I made the mistake of installing the beta before reading this thread. I'm one of the poor unfortunate souls who's crashing on launch every time. This is a new computer and all apps were freshly installed, so there shouldn't be a whole lot of extraneous "stuff" on it. Ioa, if you need crash...

I'm glad the info was of help! Through some poking around, I found out that my issue from the Scrivener end of things was due to the fact that Apple hadn't counted on those of us who use multiple computers actually setting up the Desktop & Documents feature on all those computers (even though th...

It must be. There's no way they could screw something like this up quite so much without intent.

I recommend thinking twice--maybe even three or four times--before enabling the new iCloud Drive Desktop and Documents "feature." And if you decide to go ahead, be sure to check all your Scrivener backup and file settings the next time you open the app. I had Scrivener set up to save to Dr...

Linn, I agree with you that the new placement of the Inspector control strip is awkward. My cursor is usually at the bottom of the screen when I'm in the Editor, as that's where new words are added. If I want to look at a Snapshot or Comment now, I need to swipe my trackpad or mouse (depending on wh...

Are you a member of RWA? They have online chapters as well as local ones, and they can be a good place to meet potential critique partners. My critique group is spread over a couple states, so we use Dropbox to share files and hold most of our discussions online, only meeting in person on those rare...

I'm writing a book series using one Scrivener project. Each book has its own folder in the Draft folder -- when I go to compile, I adjust the compile settings to the book I need. A few adjustments I've made to accommodate the series is that I create a subfolder for each character in my Characters fo...

Interesting approach! I set mine up with the W-Plot chart as a background image, then create the scenes as notes over the background. Thanks for sharing your setup! I'll have to play with it as soon as I get out from under my tech book deadline.

I've found the second suggestion to be the most practical. Just create a separate folder for each book in the series within the Draft/Manuscript folder, then change the compile group when you're ready to compile. It's much easier than moving folders around in your project every time you want to swit...

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Here in the States, we'd call it a can of paint rather than a tin, but the context is clear. Anyone reading the book will know it's set in London and will either understand the reference from context, take time to look it up and figure it out, or shrug their shoulders and move on.

You could create a root folder for Contacts and create a new document for each contact. Then if you need to relate a contact to a specific task, you can use the References pane to create an internal link. You can create a template sheet for your contacts, pre formatted to prompt you for all the norm...

I use the label to tag subplots and keywords for POV.

My writing-related goals for 2013: -- write at least two tech books and two novels this year -- blog & otherwise promote the books that are currently available and upcoming -- attend two writing conferences or retreats, more if I can manage -- spend less time aimlessly surfing and more time acti...

I can imagine sending off scenes like this to my critique group and having them turn it into Scrivener Mad Libs.