This is how I use Scrivener to outline my novels, using the approach I talk about in my book Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success. This post isn’t going to teach you how to use Scrivener, so it does presuppose you have some understanding of how the basic features work (e.g., the Binder and Inspector). Outlining Your Novel (Amazon affiliate link) It offers you just about any organizational tool your little heart could imagine–and if you’re like me (and Han), you can imagine quite a bit! So in the interest of helping you take full advantage of this tremendous resource, today and next week I’d like to offer a sneak peek under the hood of how my writing process works when using Scrivener. The program is tremendously detailed and thorough.
However, it is true there’s a bit of a learning curve. Kinda like Extreme Home Makeover–but for writers. Seriously, it was as if the designers looked into my brain and took notes while I was outlining my novels–and then designed my dream word processor. As much as I love new techie stuff, I kept thinking, I don’t have the time for that! But so many of you Wordplayers kept asking me about it that I finally broke down and bought it. One of my mottos has always been, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Besides, I kept hearing about Scrivener’s steep learning curve. That’s what the writing software Scrivener has done for my writing process this past year.įor years, I’ve been extremely happy with the free organization program yWriter. Not only does every new story require a slightly different approach–and not only am I constantly learning and refining–but sometimes a new tool comes along and completely revolutizes the whole system. My writing process is a continually evolving thing.
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