5/2/2023 0 Comments Aeon timeline awesomeI tried a couple other formats but kept going back to Word because it preserved almost all the formatting -the rest attribute to my own inability to setup the compile settings properly! Compiling in the newest version is far better. It would be nice if the Scrivener folks added gdoc to their compile options. For more information, and to sign up to be notified when it goes live, head over to: Thanks! If you are still with me, my publisher (also not getting old) is planning a Kickstarter for the end of July to publish my short stories. A little bit of work, but well worth it in my opinion!Īpologies for the long post. Going back the other way, I make a Scrivener snapshot of the scene and copy/paste the updated content back in. Specifically, I export my writing from Scrivener in Word format to my Google Drive (which is shared with my editor)(…), open the document using Google Docs, re-save it in the new format. Mechanically, it is a little bit of work to use Google docs effectively. “What? You didn’t hit the save button?” “Dad, what is a save button? (big mood)” Point taken. Even more dramatic, before I really knew about Google Docs, was not understanding why my daughter lost a term paper when borrowing my computer and using Word. Where is the Save button? I add this mainly because I have had to get used to the autosave. And not having to fuss around with other settings is a plus. While not as powerful as revisions in Word, the ability to look at versions created over time is a great help in seeing what was changed. Versions and showing changes: This one seems pretty obvious, the the cool part for me is never having to think about it – it just does. I didn’t realize you could even do this until Paul (my editor) (nope, still not getting old) hit me up one evening while we were both looking at the same doc. You can also open two copies of the same document if you need to look at something else without wanting to lose your place.Ĭhat:If you do happen to be working on the same document at the same time… you can online chat with your collaborators (in my case my editor) and sort things out on the fly. ![]() Handily even marks changes made by the other collaborators. None of the save the file and let the other person know which version they should look at. Docs lets you highlight a chunk of text as a question, have a 2-way conversation, and ultimately mark it as “resolved.”Ĭoncurrently working on the same document at the same time: This is a little one, but extremely helpful – I don’t have to worry about stepping on an alpha reader or editor’s work when I am responding and updating. Here’s the key features that I believe are making it so:Ībility to ask and answer questions: Is this the word you meant? This doesn’t make sense, what were you trying to say? etc. Remember here that my work with Paul and my publisher is still very much in the world of indie publishing with little or no budget!Īfter trial and error, it seems that I have found a consensus: Google Docs. ![]() I do all my writing in Scrivener, a fantastic tool for creating, but when it comes to working with alpha readers or an editor, not so much. Another thing I had to work out with Paul (my editor) (no, saying “my editor” still hasn’t gotten old) was how to work together.
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