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Introducing Scrivener 3

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Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by anigbrowl »

rayalez wrote: post #33

For screenwriting I highly recommend checking out emacs fountain mode [1] (plus imenu-list and Olivetti minor modes). In combination with org-mode it is the most powerful writing/outlining tool you can imagine. Also, if you haven't tried them, I highly recommend checking out WorkFlowy [2], Gingko [3], or Nulis [4] (disclaimer - nulis is my own project). Outlining and organizing projects as a tree structure is insanel…

I'd like to support a new project by a fellow HN user. What's your main difference (present or intended) from Gingko?

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by teilo »

ChicagoDave wrote: post #42

Sorry folks, but Fade In Pro is the best: https://www.fadeinpro.com/ Rian Johnson wrote The Last Jedi using Fade In Pro. Gary Whitta wrote Rogue One using Fade In Pro. (drops the mic)

Fade In Pro is for screenplays. Scrivener is for general writing with a focus on books. Different tools for different jobs.

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by pfooti »

i love scrivener, but i'm not a novel-writer. i use it to run role-playing campaigns. it's is more-or-less perfect for that kind of work. I can add images and PDFs under the research / resources section (i tend to mine existing and published content for a bit here and there), I can tag different cards with PCs and NPCs that are present / relevant, it is really a great organizing tool for that.

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by pfooti »

abtinf wrote: post #31

Anyone used scrivener and found it a useful tool for general note taking, a personal wiki, or getting things done? From the website, it looks like many of their features would be useful as a general work support tool, despite the emphasis on writing.

yeah, I actually use it as a role-playing campaign manager. Each campaign gets a scrivener book, and the various tools for tagging and organizing cards and resources scrivener has are perfect for this use case.

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by kemayo »

zhubert wrote: post #2

Good work on the new release. As a long time Scrivener 2 user, I'm happy to see this. However, I wanted a simpler and subjectively nicer looking tool for distraction-free writing and thus made my own. It's free, has a few social features built-in, tracks writing progress/goals/distractions, and can make good looking books. Also, adding features to Singular Writer has been really easy, as evidenced by it being in exis…

Curious whether you have any plans for an iOS app accompanying this? My partner uses Scrivener for writing currently, but does a lot of it on their iPad, so Scrivener's app + Dropbox sync is a fairly important thing for them.

(Scrivener's Dropbox sync being frequently buggy may help explain why I'm asking about this for them...)

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by ChicagoDave »

teilo wrote: post #43
ChicagoDave wrote: post #42

Sorry folks, but Fade In Pro is the best: https://www.fadeinpro.com/ Rian Johnson wrote The Last Jedi using Fade In Pro. Gary Whitta wrote Rogue One using Fade In Pro. (drops the mic)

Fade In Pro is for screenplays. Scrivener is for general writing with a focus on books. Different tools for different jobs.

It's still mentioned as screen play software, so there is overlap if that's what people are doing.

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by joelrunyon »

zhubert wrote: post #2

Good work on the new release. As a long time Scrivener 2 user, I'm happy to see this. However, I wanted a simpler and subjectively nicer looking tool for distraction-free writing and thus made my own. It's free, has a few social features built-in, tracks writing progress/goals/distractions, and can make good looking books. Also, adding features to Singular Writer has been really easy, as evidenced by it being in exis…

Question -

If it's free how do you plan to sustain it.

I hate seeing people struggle to support their app. Even the Ulysses guys got blowback when they went from one-time payment to a subscription model - which seems totally warranted from a power user.

Re: Introducing Scrivener 3

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Post by rayalez »

anigbrowl wrote: post #41
rayalez wrote: post #33

For screenwriting I highly recommend checking out emacs fountain mode [1] (plus imenu-list and Olivetti minor modes). In combination with org-mode it is the most powerful writing/outlining tool you can imagine. Also, if you haven't tried them, I highly recommend checking out WorkFlowy [2], Gingko [3], or Nulis [4] (disclaimer - nulis is my own project). Outlining and organizing projects as a tree structure is insanel…

I'd like to support a new project by a fellow HN user. What's your main difference (present or intended) from Gingko?

Thanks! Nulis is open source, allows you to edit all the cards simultaneously(instead of double-click/esc to jump between editing modes), has writing stats(to develop daily writing habit), and allows you to save trees offline.

I'm also working on a desktop version that will share the code with online version, so that will be convenient to use and develop.

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