Comments on: Using Scrivener for Plotting

By: Ellen Grogan

Ellen Grogan — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:10:35 +0000

Just a note to thank you for this blog. I, too, am a compulsive organizer and love the container store. I’ve been using Scrivener for Windows for almost 2 months and it’s amazing. Your blog has made it even more so. So many helpful hints with the color-coding cards. Thanks so much for taking the time.

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By: A.K.Andrew

A.K.Andrew — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:19:51 +0000

I so happy to have found your blog (via Jenny Hansen) I have looked at Scrivener & wondered if it would take so long to learn & be ultimately not much better than a spread sheet to keep track, but you have persuaded me. Always good to hear first hand.
Thanks for the post.

By: K.B. Owen

K.B. Owen — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:34:44 +0000

Hi, Hope!

Thanks for the fantastic post on Scrivener. I found you through Natalie Hartford’s blog, and she found you through Raelyn Barclay’s.

I’m finishing up my second book, and even though this time I’ve been using OneNote along with Word and it’s made the process easier than the first time around, it’s still cumbersome. I’m getting a better idea in this second book how my particular writing process works. I’m definitely scene-driven and plot-oriented (I write mysteries, so I’d better be!), and Scrivener looks like a great way to go.

My only concern is…how do I learn this? It looks really complicated. I’m not very tech-intuitive, and it took me a while to just learn OneNote (and I haven’t mastered that by any means). How did you figure it out? Did you just teach yourself, or is there some sort of tutorial or class I can follow?

Many thanks,
Kathy

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By: Lita Harris

Lita Harris — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:05:41 +0000

Hope, this is a wonderful post. I bought Scrivener when the Windows version was released but I keep finding myself going back to WORD. Your explanation and screen shots of Scrivener convey the power of the software in a manner that brings it to life.

By: Kay Hudson

Kay Hudson — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:58:53 +0000

You (and Gwen) are inspiring me, Hope. I’ve used Word forever, sampling other programs and always coming back. Last book was done in Word with an assist from Action Outline. But right now I have about 17 pages of the next project, and I’m thinking this might be the time to try Scrivener. And order Gwen’s book. Thanks for all these ideas!

By: Hope Ramsay

Hope Ramsay — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:34:16 +0000

Cate, I totally agree. Maybe we should start a movement.

By: Hope Ramsay

Hope Ramsay — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:33:10 +0000

Thanks!