I spent several hours trying to get started on a short story project. The webapp offers a similar hierarchical file structure of text chunks and the ability to group text chunks in folders. So what is an aspiring Chromebook novelist to do? Once you figure out how you want to use it, it is almost impossible to write in any other app. The thing that makes Scrivener so awesome is that it allows you to break your project into chunks of text that can be as big or small as you want them to be and they are kept in a hierarchical file order that you can easily move around or disable or flag for revisions. It can handle any type of script formatting as well as doing complex long form prose. What can’t it do? Write for you, but anything else it pretty much has covered. On my MacBook Air I use the amazingly versatile Scrivener from Literature & Latte. If you’re really just writing screenplays, Celtx might do the trick, but compared to a dedicated desktop app, it’s lagy and very limiting.
Celtx also operates on a subscription revenue model. And it really isn’t a solution for novels at all. The script writing tool handles the basics and supports import/export, but since I’m writing comics and novels for the most part, and Celtx formatting options are so limited, I had a devil of a time adapting it to my comic book writing workflow. Celtx, a web/mobile/desktop production solution for film production. Want to know why?įirst off, the options for formatted screenwriting are very limited.
The answer is either “sorta” or “no.” For me, it’s a no. So, with no files and no applications, can you do any real work on it? And, for the most part, only work when you’re connected to the internet. All of the programs on a Chromebook run in a web browser. If you’re not familiar with Chromebooks, they are low cost laptops running a special variant of Linux called the Chrome OS, by Google. With Chromebook prices hovering around $200, I thought I’d get one and see if they were good for anything more than just web browsing. But it does occasionally get a bit too warm for my sensitive palms and lap. It’s light, fast and it runs my favorite screenwriting tools. I usually do my writing on an 11″ MacBook Air.
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