Scrivener

[Starbeam]

And if you don't finish, you still get 20% off.

I think my issues with 2.0 mighta been something other than actual bugs.  Will need to see when I get home.

[Enjorous]

Oh I missed that announcement.

[Starbeam]

I think it was somewhere in the middle or end of the beta download page.  There's a code there, so really, you don't even have to actually participate.

[Enjorous]

Interesting.

[Starbeam]

Oh wait, just went back and double checked--the 20% off is for 2.0 for Mac.  I'm guessing because it's coming out pretty soon.

[Enjorous]

Oh alright, I was wondering how you were utterly on top of the Window's version lol.

[Enjorous]

Okay Star, if it hadn't just come out for PC I would have ended up buying a mac just for it. I tried two or three of the knock offs but none were as intuitive to use as the original. And I haven't done a whole lot with it yet.

[Starbeam]

   This really doesn't surprise me.  It's just incredibly awesome because of how versatile it is, no matter how you write.

[Enjorous]

Yup, and the whole corkboard thing is allowing me to do a nice semi outline of things that I know need to happen but without tying me down to an order. I should write a testimonial

[Starbeam]

Yeah, and if you aren't much one for corkboards, you can use the outline feature, and still be able to move things around.  I've found that one thing, specifically, to be one of the good things.  Found while I was writing my rough draft that there were a couple scenes that happened earlier than I'd thought they would, so instead of having to copy and paste and do some rewrites and such, I just had to drag the card to where it fit.  And I've barely used the research features yet, although it helps to have the different things there so I don't have to search through lots of different papers and pictures and links and want to tear out my hair.

[Enjorous]

Yeah, not that I hate research but I find when I research and look for an appropriate image to frame a scene I waste too much time doing that, that could have been spent actually writing or framing my own scene.

[Starbeam]

Yup.  There's one place where I have a couple scenes set, and every so often I go and google for new pictures, and when I finally found one that had a good view, I copied and pasted into a research thingie, and now it's simple--just have to refer back to that card.

[Enjorous]

The only real complaint I have at this point (and it may be a beta issue) is that the actual word processor seems to lag a lot. Normally three to four keystrokes.

[Starbeam]

Yeah, I'm going to guess that's likely a beta issue.  You can always go look through the Windows beta section of the forums; see if anyone else has the issue or if it's been bugged or not.  I know that's not any sorta issue with the Mac version, though I can't honestly say for 2.0 cause I haven't done much actual typing since I got it.  I should probably get the Windows beta for my desktop, too.

[meg_evonne]

i received a beta copy. I wasn't able to drop in my images or my word docs for some reason. Still waiting for a response. I tried converting to .pdf and dragging it in, but that didn't work either.

I'm starting a new shorter project from scratch and I'm using it for that.  So far I love it.  Love the cork-board, love the note card on the side, the room for writing while also having a central location for research and for images. 

My new Toshiba, yet the old one was sounding like a fire engine siren, much to the dismay of fellow writer retreat buddies, has a bulletin board with some of the features, but scrivener is working great.