Thanks for the suggestions. That could work, but since I have about forty stories that are 15 to 30 pages long, and I have collected them in different ways, it's not quite ideal.

Greetings, I'm still exploring Scrivener, and one of my current projects is a collection of short stories. I set each story as a project, so it includes my research, variants, etc. Now, as I am organize them into the collection, I was wondering if it was possible to create a Scriv project called Sho...

I also think the Apple control isn't ideal for this purpose - the "moving stripe" effect is a bit distracting. The "moving strip" stops moving once you enter word targets. First time I used it, I did wonder about the constant moving.... I like the idea of a more discreet version...

I should have done a greater search first.

Thanks for pointing out these discussions. Very interesting indeed.

Thanks for the response, and for those who made suggestions (which, btw, are what I do). Looking for a similar app I found this very interesting idea (at least part of it). I think it might make an interesting read to some of us here. http://www.subtraction.com/archives/2006/0509_blockwriter.php

Keith, First, let me say that Scrivener is (nearly) everything I was looking for in a writing program, and I have searched for years, and tried many, many apps. Great work! In the spirit of writing with limited distractions, I've found that my current computer usage is itself hugely distracting. Scr...