Momentum
🔴 = Accountability
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Turn your goals into something visible
In Scrivener, I use Project Targets - One glance shows how close I am to my goal
🟢 = Momentum
🔴 = Accountability
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Casual Writer: Click. Scroll. Click.
Power Writer: Never touches the mouse
Twelve shortcuts transformed my workflow
Here’s the shortcut list I use daily 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Power Writer: Never touches the mouse
Twelve shortcuts transformed my workflow
Here’s the shortcut list I use daily 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Casual Writer: Click. Scroll. Click.
Power Writer: Never touches the mouse
Twelve shortcuts transformed my workflow
Here’s the shortcut list I use daily 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Power Writer: Never touches the mouse
Twelve shortcuts transformed my workflow
Here’s the shortcut list I use daily 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Writers: View content in multiple ways - simultaneously
✅ Review lists update automatically
✅ Feedback sets are easy to isolate
✅ Keyword checks stay consistent
✅ Recent edits instantly visible
All without duplicating a single file
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Productivity
✅ Review lists update automatically
✅ Feedback sets are easy to isolate
✅ Keyword checks stay consistent
✅ Recent edits instantly visible
All without duplicating a single file
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Productivity
October 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Writers: View content in multiple ways - simultaneously
✅ Review lists update automatically
✅ Feedback sets are easy to isolate
✅ Keyword checks stay consistent
✅ Recent edits instantly visible
All without duplicating a single file
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Productivity
✅ Review lists update automatically
✅ Feedback sets are easy to isolate
✅ Keyword checks stay consistent
✅ Recent edits instantly visible
All without duplicating a single file
Learn how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Productivity
Your past self is the best coach you’ll ever have
How do you capture your past self?
📒📒 A Project Journal 📒📒
It tracks every major decision, style change, problem solved, and idea deferred
Here’s why it works so well 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
How do you capture your past self?
📒📒 A Project Journal 📒📒
It tracks every major decision, style change, problem solved, and idea deferred
Here’s why it works so well 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Your past self is the best coach you’ll ever have
How do you capture your past self?
📒📒 A Project Journal 📒📒
It tracks every major decision, style change, problem solved, and idea deferred
Here’s why it works so well 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
How do you capture your past self?
📒📒 A Project Journal 📒📒
It tracks every major decision, style change, problem solved, and idea deferred
Here’s why it works so well 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Writers: “Scrivener doesn’t have Track Changes”
Me: Oh yes it does! It's just called Revision Mode.
Learn how it's even better than Track Changes 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Me: Oh yes it does! It's just called Revision Mode.
Learn how it's even better than Track Changes 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Writers: “Scrivener doesn’t have Track Changes”
Me: Oh yes it does! It's just called Revision Mode.
Learn how it's even better than Track Changes 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Me: Oh yes it does! It's just called Revision Mode.
Learn how it's even better than Track Changes 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Major rewrite gone wrong?
Scrivener’s Snapshots have your back.
🧩 Save the current version
⚡ Rewrite freely
🔁 Restore instantly if needed
✅ Complete creative freedom
Full guide 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Scrivener’s Snapshots have your back.
🧩 Save the current version
⚡ Rewrite freely
🔁 Restore instantly if needed
✅ Complete creative freedom
Full guide 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Major rewrite gone wrong?
Scrivener’s Snapshots have your back.
🧩 Save the current version
⚡ Rewrite freely
🔁 Restore instantly if needed
✅ Complete creative freedom
Full guide 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Scrivener’s Snapshots have your back.
🧩 Save the current version
⚡ Rewrite freely
🔁 Restore instantly if needed
✅ Complete creative freedom
Full guide 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
How about NEVER manually formatting your writing again?
Scrivener 3’s Styles =
🪄 One change, global update
📁 Import from any project
🧩 Add to templates
🎯 Zero manual edits
Learn 5 productivity hacks for working with styles 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Scrivener 3’s Styles =
🪄 One change, global update
📁 Import from any project
🧩 Add to templates
🎯 Zero manual edits
Learn 5 productivity hacks for working with styles 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How about NEVER manually formatting your writing again?
Scrivener 3’s Styles =
🪄 One change, global update
📁 Import from any project
🧩 Add to templates
🎯 Zero manual edits
Learn 5 productivity hacks for working with styles 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Scrivener 3’s Styles =
🪄 One change, global update
📁 Import from any project
🧩 Add to templates
🎯 Zero manual edits
Learn 5 productivity hacks for working with styles 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
If you’ve ever wasted hours reformatting a Word doc ...
you’ll love this
✅ One source file
✅ Unlimited outputs
✅ No reformatting
✅ No rage-quitting Word
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
you’ll love this
✅ One source file
✅ Unlimited outputs
✅ No reformatting
✅ No rage-quitting Word
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If you’ve ever wasted hours reformatting a Word doc ...
you’ll love this
✅ One source file
✅ Unlimited outputs
✅ No reformatting
✅ No rage-quitting Word
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
you’ll love this
✅ One source file
✅ Unlimited outputs
✅ No reformatting
✅ No rage-quitting Word
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Reposted by Elaine Giles
Timmy’s tinkering, Siri’s sulking, and Mike’s got a new toy. MacBites 191 is unboxed and unleashed.
