Title: Writers' tools
Post by: oblivion on February 21, 2016, 11:58:09 PM
Post by: oblivion on February 21, 2016, 11:58:09 PM
Part of this conversation may lead to ideas about features needed for this site as a whole or for the forum, but it doesn't need to be restricted to forum tools.
I've been using Scrivener to write, revise and reorganize my novel. I used the nanowrimo trial version last November, and purchased a licensed version in December. It's a great platform for dealing with a huge unwieldy pile of text, and handles export to various manuscript formats like a charm.
For getting feedback on excerpts, I've been using Google docs. It's not ideal, mostly because text formatting in Scrivener gets lost in the copy/paste.
A better way to distribute excerpts and maintain some modicum of control would be great!
I've been using Scrivener to write, revise and reorganize my novel. I used the nanowrimo trial version last November, and purchased a licensed version in December. It's a great platform for dealing with a huge unwieldy pile of text, and handles export to various manuscript formats like a charm.
For getting feedback on excerpts, I've been using Google docs. It's not ideal, mostly because text formatting in Scrivener gets lost in the copy/paste.
A better way to distribute excerpts and maintain some modicum of control would be great!
Title: Re: Writers' tools
Post by: jussr on February 22, 2016, 01:00:38 AM
Post by: jussr on February 22, 2016, 01:00:38 AM
Heh. I've been using Open Office, copy/paste to move stuff, and export to pdf for what I send people to look at, which is... not ideal, so I'll be seeing what others suggest too.
Title: Re: Writers' tools
Post by: nostrum on February 22, 2016, 03:21:18 AM
Post by: nostrum on February 22, 2016, 03:21:18 AM
I've had Scrivener for years, but have never been motivated to work out how to use it properly. I did (well...attempted but fell short) the recent nanowrimo using simplenote 
Title: Re: Writers' tools
Post by: jussr on February 26, 2016, 12:11:26 AM
Post by: jussr on February 26, 2016, 12:11:26 AM
Have a wheel of feelings! Someone posted this on my facebook feed, and I immediately saved it for my "I've used the same word three times in the last page, whoops" moments.
