![]() But these are still both conventional computer programmes designed to run on individual devices. Ulysses does that without a second thought and, unlike Scrivener, doesn’t mind if your story is open on another machine elsewhere. I gave up on the iPad app long ago since moving between screens something I do all the time. You can get an iPad app too but Scrivener is complex and awkward when it comes to syncing between devices. There is a Windows version but it’s some way behind the current Mac one at the moment though the release of Windows version 3 appears to be imminent. Which is one reason why I always try to keep an eye on what’s happening elsewhere in the writing software scene. But when you write for a living, five days a week or more, you sometimes need a change of the daily scenery. Most people will stick to one app, of course, which is eminently sensible. ![]() Ulysses excels at simpler narratives without too many twists and turns. Scrivener is by far the more complex but better, it seems to me, for multi-threaded stories. Today I flit between both depending on the project. I was an early user of Scrivener, a piece of software I still admire and use, and later adopted Ulysses, a lovely app on the Mac and iPad that combines power with simplicity. Years ago I came to the conclusion that standard word processors don’t cut it for me when it comes to dealing with the complex, threaded business of putting together a book-length narrative. I’m talking about processes, approaches, the day-to-day practice of writing. I’m not talking about ‘inspiration’ here. So I often take a long look at my work processes - the tools I use for the job - and try to work out if I can do things more efficiently next time. ![]() It’s easy to be sucked into trying to write something straight away but I long ago discovered this is a mistake. I don’t know what other authors are like but I go a bit funny whenever I’ve finished a long project.
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