It’s gray and it’s rainy, and I’m already thirteen things ahead in my mind, which really isn’t fair to you, frankly. So I will try to redirect my mind to the moment, where we just hang out for a little bit and chat about the little things and the big things and the good things and the awful things.
Today is about a curious thing.
I just opened Scrivener for the first time. For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s software specifically designed for writing, with attention to established formats for various types, like fiction or scholarly articles or various forms of screenwriting.
I always thought–beyond screenwriting which is very complicated and does not lend itself to a flow state for writing–Word alone would do.
Not sure what they’ve done, it’s a culmination of constant churning, I think, to justify a subscription rather than a purchase, but I am finding writing in Word choppy and frustrating. Too many bells that ring into empty rooms, too many whistles that no creature can hear in any register while it’s harder and harder to find what you do need.
Upon opening, Scrivener looks complicated, but from what I can see, it’s really only broken down into parts. I like the ancillary documents you get when opening a new project, I was just playing around with the “location” worksheet which will be helpful in the project I want to use as tester.
The world goes on and things change and it’s possible this program can make my life a little easier, removing one of the nonwriting complications from writing.
It’s possible it’s a new and shiny way to sharpen my pencils, which has always been my family’s metaphor for procrastination.
But you don’t know unless you try. Habits are ingrained, they can be tough to shake, but sometimes doing things a little differently can bring new life to what feels old.
Anyway, that’s it for me on this Thursday, have a spectacular day.
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