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Scrivener - do you use it?

  • 01-07-2014 03:05PM
    #1
    hcass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭


    Just downloaded the free version (30 days) of Scrivener. But god help me I am so bored with the tutorial and the manual - I can't read them things for longer than a few sentences. I just turn off and three paragraphs in I have forgotten anything I have read...

    So wondering if I just start using it will it all become clear - or do I really need to slog through the manual?

    Also - is it actually any good? What is the benefit of suing Scrivener compared to Microsoft Word for example?

    Thanks in advance :)


Comments

  • #2
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Yup, I use it.

    Forget the inbuilt tutorials. They're far too OTT.

    I looked at the video tutorials on the site. They take a fraction of the time and they're not so boring. Once you have the basics you'll figure the rest out for yourself.

    I have a lot of experience using (and building) various software packages and Scrivener is not a complicated one. I think the tutorial is written with complete technophobes in mind.


  • #3
    hcass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭hcass


    Thank you - I'm still not sure about it but will give it another try.


  • #4
    solomafioso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,095 ✭✭✭solomafioso


    Lifehacker just posted an article about it today. Hope it's of some help!

    http://lifehacker.com/how-scrivener-helped-me-organize-all-my-writing-1599446028


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