Movenote Scrivener and the short story - JW Nelson Recently I was asked by fellow writers at the Triggerstreet.com writing site to contribute a short story for inclusion in an e-published collection. In the past, I occasionally posted short stories for review on that site and also enjoyed the opportunity to read submissions by other writers. It’s where I worked out the stories that became “L.A. Limo Tales” (available on Amazon.com) and the comments I received at Triggerstreet were very helpful. The dozen or so chosen contributors had all been recognized for their own Triggerstreet submissions, so I wanted to offer something worthy of the compliment I’d been given. Threading my way through some early stories, I found one that readily lent itself to a prequel to “Limo Tales”— a (hopefully) humorous tale about a night in the life of high-school aged “Max,” the cynical twenty-something protagonist of “Limo Tales.” I opened it in Word and got to work. Well, it wasn’t long before I lost what I like to call the “thread” of a tale.
Dean Wesley Smith The Moral Premise Scrivener: The Best Writing Program for the Mac and PC MakeUseOf recently published Your Guide to Scrivener—a how-to manual for the popular writing program. Scrivener has been around since 2006, and it is a favorite application amongst novelists and screenwriters. As a full-time non-fiction tech writer, I can’t recommend Scrivener enough for actually starting and drafting writing projects. There are two versions of the application, one for the Mac OS X ($45.00) and the other for Windows PC ($40.00). Scrivener is not a desktop layout application like Word and Pages, but it helps you organize and export your documents to other applications. In addition to being useful for full-time writers, I think Scrivener could be very useful to students and professors who write research papers, anyone who has plans to write a book, and even bloggers looking for an application to draft and manage blog posts. Today I will share my personal workflow and tips for getting the most out of Scrivener. Research and Outlining Scrivener is not just a text editor.
Scrivener Publishing Software Review Since Scrivener debuted in 2007, I’ve used it to write two (terrible) novels and a (terrible) screenplay, among other projects. It’s a favorite among Macworld staffers, too, earning a 2010 Editors’ Choice Award. Its many refinements to the already great original make Scrivener 2.0.2 worth every penny. Like its predecessor, Scrivener 2 offers an extensive suite of writing aids without ever forcing users to confirm to any set process. The new version makes it even more seamless to switch between viewing individual documents as text, virtual index cards, or sections on an outline. The new Collections let you gather subsets of documents (say, every chapter in which a certain character appears, or all your research on the city of Petra) in tabbed folders at the top of the left-hand Binder column. Scrivener 2 also simplifies editing and revising. A host of smaller features round out Scrivener 2’s appeal. Macworld’s buying advice
The Layout Reservoir - BlueRobot About The Layout Reservoir Please feel free to borrow, steal, abduct, and/or torture the documents contained in the Layout Reservoir. Though you need not give credit to BlueRobot.com, a comment in your source code would help other developers to find this resource. Enjoy. Two Column Layouts 2 columns - left menu A simple two column layout with the standard left-side menu. 2 columns - right menu Practically the same HTML as 2 columns - left menu, but with a different stylesheet. Three Column Layouts 3 columns - flanking menus Three columns, no tables, intelligent order of elements. Related Info at BlueRobot Many a talented web designer has struggled with CSS-based centering.
MOSX Tumblelog - Custom Icons in Scrivener More words without Word, and an idea for a piece of choral music | Another Woozle? A lot of this month has been taken up with the Poetry Teaching Project, and I’m at that stage where, as when tidying an office or garage, items for consideration and allocation are multiplying as if under the Geminio curse,1 and you know that the situation is going to look considerably worse before getting any better. You have to live through chaos to get to order. But the chaos could be worse, and the fact it’s not is thanks once more to the magic software. I went on at some length about the peerless Scrivener and its advantages in composition, but I think I’ve found another possible use that hasn’t really been mentioned yet, as far as I can see. This next bit’s strictly for anyone interested in how to use content-creation software for data analysis. Other readers, I reckon you’ll just about have time to make a cup of tea while we do this. So here, for anyone remotely interested, is a summary of the process so far. 1. So far, it’s working well. OK, you can come back in now. 1. 2. 3.
Tech Tuesday: Clipping text to Scrivener 2.x « The Edited Life You probably know that you can import text documents and web pages into Scrivener, but what if you just want to copy a portion of the text. Or you’re browsing the file or site and don’t want to switch over to Scrivener to import? Try Services. Once you’ve installed Scrivener and restarted it once, Services should be available to you from all compatible applications. (NOTE: If you don’t have Scrivener options under the Services menu, see the ** below.) First, a couple of rules for clipping to Scrivener to work: You must have at least one Scrivener project open.You must have text selected in the current program (the one to clip from) before the Services will be available. *Add a Clipping to the Project* In this example, I chose to add a clipping (a reference-type file) from a Word document. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The clipping now appears at the bottom of your Binder in a new folder called Clippings. At this point, you can leave the new file there, or move it to the desired folder. 1. 2. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3.