{"id":559,"date":"2012-01-17T06:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/?p=559"},"modified":"2012-01-17T06:00:35","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T12:00:35","slug":"the-write-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.confabulatorcafe.com\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"The write tools"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Scrivener<\/a>
Screenshots of Scrivener in action. Copyright \u00a9 2005\u20132012 Literature & Latte Ltd. All rights reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some writers have a special place to write. Others have a special time of the day. For me, the key to writing is technology.<\/p>\n

For the past 20+ years, I’ve used Microsoft Word for all my writing. But this November that changed. For National Novel Writing Month, I decided to test drive Scrivener<\/a> — one of the sponsors of NaNoWriMo.<\/p>\n

Scrivener is described as a “complete writing studio.” It’s more than a word processor. It’s a writer’s office in virtual form.<\/p>\n

Part of me was wary of trying new software as I dived into NaNoWriMo, fearing that learning the software would be a diversion more than an asset. I like to procrastinate, and learning new software is a great way for me to do that. After watching the video tutorials<\/a>, however, I became convinced that I needed this software.<\/p>\n

Scrivener allows me to organize my story before I write a single word. I can plot my story on notecards and reorder them as necessary.\u00a0I can create background sheets for each of my characters (great for details that I don’t want to change during the course of the novel – like hair color, eye color, etc.).\u00a0Web pages can live along side my story, saved in the research folder. Places can be sketched out, and photos added.\u00a0Best of all, the daily target template shows my daily word count out of 1,667 (the NaNoWriMo daily goal).<\/p>\n

When I’m ready to put the whole thing together, the compile tool will allow me to format my manuscript in numerous ways, including Word, Open Office, ePub or Kindle. It also offers format for non-fiction manuscripts and screenplays.<\/p>\n

Though I haven’t yet explored all the possibilities that Scrivener offers, I have found my new favorite tool for writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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