For Thing 9, I'd like you to have a look at this powerful tool for writers. I don't usually promote tools that cost money--it costs $40 for a subscription to Scrivener--but this tool has some interesting ways for writers to organize their work. It also has an awesome 30-day trial. It's 30 days of use, so if you use it every day, you can use it free for 30 days. If you use it twice a week, it'll last 15 weeks.
That could be very useful for students working on a project during a semester.
Some of you may be working on a big writing project for this class or another class. Would Scrivener be helpful for you?
First, take a look at the video overview of Scrivener. The examples used are fiction, but you can picture how you might use it for a class paper, an extended essay, or even a long journalism piece. I have a good friend who uses it to write plays.
This is the Scrivener Video for those of you who use Windows:
And here's the video for you Mac users out there.
Next, take a look at some of Scrivener's features described on the website.
On your 13 Things blog, share your reflections about managing large projects:
- What large writing projects (more than 8 pages) have you worked on recently?
- Did the projects require research or summaries of readings? How did you take notes and keep track of your research?
- How did you work on writing the piece--from draft through final project? Did you use paper/pen? Or just a computer?
- Which features of Scrivener can you see being useful for you this semester--or in the future?
- Will you download a free trial?
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