If you write, you may have stumbled across the writing software known as Scrivener, touted as one of the best pieces of software for writers. I recently began using it, and it's packed with features! I really love how I can drag and drop "cards" and that rearranges my outline for me, in fact, I think this will actually rearrange my story when I begin formally writing it. This software could make the editing process easier, and help me stay on task with its various tools.
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Never heard of it, how does it do for keeping a story spelling error free and checking for bad grammar?
Peeking at the many, many features, it does have built in spell check, (in all areas of creation), but it also appears to have Research related tools built in, and I think I saw something about grammar in there somewhere. But if there isn't a dedicated Grammar check, there are other tools online you could run your document through.
But the thing I'm discovering that's great about Scivener is that you don't write your story in a linear fashion. You have these note-cards, that are actually Scenes. You can just write a Scene, the ones that excite you the most, get them on paper, and then then add more scenes to connect the plot points. You can reorder these note-cards, and it will reorganize your manuscript, and one really cool feature is that it has the Standardized Publishing formats already done for you, so you just Compile your story. You can even add artwork and pictures I think. I'll look into that when I actually begin writing, hopefully later this week.
The way I'm understanding the process, you have a Binder, that's kind of like an outline? or more like a File Folder listing you'd see on your computer to access directories and files. Inside these folders that you create, you create a Note-card. Right now, I'm just filling in the Synopsis part of the card, just random thoughts about what that Scene will contain.
Then there's the actual Ouline feature, that directly reflects the order of Notecards. Here you can also define word count goals for each scene, chapter, part of book, etc. Not sure how that works just yet, but you can also update the Status of each Scene. And somewhere in Scrivener there's a Timeline function, but I have yet to figure out where it is! LOL
But the thing I'm discovering that's great about Scivener is that you don't write your story in a linear fashion. You have these note-cards, that are actually Scenes. You can just write a Scene, the ones that excite you the most, get them on paper, and then then add more scenes to connect the plot points. You can reorder these note-cards, and it will reorganize your manuscript, and one really cool feature is that it has the Standardized Publishing formats already done for you, so you just Compile your story. You can even add artwork and pictures I think. I'll look into that when I actually begin writing, hopefully later this week.
The way I'm understanding the process, you have a Binder, that's kind of like an outline? or more like a File Folder listing you'd see on your computer to access directories and files. Inside these folders that you create, you create a Note-card. Right now, I'm just filling in the Synopsis part of the card, just random thoughts about what that Scene will contain.
Then there's the actual Ouline feature, that directly reflects the order of Notecards. Here you can also define word count goals for each scene, chapter, part of book, etc. Not sure how that works just yet, but you can also update the Status of each Scene. And somewhere in Scrivener there's a Timeline function, but I have yet to figure out where it is! LOL