Scrivener - writing software

[FirelightSpirit]

Anyone ever heard of this? I've just discovered it and am loving it so far. It's a word processor/project management tool and I'm finding it brilliant for storing my research and drafts of my thesis all in one place. There are loads of features to help you organise your writing. You can even write in full screen mode to avoid distractions and it lets you break your work up into small chunks instead of having one long document.

It was designed for the Mac originally, but a Windows version is due to be released soon. I'm still getting to grips with all he features, but I'm very excited about using it for my writing projects.

[Calliope]

Very strangely, this is my second positive review from someone who just discovered the software, in two days. I'm starting to wonder if I should get a copy. (OTOH what I really need is just to make/find/steal some time and spend it actually writing :rolleyes: )

[lucyb]

Not entirely sure what it is, just know that the Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo for Liverpool managed to lose 6k of her novel when Scrivener went a bit doolally so I'm not entirely sure I want to try it now.

[Calliope]

Crikey. Though I suppose if she's a good NaNo-er, that would only be two days' work ;)

[Wolfy]

Never heard of this software, but if what youre saying is true, it sounds pretty cool.

Thanks for sharing :)

[FirelightSpirit]

You're welcome, Wolfy :) though, of course, as lucy says, these kinds of things can go wrong. If it helps me organise my work better, though, I'll risk it.

[Stewart]

Very strangely, this is my second positive review from someone who just discovered the software, in two days.I installed it on my Mac months back. Haven't done much writing, but it's certainly a useful tool. I especially liked the index cards feature.