I’d also like to mention that the more Word documents you create, the more space you consume on your computer.
With Scrivener, once you buy it, you can use the same licence on a number of different computers, as long as they run the same operating system. Sometimes, you don’t have the cash to pay more for Word. Sometimes, you need to buy a cheap replacement and it doesn’t come with Word.
Why get a fancy program when you can open a new Word document for characters, places, etc?Īly: N ot EVERY laptop has that feature. It has five licenses, so it’s great for value. Normally, people buy it WITH their computers as teenagers for essays and such, so you don’t have to spend money at all. Natalie: But Word comes in a bundle with PowerPoint and Excel and other programs. Scrivener is a one-off cost of $40 (half price if you complete NaNo) and it updates for FREE.
You don’t need to fork out hundreds of £££ to get the latest edition either. Unlike Word, where everything is separate and temperamental. Or paste sticky notes on my desktop.Īly: That’s what’s so cool about it! Each project you start has one file, with character profiles, scenes, settings and backgrounds in one place so you can click back and forth easily. In Word, I simply add notes at the top/bottom of each chapter. I downloaded the trial version a few months ago and spent ages looking for the ‘New Note’ button in the Characters tab. Plus, unlike Scrivener, it’s user-friendly.
Natalie: Word Auto-saves every few minutes, so the most you’ll lose is a few sentences. Scrivener saves and backs up every other word, so you don’t have that problem. Natalie: Two words: Auto-save and Auto-recovery.Īly: I have lost many a manuscript to Auto-save and Auto-recovery because it never saved my just-written pieces.
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