SCO0275 - Scrivener 2.0 - Full Show

This week's show features one of the "go to" applications for serious writers and authors - Scrivener 2.0

However, if you're not a writer or an author, never fear, Scrivener 2.0 is a complete writing studio, suitable for many different writing tasks.

Scrivener 2.0 has an amazing depth and breadth of functionality and includes many different tools in a single application. It's a ring-binder, a scrapbook, a corkboard, an outliner, text editor and many more tools, all rolled into one. Any project that requires collecting research notes, ordering and sorting ideas, shuffling index cards and producing edited text,will benefit from the rich functionality of Scrivener, so be sure to check out this week's free show.

Scrivener 2.0 adapts to how you want to work, and is designed to "get out of your way", and let you focus on creating your text. It includes tools such as the fully customisable Full Screen View, the extremely useful split pane view and also the new Quick Reference windows and Scratchpad, to optimise your writing experience.

With rich support for collecting and viewing research information in the form of text, PDFs' images, even audio and video, Scrivener lets you keep all your related information in a single project file.

Once your text is created, Scrivener is fully loaded with tools to help you sort, organise and refine your work. Organisational tools such as the unique "Scrivenings" mode, allowing you to view and edit separate sections of your documents in a single "composite" view, as well as a CorkBoard view, helping you visualise, sort and edit your text as moveable Index cards. Scrivener 2.0 also includes a highly customisable Outliner view. You can customise all aspects of Scrivener 2.0 to fit in with your preferred way of working.

Scrivener 2.0 also protects your work with an auto save feature, automatic backup, as well as the ability to save "Snapshots" of your work as you progress, allowing you to compare versions and rollback when needed.

Once you've competed your document, Scrivener 2.0's powerful Compile feature allows you to export your document in a huge number of formats as well as allowing you to completely re-format your documents in line with many leading industry standards.

This 35 minute tutorial takes you through the basics of Scrivener 2.0 and explains the core concepts and features in a simple, easy to follow way. As well as the basics of Scrivener, I also touch on some of the more advanced features with tips and hints on how you can explore Scrivener further.

As this week's show has been sponsored by Literature and Latte, the developers of Scrivener 2.0, the show also contains a discount coupon code to receive 20% off the usual retail price of Scrivener 2.0 up to the 31st December 2010.

Contained within the show, you'll also find details of a special prize draw just for ScreenCastsOnline Extra! Members. The prize is a brand new 11" MacBook Air, the winner of which will be drawn at random from the ScreenCastsOnline membership database on 30th November 2010

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[vicshere99]

I'm well on the way with writing my first novel, and using Scrivener makes it a much easier experience. Everything is stored in the one place. It's like having the typewriter, the drawers full of notes and reference manuals, even videos and webpages all in the one place. And this tutorial is a great help. The person's voice is just right, the pace of what he's teaching is perfect. Well done, whoever you are, and well done, Literature and Latte!

[homosaur]

scrivener is the bomb, gee

[destaniofhearts]

I need this. Now.

[Odinsson1969]

@MrMonkeebalz This software....seriously. Ive written several using Word 2007 which worked, and Ive dabbled with Adobe InDesign, but this is absolutely brilliant for managing the entire process including all research. AWESOME!

[deneco4]

Strap in motherfuckers!  YOUR ABOUT TO BE IN SOME HEAVY ASS SHIT!

[MrMonkeebalz]

What would be the best software for writing a multi-hundred page book?

[danielkaimana]

i've been searching applications for writing my thesis and this video is really convincing me to choose scrivener finally. thank you very much indeed.. awesome...

[johnwege12]

Great overview of the software, thanks for this!



[FiskyJay]

Wow, that intro music reminded me of 80's science films

[wesscoast]

Wow, this thing looks beautiful. just bought it.

[deneco4]

Im just hard as fuck for Scrivener. Damn good program. Lets you do everything while you waste time NOT writing shit. As I am doing now.

[citizenbfk]

Nice job! Thank you.