Articles
Free Scrivener tutorials from the book, for Mac and Windows, and interviews with authors about how they write in it.
Tutorials
Learn Scrivener one step at a time.
On a Mac
- A Walkthrough of Scrivener’s User InterfaceTake a tour of Scrivener’s interface and get acquainted with its components. Start taking advantage of Scrivener’s features…Read the tutorial
- How to Structure Your StoryWhich Scrivener feature helps you stay organized? How can you use Scrivener to structure your story, novel or…Read the tutorial
- How to Create Character SketchesScrivener’s template sheets can help you create good character sketches. I have an alternative character sketch template that…Read the tutorial
- How to Create Setting SketchesHow do you create engaging settings that enhance your story? And how can Scrivener help you create setting…Read the tutorial
- How to Storyboard Your StoryStoryboarding is the process of mapping out your story. Scrivener’s Corkboard provides the perfect interface to storyboard your…Read the tutorial
On Windows
- A Walkthrough of Scrivener’s User InterfaceTake a tour of Scrivener’s interface; get acquainted with its components. Start taking advantage of its features by…Read the tutorial
- How to Structure Your StoryWhich Scrivener feature helps you stay organized? How can you use Scrivener to structure your story, novel or…Read the tutorial
- How to Create Character SketchesScrivener’s template sheets can help you create good character sketches. I have an alternative character sketch template that…Read the tutorial
- How to Create Setting SketchesHow do you create engaging settings that enhance your story? And how can Scrivener help you create setting…Read the tutorial
- How to Storyboard Your StoryStoryboarding is the process of mapping out your story. Scrivener’s Corkboard provides the perfect interface to storyboard your…Read the tutorial
Interviews
How authors use Scrivener.
- The Origin Story of Scrivener Superpowers
- Joanna PennMicrosoft Word vs Scrivener
- Simon WhistlerGoogle Docs vs. Scrivener for Writers
- Joe BuntingHow a Professional Ghostwriter Uses Scrivener
- Garrett RobinsonWhat’s in a Filmmaker’s Writing Toolkit?
- Gwen HernandezWriting Romance Novels and Staying Organized
- Rachel AaronThe 2k to 10k Method with Scrivener
Templates and tools
Set up your project, and keep going.
- Using Scrivener as a Project Management Tool for Your Book Marketing
I published a special guest post at The Creative Penn on a very unique subject: not how to WRITE in Scrivener, but how to…
- MG Herron’s No Nonsense Novel Template for Scrivener
Scrivener comes with two standard templates for novels, but as usual I wasn’t satisfied with the way they set things up, so I changed…
- Further Reading Recommendations for Writers
There are a ton of fabulous books out there that you can read to improve your craft, your grammar, and your know-how as a…