The BinderĪs its name implies, Scrivener’s Binder view lets you organize your writing and notes as you would in a binder. Scrivener’s multiple work areas give writers lots of options without making things too complicated. When you’re ready, Scrivener will compile any text or media you include in the manuscript section and export it into word-processing or publication formats. The list of folders on the left, known as the “Binder,” is expandable. In the screenshot below from a fiction project, you can see that I can work on my manuscript while having my characters, settings (places), research, and virtual index cards with synopses at my fingertips. Scrivener Lets You See it Allįor me, the genius of Scrivener is the fact that my writing, or manuscript, is immediately visible along with other text (ideas) and research. Per email, a company representative stated that they hope to have Scrivener 3 to Windows users this summer. Scrivener 3, a major update, has been available for MAC/iOS, but the Windows version is still in the works. Note: This review is based on Scrivener 1 for Windows.
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Scrivener is a writing software that helps writers organize research, notes, and drafts, or, as Scrivener puts it, “See the forest or the trees.” It can even help with story-boarding. Though it hasn’t caused me to completely eschew Word, I am transferring my family history writing projects to Scrivener. This is NOT an affiliate post, but rather a review of a product I’ve used for both fiction and nonfiction writing. If you’re not already using Scrivener, I’d like to introduce you to the application that might make your memoir and genealogy writing projects easier to stick with.