#Scrivener for mac reviews how to
#Scrivener for mac reviews software

#Scrivener for mac reviews how to

The first time I fired up Scrivener, I saw all its bells and whistles, and I became overwhelmed trying to figure out how to use them all.

Trust me, you donвЂ™t want to go down that rabbit hole, youвЂ™ll end up frustrated and you might not end up appreciating how it can help you. The biggest mistake new Scrivener users can make is to try to master all its robust features from the get-go. IвЂ™m not a Scrivener expert nor am I uber techie with software, IвЂ™m just a writer that likes Scrivener. So IвЂ™m going to show you my favorite features of Scrivener with screenshots from the actual manuscript for my upcoming book вЂњSheвЂ™s GoneвЂќ.ДЄ quick caveat.

#Scrivener for mac reviews software

There are a few вЂњScrivener reviewsвЂќ online, but I havenвЂ™t seen one that actually shows you the software in action with an actual manuscript, not just a dummy Scrivener file for screenshot purposes. I feel compelled to spread the word amongst my fellow writers. My love for the software has turned me into a self-appointed Scrivener evangelist. I attribute a lot of that success to Scrivener. IвЂ™ve now finished my second manuscript, and IвЂ™m currently writing my third book. I have since published my first fiction book, The Asset, which is an Amazon Best Seller in the Espionage and Political Thriller lists. ItвЂ™s not very novelist friendly, especially, if like me, you donвЂ™t write linearly from A to B, to C. I tried to write a novel with Word and Open Office and the manuscript always got away from me, and I abandoned it. Trying to do all that with MS Word or Open Office can make an already daunting process, even more stressful. While it gives you complete control of the formatting, its focus is on helping you get to the end of that awkward first draft. To quote from their website: Scrivener is a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents. You more than likely have a lot of research notes, documents, outlines, which you need to organize so you can write your book. Writing 80,000 some words can be a daunting task. It all started with a Scrivener blank page, the end result was my first published novel, вЂњ The Asset вЂњ. As I write my new fiction book, IвЂ™ll record a Scrivener tutorial so you can see Scrivener used in real life (writing an actual novel) versus just a demo.

Each video is a Scrivener tutorial showing real life use of Scrivener.

Each video is less than five minutesВ long and captures one feature of the many robust features Scrivener offers.

Welcome to my Scrivener Review and Video Tips page.