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He held my hand through my first novel by-
- keeping two separate record of my daily word count, and my overall word count, on screen for me to see all the time, which I found very encouraging
- displaying my novel split into chapters and scenes, just a glance away
- keeping all my world building rules, (creatures, magic, weapons, books and food and drink etc.) along with my research and character information all in one handy place in the sidebar underneath my WIP.
- ensuring that any words in this research section were not counted in my actual WIP
- allowing me to upload pics to view as I worked
- being so thoughtful of my needs he supplied me with the option to work with all this information around me or to turn it off and just have a page on the full screen and nothing else around to distract me
- adding each scene I write to a proper looking index card for me, each with a short summary automatically added from my words (and this looks so cool as it’s like a real pinboard with index cards – easily moved around, which I love as I’m a very visual person 😉
- letting me add key words to a pad I could have on screen by my side for quick reference for those magical names and places I made up and spell them correctly the second time round
- he also helped me remember lots of other things, like how many towers I had in the Black Ice Training Ground and what they were called, and how to spell those tricky magical words in an instant!
- even keeping this all readily available for book two! No need to dig out my notes, it’s all here, just where he left it.
- You should see what he does with my edits! Your mind would boggle!
- If only he could write it for me, too!
Yes we went everywhere together. Scrivener is my hero. My dream come true. I’d be brokenhearted if I lost him. Fancy giving him a go? You can check him out over here: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
The Smut Hut | Angelika Devlyn | Author of Erotica 
I think I just fell in love. Thanks for the info on Scrivener! If only I used a Mac…
Have a great day!
Gabrielle Bisset
Oh they do have it on PC too, apparently it’s not so good, but give them time, they always work hard to improve everything! 😉
Looks like a very helpful tool, Angelika. I imagine it’s invaluable when a lot of research is required. also the fact that scenes do not necessarily have to be written in oorder is interesting. Thanks for sharing
You are welcome!
Yes, you can just drag and drop scenes to where ever you need them. Brilliant! I write mine all over the place when I think of them lol
Wow. I could have used that years ago. I just might have to check it out!
LOL I should be on commision 🙂 Hope you like it!
I have never heard of this but will be sure to check it out..Sounds like a cool program.
Hi Savannah!
It’s wonderful. I love it, as you can tell. 😉 I am sure you can download a trial version, too.
Wow, that does sound great. I’ve never fully researched writing software, but I may have to look into Scrivener too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I’m that old dog that doesn’t want to learn anymore new tricks. I’ve got everything I need as far as writing. I’ve already sacrificed all the brain cells I can afford learning new and innovative things. Love my Kindle and puter. I’m a happy camper. 🙂
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I have to agree. Scrivener is a great program and they are more than generous with the writing community. Every year they offer NaNoWriMo winners 50% off. Even if you didn’t win or compete this year you can still get 20%. It really is an amazing offer. The fact that you can get it now in either Mac or Windows just sweetens the deal.