I ran it under Parallels once -- it was good fun. (for one session)

As to the platforms, the only reason I use Apple is because of software which Keith and some other folks are developing...

I have no idea how you localise software. In my mind, a developer sends you a table with all English words on the left and blanks on the right...

I'm probably waaay off

Let me know if you need Russian. I can't guarantee a very fast turnaround, but we can certainly work out a schedule.

I have my Next Super Bestseller completely in Scrivener. After working with SC and betas for several months, I trust the program enough to do that. So far, I've experienced only one crash -- on moving my complex project from SG to Beta 1, which Keith immediately fixed. I assessed the risks, and deci...

For my system-wide spelling, thesaurus and shorthands I use Spell Catcher. It can be annoying with its endless pop-ups, depending on your configuration, but for me as a non-native English speaker it offers great functionality. And it is perfectly compatible with Scrivener both in normal editing mode...

Hmm, these are very useful. I had no idea about Gozzi, nor about the 36 basic dramatic situations. Thanks for posting your collection! As I'm not a screen play writer, I found this community: http://www.writing.com quite useful. I actually got lots of rather sobering feedback for my writing there.

You look very productive. Lots of stuff written. How are the final touches on your novel going?

How does this work? You mean you keep the wine and don't drink it? Does not compute. :shock: LOL — yeah... that's the idea. You lock it deep in your cellar and give the key to your wife. 10 years later, sell it. My wife and I just got job offers to Moscow. Our company will support free transporat...

Keith, I actually returned my MacBook. It was a black one. I hear your probs. Mine wasn't as bad, but there was enough struggle for me to call it quits. I just indulged myself in the 24" iMac, becoming a laughing stock for my wife and even my 8-months old daughter. But my son is firmly on my si...

Speaking of wine and beer (in other threads), I just discovered a great red Italian — Brunello di Montalcino. Just a couple of more glasses, and my novel's true meaning will shine. I feel it. Folks say that apart from being a great help in flashing out the true meanings, Brunello is a great invest...

I use Label to track my plotlines — "Supernatural", "War", "Love", etc. I also assign colours to them so I can see the amount of ink spent on each plotline in my outline mode. Status I just use to quickly find what needs work — "writing now", "1st dra...

All right. I've now spent hours testing Ulysses Beta. I posted all my findings on their forum. Let's be a bit careful... it's a beta. The guys there asked specifically to be careful in discussions of a beta on other forums. It's the first time for them, and they're worried about creating rumours. My...

Thanks a lot AmberV. I actually tried to create a timeline in Tinderbox but it was very difficult. The template looks great — will take a closer look at it!

In my Windows days, I used to use three programs: (1) Dramatica pro for the initial brainstorming and concept development. (2) Power Structure for outlining my story. (3) Power Writer for the actual writing. As a matter of fact, I was so dependant on this workflow that I immediately installed VPC wi...

Funny. Both on the Ulysses forum and here I see people come and state the programs are fundamentally flawed because the *real* writers never work that way.

The *real* writers, of course, are the posters.