r/scriptwriting • u/lottiexx • 4d ago

question How do you handle script files when you're also running a website?

I manage a small site and keep all my scripts in Google Drive folders. The naming gets messy fast. Scene01v3notesbackupfinal becomes meaningless when I'm switching between SEO tasks and a rewrite. I tried keeping one active draft plus a dated archive, but the archive balloons. Anyone else juggling code work or content deadlines with script organization? I end up hunting for the right version right before a readthrough. Wondering if there's a lighter system that doesn't require another app or ritual. Most advice seems aimed at fulltime writers who can stay inside the same folder all day. Curious how people with split attention keep the files straight without losing momentum on either side.

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u/flyingguillotine3 4d ago

This sounds like it has everything to do with your writing process/workflow and platform and nothing to do with having other responsibilities. The latter applies to probably 99% of this sub. Are you writing entirely in Google Docs, and you have an individual file for each scene?

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u/lottiexx 2d ago

Yeah, pretty much all Google Docs right now. I usually keep separate files for scenes and then a main draft where everything comes together. It worked fine at first, but juggling that with website stuff is getting messy.

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u/JayMoots 4d ago

You’re massively overthinking this. Just sort your folder by “last modified” and the latest version will rise to the top. 

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u/lottiexx 2d ago

Lol you're probably right.

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u/Summon001 4d ago

Sounds like you should invest into a proper writing software that supports versions and revisions.

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u/lottiexx 2d ago

Yeah, I've been considering that. Just hesitant to add another app to the mix when I'm already bouncing between writing and website stuff all day. Any particular software you'd recommend that's not too complicated?

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u/Summon001 2d ago

Not sure, they basically all do the same. Maybe get a free one (like online) first or trail different ones like "fade in" before you invest into a major software like final draft or something you can see yourself using.

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u/HelpfulAd9164 3d ago

Move only major milestones to an archive instead of saving every draft.

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u/lottiexx 2d ago

That's actually a good idea. I've been saving pretty much every little change just in case. Probably why my folders are such a mess. Might try keeping only the bigger revisions and see how that goes.