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For her, that was obviously the right choice.
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Kwon, whose debut novel The Incendiaries received very strong reviews, told me she investigated Scrivener but found its complexities too distracting and decided to stick with Word. Is Word alone enough? For some writers, yes. Most writers have acknowledged the usefulness of Scrivener and its competitors, even if they stick with Word or (in some cases) don’t use a computer to write at all. But I don’t believe it remains particularly relevant. This piece in The Atlantic by Scrivener creator Keith Blount, from 2011, sums that stigma up nicely.Įven today, in the third decade of this troubling new century, the question is not entirely resolved.
Scrivener and devonthink pro software#
When specialized software for “creative writing” first began to appear a decade or so back, there was a definite stigma attached to such software by professional writers. The questions above have been making the rounds for a while now. ĭo writers actually need specialized “writing software” such as Scrivener? Or is the publishing industry’s standard word processor, Microsoft Word, sufficient unto itself? You’ll want the AppImage version, available here. Scrivener 3 on Mac or Windows can export to the version 2 format, which the Linux beta version can read, so you can go back and forth between platforms. Update, : it should be noted that the abandoned Scrivener Linux beta, version 1.9.0.1 with no expiration date, is still a valid option.