But I do use the note cards along the right side. Because I’ve already done a good portion of the outlining for this book, I haven’t actually used the classic Scrivener corkboard. I also love the synopsis notecards along the right side. The fact that your character profiles, plot, research folder (and anything else you want) is all available along the left side binder, just a click away, is extremely convenient. The ability to just move scenes or chapters around by dragging and dropping is a dream.
The software, even with an imminent update on the horizon, is incredible. I imported my work in progress into Scrivener version 2.8.1, transferred over my character profiles, plot folder, inspirational pictures, research folder, and began using Scrivener. But my little system of organization that I conjured up doesn’t even come close to the effectiveness of Scrivener. Google Docs worked surprisingly well, because I kept myself extremely organized and I knew where everything was. I am working on a novel, and I’ve been using Google Docs. Literature and Latte recently released the NaNoWriMo version of the trial, which runs through December 7 instead of the usual 30 days, and I could not pass this chance up. Over the weekend, I decided to finally try out Scrivener’s current version, 2.8.1, instead of continuing to wait for version 3.0.