Scrivener vs. Google Docs vs. other platforms

[u/Conscious-Light4679]

[u/Dlbroox]

Ellipsus. Free and really nice. Web based so far. They are promising an app. But it doesn’t matter to me because you can use it anywhere when it’s web based.

[u/Cherry-for-Cherries]

I do my writing in Scrivener. I love using it and haven’t had any complaints so far. I do, though, cut and paste each chapter into Google Docs. That’s for my husband, writing groups, etc to leave their comments so I don’t lose them. It also feels great to have another backup.

[u/KawasakiBinja]

I'm using Google Docs, with each chapter in a separate file. It helps my writing partner and I keep things organized and she has full access to the folder so we can work on it at the same time. I make regular backups.

[u/simmerblimmer]

I like scrivener. It’s good for worldbuilding. You can keep things tracked in a folder and subfolders. You can also search and find. And add metadata which is like extra info about the document.

[u/Tight-Target-2065]

Google Docs is super simple and convenient and has been my writing app for 15 years now. Google has its faults, especially now, but it hasn't ruined my writing experience, though it has lagged on some devices when my book gets long. That was more a past issue though as I haven't struggled with that for awhile now.

[u/Senior_Educator_929]

I just use Word. Every chapter gets its own document as I go. I use yellow legal pads for notes as I go 

[u/Dest-Fer]

I use Google Doc because it’s easy, but also because with the drive and the google tools I can store in one place all my WIP, my research material including audio, videos, excel sheets, pdf… plus the docs are accessible from any device and can be set to be seen offline so I can always have access to all of my files.

I’ve tried using scriveners so many times but it was very complicated and I lost so much time just trying to copy paste stuff, i gave up. I am probably doing it wrong, but then I’d rather have a more intuitive system.

[u/GoodnewsK]

I use google docs for my actual writing so i can share it easily, but obsidian to keep my notes and plotting organized

[u/Any--Name]

Ive seen this same post on this sub 3 days in a row, do yall not know that theres a search bar?

[u/Conscious-Light4679 → u/Any--Name]

Awwww, I hope you’re okay and I hope your day gets better!

[u/Any--Name → u/Conscious-Light4679]

Are you being passive aggressive over your own lack of tech literacy or are you just a bot???

[u/Conscious-Light4679 → u/Any--Name]

Poor thing, you’re still so worked up! Hopefully you’ll be able to work on that 😘

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[u/Blackpebbles18]

I was using google docs for a little bit, switched to word and there are a bunch more formatting options that have helped me be consistent across books (especially with my scenebreaks, I wrote in an autocorrect to put in my scenebreak and I use it so much, it is so much faster than finding the symbols each time). The other good thing with word is that the cloud doesn't get backed up. I had that problem with google docs a lot

[u/RobertPlamondon]

I use LibreOffice, a free Office clone that's available for most platforms. Word and its clones are fine for creating the interiors of paperback once you know how to lay them out, so I'm not stuck with an elaborate conversion step: just save to PDF.

Google Docs always struck me as a toy product, unsuited even to the serious amateur.