Question that has one foot in tech: Has anyone here ever used Scrivener? If so, I'd love to hear if you liked it, didn't like it, and why.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Anne W. - Oct 23, 2011 6:20:19 am PDT #4732 of 6706
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
-t - Oct 23, 2011 6:42:05 am PDT #4733 of 6706
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have been playing with the trial version, but I haven't pulled the trigger on buying. I like the way it's organized, fits my thought processes. And the mobile version (that isn't precisely right but I don't know what to call it, Index Card is what I mean) really suits me. Actual index cards are what I used to use so I guess that's just how my mind works.
hippocampus - Oct 23, 2011 4:27:09 pm PDT #4734 of 6706
not your mom's socks.
Anne, I use scrivener and love it. I like it's ability to compile in whatever format a market wants. I like not storing a million drafts (backup rocks), I like the outlining and notecard capabilities. I wish for a few things, but not many.
Anne W. - Oct 23, 2011 4:33:11 pm PDT #4735 of 6706
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thank you both! I've got a project starting that is going to require crazy amounts of organization, and this looks like it might help out.
hippocampus - Oct 23, 2011 4:43:17 pm PDT #4736 of 6706
not your mom's socks.
Anne - FWIW, you might also check out Cicus Ponies Notebook if it's not specifically a writing project. And Yojimbo.
Holli - Nov 01, 2011 5:37:51 am PDT #4737 of 6706
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
My writing goal for November is 1k a day, and finishing a short story a week. I did it last year with some success, so I'm hoping it'll go well this year.
Is anyone doing NaNo?
-t - Nov 01, 2011 6:06:06 am PDT #4738 of 6706
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was thinking about it, but more in the way of making sure I spend an hour a day writing than word-count goals.
Amy - Nov 01, 2011 6:07:06 am PDT #4739 of 6706
Because books.
I'm going to be NaNo-adjacent and blog about it. November is the worst time of the year NaNo could be, for me.
hippocampus - Nov 01, 2011 9:10:48 am PDT #4740 of 6706
not your mom's socks.
I am, Holli. My nano name is myfirstname_lastinitial.
Liese S. - Nov 01, 2011 9:25:12 am PDT #4741 of 6706
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I was thinking about it. But I don't know. I always fail! I guess I should already be doing it if I'm going to!