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Scriptwriting in Scrivener

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Scrivener is famously great for writing books — but all of its tremendous features can also be used for scriptwriting.

LINKS:
William Gallagher rabbits on about Scrivener on the new Write Scrivener podcast: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/write-now-with-scrivener-episode-no-16-william-gallagher-playwright-novelist-and-tech-journalist

58keys on Scrivener for iPad: https://studio.youtube.com/video/n99juTVxGOw/
58keys: Three Biscuit Guide to Scrivener: https://studio.youtube.com/video/2d55-sbWMh4/
58keys interview with Scrivener expert Martin Sketchley: https://studio.youtube.com/video/hbPSE4mox5E/
Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com
Final Draft: https://www.finaldraft.com
Highland 2: https://highland2.app

Three Biscuit Guide to Scrivener

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Bring biscuits, bring tea, this is a deep-dive into how writers can exploit all the features of Scrivener on Mac, iPad and iPhone.

CHAPTERS AND LINKS
0:00 – Introduction
1:47 – A warning and recommendation about using Dropbox
5:35 – Tour of Scrivener’s main writing screen
9:20 – Creating chapters and rearranging them in the Binder
11:39 – Using the Corkboard
19:59 – Snapshots
24:42 – Research
27:53 – Research on the iPad
30:10 – Scriptwriting in Scrivener
39:20 – Differences in Scrivener for iPad
50:35 – Scrivener’s Compile feature

Scrivener for Mac: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener?tab=macOS
Scrivener for iPad and iPhone: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/store/scrivener?tab=iOS

The hidden scanner in your Mac

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Forget fighting with the one in your printer, your Mac already has a scanner built in – it’s just that it’s called your iPhone.

The script I scan in this is Winnie Holzman’s pilot for “My So-Called Life”. That script isn’t available online, but you can read <a href=”https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-drama/show-collections/my-so-called-life”>four others from the series here</a>.