tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post7467219735256317940..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Teaching an Old DogLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-67132709656387878372013-08-30T14:33:38.383-04:002013-08-30T14:33:38.383-04:00I have Scrivener and found it great for gathering ...I have Scrivener and found it great for gathering research, including pictures. There are many features I never used, though. I used the cork board for one book and loved it, but now I write almost exclusively on my iPad. The Index Card app is basically the Scrivener cork board, and unlike most apps, it stores the project on the iPad so I don't have to have access to the Cloud in order to work. (I regularly backup via email and then Carbonite.) After getting the story arranged I just flip the index card for any particular scene over and write out the scene there. Other stacks of cards contain information about characters, relationship arcs, recipes and other chunks of research. However, formatting after export is problematic, so once I get a tidy full draft to revise I fix the formatting and do that in Word. Probably more info than you needed! Good luck!Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-12073611253240329012013-08-29T11:29:19.245-04:002013-08-29T11:29:19.245-04:00Probably not the best person to weigh in as I know...Probably not the best person to weigh in as I know I'm VERY old school (I actually have binders with sections to organize research, with each binder hand-labeled on the spine with the name of the book, just like in junior high!)<br />Scrivener sounds unnecessarily complicated to me, though. Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-28380432494872480952013-08-28T18:33:25.822-04:002013-08-28T18:33:25.822-04:00I don't use any specialized writing software, ...I don't use any specialized writing software, because I have my own system. I keep track of things in plain old Word .doc files.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-7363843390566781332013-08-28T15:25:11.150-04:002013-08-28T15:25:11.150-04:00Report back, please! I've been thinking about ...Report back, please! I've been thinking about trying Scrivener, too, so I'll be interested in hearing from you as you really get rolling with it. (I think that's me with the sticky notes!) :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535695542961577318noreply@blogger.com