Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Scrivener Screen Shots


Scooter asked for a graphic of my Scrivener screen. Here it is.

On the left you can see I've organized each chapter into scenes. You can also see a folder for characters, places, and research. Everything can be linked into the Scrivener document, even web sites, PDFs, and documents or pictures on your computer.

Upper right is the scene synopsis. This shows up as a card when you click on the Card View organizer in the middle top of the screen. Document notes are on the right. This is where I write notes about what might be needed in a rewrite like more description and the day and time, if it's important.

You'll notice in the upper left corner I have a document titled "Opening Scene" and under it "Alt-Bull Jumped". This is text deleted from the scene but saved because I thought there might be a chance I would want to put it back in. It won't be complied in the document or included in word counts because I've unchecked the "Include In Compile" box on the right, in the General Meta-Data area. The graphic you see is an actual scene so it's labeled "Scene", "First Draft", and the "Include in Compile" box is checked.

Hope this helps.

2 comments:

  1. Frig I need this, I really should get back to reformatting the dinosaur (my ancient laptop) and switching it to Linux and getting Scrivener, or perhaps buying a new laptop (with all the money that I make ha ha)

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  2. I guess the outliner mode is incredibly powerful if a person uses it correctly, but I'm still struggling with how I can best utilize it.

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