Even after the initial outline, I came back to them every now and then to re-evaluate the logic flow or to place new sub-topics that came up. The nested cards are definitely a great tool to create the structure. The reply I quoted is signed "Lee" so I am assuming it's the same Lee Powell you quoted.
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Some users did however purchase a Windows license in appreciation, but we never pushed or had any expectation in this regard and still do not. We did try a donation option in the Help menu of the previous Linux version, but had less than half-a-dozen donations over almost two years. I have one question: Where can I donate for this version? Give me your email address and I'll forward you the receipts lest you think I'm talking out my ass about that too. I bought the license for my aunt 50% as a "So shut up and write" prompt and 50% for hopefully therapeutic purposes. No one else in the family found it quite so traumatic as her and most of her trauma came from being exactly like her mother. I actually bought two: one for me and one for an aunt who kept threatening to write a book about her "traumatic" childhood. I was one of the people who purchased a Windows license as a thank you for the Linux Beta. Regardless the upshot is the same: they stopped development on the Linux version due to (IMHO) perceived lack of interest. They asked for donations and got less than six in two years. So you're right I misremembered their selling licenses. I am asking you again to state your sources, and in the absence of that I'm gonna assume you're talking out of your ass.īut it's in your second link! They got less than a half dozen donations in two years. The release announcement reads: Version 1.7.2.4 is identical to the current Linux 1.7.2.3 version, but with the beta expiry removed. The latest Linux version of Scrivener I can find is from October 2015 and is still a BETA – so from 2011-2015 Scrivener for Linux was always in beta and unsupported.
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Lee Powell from Literature and Latte stated in a 2011 comment⁰ in Linux Journal: "We don't have the resources at this time to tweak it into a polished, native-feeling Linux application, and so it will continue to run as free beta software for the foreseeable future, until such time as we are able to give it the extra attention required to move it towards an official, commercial release" I don't think Scrivener for Linux was ever sold by Literature and Latte. How do you know that? Can you share a link? > They discontinued it after less than 10 licenses sold. I guess at the end of the day it's whatever works for you, but yes Emacs with GitHub is working really well for all my writing needs right now. I do still use Ulysses for things like lists and odd notes, but it's getting less common. I do sometimes write shorter pieces and combine them. I can use command line tools to turn that into HTML/PDF and sometimes roll my own tools in Python/shell. The way I tend to write is each chapter is a GFM file.
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Full revision history and command line goodness. Public writing is in a public repo on GitHub and I have a private repo there too for personal/work-in-progress type stuff. I initially used AsciiDoc markdown, but now I use Github flavoured markdown (GFM) in Emacs. Now I write pretty much everything in Emacs. I found I loved writing in Markdown! I then upgraded to Ulysses III when that came out and never looked back.
Granted this would have been nearly ten years ago now I think. I found myself fighting with it far more than I would have liked - especially around generated output. I was initially a fully paid-up Scrivener user, but just couldn't get on with it. To take it to a crazy level of awesomeness consider storing your files in git, or at least dropbox, to have a history of revisions. Writing the actual draft though is much more convenient in emacs + fountain/markdown + org/imenu. I recommend using separate branches for worldbuilding, characters, notes, and plot outline, summarize the high level ideas quickly, and expand on them by adding more levels. The idea of organizing a script/novel as a tree structure rather than a flat outline allows you to "zoom into" as many levels as you want, and conveniently focus on any part of your work.
Outlining and organizing projects as a tree structure is insanely powerful and convenient. In combination with org-mode it is the most powerful writing/outlining tool you can imagine.Īlso, if you haven't tried them, I highly recommend checking out WorkFlowy, Gingko, or Nulis For screenwriting I highly recommend checking out emacs fountain mode (plus imenu-list and Olivetti minor modes).