Using Scrivener to Manage Blogs

I write my blogs in advance. I choose a topic and write about it. I have a system that works rather well. I use a program called Scrivener, which is available for a reasonable cost at Literature and Latte. They developed this versatile writing software. It lets the writer write with all the notes and research to hand. There are no windows to switch to, you just select the files you want to work with and go. It’s easy.

Along the left side is the binder, which holds all your files. You can see the titles you gave your work. Just start Scrivener, select new text, and set up your blog. I have a page of text that tells me the subjects I have chosen for, say the month of January, I look at the topics, the page also holds the dated that I will post it to the blog site, and whether I have started it, completed it or what. Select the page with the topic you are going to write about, and write. This method words well for me. I can write what I need to write on the topic.

This is how I write using Scrivener, the screen is divided into three or four main sections. There is the binder on the left. Then the writing editor, then the research editor, and on the write is the inspector panel. That’s where the main portion of the notes are, along with the metadata. Everything is at my fingertips. I can just glance at my notes, write the text I planned to write, or edit it as required. Then I mark it as the final draft. I mark it done when I publish it. That makes tracking my work easier. I have spaces for that as well. ‘

You may find it easier to write the text and bundle it by month later. It all depends on your writing style. Finding topics is the hardest part of blogging with Scrivener. This is just a bare bones explanation of what Scrivener is capable of; it was written mainly for the novelist or scriptwriter, or nonfiction writer. You can have all your research there in one place, easily accessible. When you have written your work, you can compile it to PDF, Microsoft Word, or even incorporate it into an ePub eBook. I plan to archive my blogs in PDF form, using this method. I simply adapted the method to write my blogs.

I created folders for each month, with the table of contents there. Then I wrote the blogs as separate files. Of course, I have to copy the text to my blogging software, but I usually wrote them in my journal first so that is not much of a change when I began using Scrivener. Maybe my method won’t work as well for you as it does for me, but it is a handy way to keep your blogs organized. You can import text into the project from any MS Word document, or plain text document. That’s what makes it easy to keep a local archive of your blogs. that’s mainly why I use it.

Scrivener makes it easy to keep track of your work. It really is as simple as that. I can keep track of the blogs I have written because everything is in the same file. Scrivener even auto saves your work as you work, so that you don’t have to worry about it. This software is excellent for any writer’s needs.

About pebblepup

I am not one who is comfortable talking about myself but here goes. I enjoy writing, family history, and reading. I decided to do this blog because I wanted to try something new. I decided to make it a weekly blog because I wasn't sure that I could keep up with a daily one, and monthly seemed like I was writing a magazine. I think I did ok with my choices. You'll notice that there are not a lot of graphics on my site. That's because there are graphics plastered everywhere on the Internet and those sites sometimes take forever to load. This blog is a place where you can kick back, relax and be ready to be amused. At least I hope I willbamuse you. This blog is on a variety of subjects from my ficitional cat agency, the FFL, which is monthly, to instructional blogs to editorials, which are my opinions only. I admit that I don't know everything and could be wrong -- I frequently am. Now, stop reading about me and read what I have to say!