Scrivener is one purchase that I am 100% satisfied with very penny that went into purchasing the software.
I must admit, it was difficult for me at first.
That was because I was moving from Wordprocessors like Word and Pages, to Scrivener.
They work differently, and have different purposes.
It took me a while to understand and get used to the new purpose of Scrivener in my writing workflow.
I didn’t take very long to figure things out, and now, it’s my writing companion!
Thank you Keith, for bringing Scrivener to the writing community.
Looking forward to 2.0!
Thank you - much appreciated! One of the things we have planned is to write a small feature, or create a video, explaining why people might want to use something like Scrivener instead of - or rather, as well as - Word and Pages, to help smooth that transition, as I am aware that it is a bit of a big step at first.
In case you (or a reader visiting the forums) might need this information, this is my transition experience:
Scrivener is NOT like your word processor, where you work on both content and design (layout, colours and fonts) easily (and you’ll get distracted easily as well…)
Instead:
It is a brainstorming tool, a writing tool that you can use to build up your ideas and writing momentum.
It is not a place for design (you can do this later in Word, Pages or Indesign). Rather, it is a place for content. Solid content.
It is good for research, where you place your findings and writings into one place.
It is for keeping track of changes, what you have completed and what you are still working on.
It is great for organization (usually later), where you rearrange your text easily.
There are a lot more features, what I’ve listed here are just a few that I use.
