Template-fest

[Lord_Lightning]

Hi Ahab,

Keith and AmberV have dealt with the issue of data bases elsewhere in the last week. The idea of prefab Lego-lock boxes was addressed in terms of the binder:

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And also:

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First post:

It isn’t templates for outputting finished ideas that I’d find useful, but templates for inputting unfinished thinking–a set of prefab Lego-lock boxes for holding and organizing and understanding the inner-workings of our characters, plot-lines, scene-settings, time-lines, motivations, etc.
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But it’s extremely interesting to see how others structure their thinking, and thus their writing processes.

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Second post:

I’m interested in how other writers use Scrivener to help them write. I rather thought that’s why we were all here in this forum: to learn how to use a new tool.

Ahh, yes I see now. I just inferred from your first post on this issue that you wanted a way of understanding the inner workings of your characters, plot lines, time lines, motivations and other craft skills such as how other writers structure their thinking and writing processes. Mea culpa! what you actually wanted to know was how to do these things using Scrivener. Well, I agree, that is a terrific concept. Keith an Amber dealt with this issue ages ago to the point that Keith added the Tips and Tricks thread to address the very idea you are suggesting.

There have been two things holding the Tips and Tricks thread back, firstly the difficulty of having to have an off-thread site from which to post a URL of a screengrab; and two, the preoccupation with evolving betas and the changes in any postings that would have been needed to address the changing form of the betas. However, it has served as a very useful post box for holding stuff that could be reworked into the final release documentation. AmberV has put together an encyclopaedic body of material - really worth reading!

It is possible to send email screengrabs of the way we use Scrivener along with explanations to trusted individuals and several of us have done that. I feel very confident now that we have all got really stuck into using beta 4 that your idea is probably just about perfectly timed for a revival of the original intention of the Tips and Tricks thread, which was pretty much exactly as you have stated.

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Lord Lightning (Sept 9) When I was able to send a jpg to AmberV and an explanation of how I used Scrivener it made me think that perhaps those of us who are using it every day to do our work could perhaps offer a screengrab and a short explanation to help others develop their own methods for using the application.

Keith (Sept 9) Lord Lightning - I have created a new forum, “Tips & Tricks” for precisely this reason. Unfortunately the e-mail thing won’t be feasible, though. I just won’t have the time to upload images and information like that. Do you not have anywhere you can upload the images so that you can display them on the forum?

Both AmberV and Keith moderate the Tips and Tricks thread, Ahab. Perhaps you could canvas the idea with them. It is certainly and idea due for a revival now that the form and function of Scrivener is pretty much finalised.

PS: EDIT - Go on Ahab. Keith loves you. Be the first:

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