Comments on: Scrivener by Another Scrivener Lover

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:40:56 +0000

Scrivener is also coming to Linux

By: deb osorio

deb osorio — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:42:43 +0000

SCRIVENER IS COMING TO WINDOWS!!!! Beta will be just in time for Nanowrimo, and goes on sale in 1Q 2011

By: hollylisle

hollylisle — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:42:44 +0000

Dspace17–laughing out loud at your reaction to the Mac. I started on a Kaypro 8088 with an amber monitor and two floppies, installed my own hard drive back when you had to do a low-level format first, used DOS and upgraded through every Windows. Looked at Macs, rolled my eyes. I was a devoted Windows user, and Windows was best.

And then came OS X, and…damn. My reaction to my first Mac, and then my second Mac, was identical to yours. You’re gonna LOVE Scrivener.

And I might go forward, but I’ll never go back.

By: dpace17

dpace17 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:41:46 +0000

I’ve been a PC person from the get go, and frankly, am sick of them, and I have 2 at home. I have been using LSB, or at least trying to learn it, OMG, it’s overwhelming and SO Flipping complicated, but being a software person, I figured it out, with a bit of help from their Help. Friday after work I got a bug and went to Best Buy and bought myself a cute little MacBook, my first laptop, and my first MAC, I love it, it’s so easy, and FAST. I downloaded the trial version of Scrivener, now am ready to download the full version and get to writing. I’ve already copied the files from LSB into the Trial version of Scrivener and am raring to get writing, only problem is, I can’t quit playing with my macbook, I’ve been on it all weekend.

By: mythusmage

mythusmage — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:52:24 +0000

I’m running Tiger on a G3 iMac and Scrivener works fine. As does Avenir, Mariner Write, Mellel, Mute Write, Nisus, and Storyist. Nisus is paid for, Mute Write is free, it’s the rest I need to spend some currency on. Scrivener is the one I purchase in March.

You can find G3 Macs on Ebay for a dang low price. I paid about $100.00 for The Beast, and that included shipping. I’ve seen older G3 iMacs selling for about $25.00 dollars plus shipping and handling.

G4 iMacs on the other hand get a tad pricier. It’s not unusual for a Pixar (the computer animated character, not the computer animation company) G4 to fetch $500.00 or more. But as time goes by you can expect more G4s and early MacTels to go for a much lower price. Probably about the same time OS 10.6 is announced.

If you do switch to a Mac keep in mind that things are often different than on a Windows machine. More intuitive, and that can throw a fella off. But, don’t assume you don’t have to spend some time familiarizing yourself with the way things are done. There are books out there revealing the Mac’s easter eggs etc., and make sure to give your copy of the Scrivener (or Nisus, or Mariner Write, or Storist) manual a good study. It’ll make using the software tons easier.

Hope this helps

By: JeriT

JeriT — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:17:39 +0000

I’ve recently downloaded the Writer’s CafÃ© trial verion. It has everything I need, plus I love their Storylines feature. Very flexible while very easy to use.

I’ve tried LSB but was simply overwhelmed. I want to get writing done, not have to need a diploma to understand the software that is supposed to be helping it… too much potential to get sidetracked with the niggly details for me.

By: pugh7755

pugh7755 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:12:18 +0000

PolarBear, what version of LSB do you have? I first used LSB 8.1 and have to admit that it wasn’t the greatest program. However, LSB XE is totally different. It is the closest windows users will get to Scrivener without buying a Mac. I tried Page Four, and at $34.95, I would expect much more for my money. Between Page Four and MS Word, I would stick with MS Word.

yWriter is free and offers more features than Page Four.

Of course this is only my opinion.

By: PolarBear

PolarBear — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:09:00 +0000

I have to second pugh’s comment on Jesse Wall’s yahoo group. Jesse is very responsive and runs a great group for the software users.

I bought LSB but haven’t used it much. I haven’t really clicked with the program.

The program recommended for Windows users by the the Scrivener is Page Four. I’ve downloaded and installed it, and it has some nice features.

By: anders

anders — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:03:40 +0000

PowerPC architectures — G3, G4, G5 — are approaching obsolescence in the Macintosh world. Macs switched over to Intel processors about two years ago. You can pick up a brand new Mini for $600 that’s going to have a lot more power than a G4 or ancient G3.

By: joelysue

joelysue — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:15:24 +0000

Thanks for the info. Looks like a G4 would be best. I saw a G3 for $350 last year and almost bought it, but I’m afraid it wouldn’t have worked well enough.

I tried LSB and for me personally, it didn’t work well. I did like the ability to run on a flash drive, but I really didn’t like the library structure at all.