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Timmy’s tinkering, Siri’s sulking, and Mike’s got a new toy. MacBites 191 is unboxed and unleashed.
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
Lost ideas = lost momentum
I fixed that with one keystroke
• No switching apps
• No losing your train of thought
• No forgotten brilliance
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
I fixed that with one keystroke
• No switching apps
• No losing your train of thought
• No forgotten brilliance
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Lost ideas = lost momentum
I fixed that with one keystroke
• No switching apps
• No losing your train of thought
• No forgotten brilliance
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
I fixed that with one keystroke
• No switching apps
• No losing your train of thought
• No forgotten brilliance
Here’s how 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Linear documents hide problems
Visual planning reveals them
Here’s why writers need spatial tools 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Visual planning reveals them
Here’s why writers need spatial tools 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
October 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Linear documents hide problems
Visual planning reveals them
Here’s why writers need spatial tools 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Visual planning reveals them
Here’s why writers need spatial tools 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #WritingTips #Focus #Productivity
Having multiple layouts doesn’t complicate my workflow.
It simplifies it.
The result?
⚡ No setup time
🧘 No context switching
✅ Faster, more focused output
I explain my full setup below 👇
[link]
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Productivity #WritingTips
It simplifies it.
The result?
⚡ No setup time
🧘 No context switching
✅ Faster, more focused output
I explain my full setup below 👇
[link]
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Productivity #WritingTips
October 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Having multiple layouts doesn’t complicate my workflow.
It simplifies it.
The result?
⚡ No setup time
🧘 No context switching
✅ Faster, more focused output
I explain my full setup below 👇
[link]
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Productivity #WritingTips
It simplifies it.
The result?
⚡ No setup time
🧘 No context switching
✅ Faster, more focused output
I explain my full setup below 👇
[link]
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Productivity #WritingTips
Zero interface. Maximum focus.
When I write, it’s just me, my words, and a calm background
✅ No menus
✅ No sidebars
✅ No distractions
It’s how I’ve written every course, every essay, every guide.
Learn how to set it up yourself 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #writers #WriterWorkflow
When I write, it’s just me, my words, and a calm background
✅ No menus
✅ No sidebars
✅ No distractions
It’s how I’ve written every course, every essay, every guide.
Learn how to set it up yourself 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #writers #WriterWorkflow
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Zero interface. Maximum focus.
When I write, it’s just me, my words, and a calm background
✅ No menus
✅ No sidebars
✅ No distractions
It’s how I’ve written every course, every essay, every guide.
Learn how to set it up yourself 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #writers #WriterWorkflow
When I write, it’s just me, my words, and a calm background
✅ No menus
✅ No sidebars
✅ No distractions
It’s how I’ve written every course, every essay, every guide.
Learn how to set it up yourself 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #writers #WriterWorkflow
If you’ve ever thought "Where did I put that note?" - this one’s for you.
From hundred of notes to a single Scrivener panel
✅ Notes
✅ Keywords
✅ Status
✅ Snapshots
Here’s how it changed everything 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Writers
From hundred of notes to a single Scrivener panel
✅ Notes
✅ Keywords
✅ Status
✅ Snapshots
Here’s how it changed everything 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Writers
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If you’ve ever thought "Where did I put that note?" - this one’s for you.
From hundred of notes to a single Scrivener panel
✅ Notes
✅ Keywords
✅ Status
✅ Snapshots
Here’s how it changed everything 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Writers
From hundred of notes to a single Scrivener panel
✅ Notes
✅ Keywords
✅ Status
✅ Snapshots
Here’s how it changed everything 👇
#Ship30for30 #Scrivener #Writers
Every time you switch between documents, you break your flow.
There's a solution! It’s the ultimate focus booster:
✨ No switching
✨ No searching
✨ No lost flow
Here’s how I built it into my workflow 👇
#Ship30for30 #WritingWorkflow #Scrivener #CreatorProductivity
There's a solution! It’s the ultimate focus booster:
✨ No switching
✨ No searching
✨ No lost flow
Here’s how I built it into my workflow 👇
#Ship30for30 #WritingWorkflow #Scrivener #CreatorProductivity
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Every time you switch between documents, you break your flow.
There's a solution! It’s the ultimate focus booster:
✨ No switching
✨ No searching
✨ No lost flow
Here’s how I built it into my workflow 👇
#Ship30for30 #WritingWorkflow #Scrivener #CreatorProductivity
There's a solution! It’s the ultimate focus booster:
✨ No switching
✨ No searching
✨ No lost flow
Here’s how I built it into my workflow 👇
#Ship30for30 #WritingWorkflow #Scrivener #CreatorProductivity
Reposted by Elaine Giles
MacBites episode 190 has landed, and let’s just say the frontier’s gone feral. Saddle up, MacBiters 🤠
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
October 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
MacBites episode 190 has landed, and let’s just say the frontier’s gone feral. Saddle up, MacBiters 🤠
macbites.co.uk/macbites-epi...
#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast
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#MacBites #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #applepodcast #applepodcasts #macpodcast