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Scrivener
Content-Genera on Tool
A scrivener (or scribe) was a person who could read and write or wrote le ers to court and legal documents. Scriveners were people who made their living by wri ng or copying wri en material
Scrivener
• Management system for documents, notes and metadata. • Helps organize notes, concepts, research and whole documents for easy access and reference • Op mized for long documents, i.e., books, research projects, novels, screen plays, etc.
• Scrivener is a powerful content-genera on tool for writers • A word processor and project management tool • Puts all your research and informa on in one place for easy access • Allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents.
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Templates
• Includes templates for – Novels and short stories – Essays & research theses – Scripts – Poetry – Other
Research
• Rich text, • Images • PDF • Audio • Video • Web pages • Etc.
Research
• Character Profiles • World Building • Maps • Plo ng ideas • Outlines • Research notes • Website clips • Screen shots • Etc.
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Collect Research
• Replaces 3x5 cards • Binders of informa on • Corkboard • Order fragmented ideas • Shuffle index cards in search of that elusive structure Marcel Proust's Wri ng Setup with cork board lined walls stuck with dra s of his final novel
Corkboard
• Every document is a ached to a virtual index card. • Use the corkboard to shuffle these index cards around - which is instantly reflected in the structure of your dra .
Outline
• View the synopses and meta-data of the documents in your project. • Restructure your work easily • Get an overview of the project so far and what s ll needs to be done • Check how many scenes have a certain character as the point-of-view character • Read and edit an overview of a scene, a chapter or of the whole dra
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Meta-Data
• Title of unit • Synopsis or image • Point of View • Focus • Type • Loca on • Etc.
Dra View
• As much (or as li le) forma ng as you want • Independent of output format • At any level – Scene – Individual document – Chapter – Part – Whole manuscript
Full Screen View
• Blank out the rest of the world while you write • Distrac on-Free mode • Forma ed the way you want – Choose your background – Choose the width of “paper” – Choose text and “paper” color
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Split View
• View two part of the same document • Two different documents, including research • Two different views • Horizontal or ver cal
Compile for Export/Print
• Export your document (or por ons) – Standard manuscript format – Text: txt, r , doc, docx, odt, – PDF – HTML – Ebook formats: epub, mobi, docx for iBook – Final Dra – Markdown
Scrivener for iOS
• Access Scrivener database from iPhone or iPad • Syncs through Dropbox • Missing some advanced features but robust app
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More Informa on
• h ps://www.literatureandla e.com/ scrivener.php Free 30 day trial available. • h p://twi er.com/scrivenerapp • h p://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrivener/ 126134826351 • Eastgate Summer Fest 2017: h p://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/ Specials/SummerFest.html (Scrivener 25% off)
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