Scrivener

I'm trying out the writing program scrivener. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it? Is it worth the money, do you like it?
Thank you!

I had some errors with my novel's rough draft when compiling it, but that could have been a mistake on my part when inputting the chapter sections. It seems like a useful little program, but I haven't had the opportunity to retest it yet.

This is a pretty old thread, but it was the first one that popped up when I searched Scrivener here so I thought I'd revive it.

I've been using Scrivener for about a year. It has a rather steep learning curve, but in my opinion it was worth every penny. Especially if you're doing any kind of writing that involves world-building (SF and fantasy, primarily). There are lots of tools to help you keep your research and background information in order, and there also is a "full screen" option that you can kick on when it comes time to shove all other distractions into the background and write.

I love it!

I still use Office Word 2010 - I also use Open Office when word plays up and wants to do its own thing.

Open Office is similar (looks and feels like) Office Pro 2000 - it makes a good second string in part because it is free (www.http://sourceforge.org).
Best
Gregg Kervill

I found Scrivener very useful for a longer short story (novelette, technically) that I'd been writing for ages with many different versions. In Scrivener, I broke it up scene-by-scene, compared different versions of the same scenes, re-arranged them, then compiled it in the order I wanted. I imagine I could have figured out a way to do that in Word, but I found Scrivener more suitable.

I also love the index card look to it....

I've had Scrivener for going on three years now; won a copy as a door prize my writing group had to promote participation in NaNoWriMo.
I'd say "steep" is an inadequate term to describe the learning curve; I would use "vertical." But, I didn't use it consistently. Almost everything I wrote and had to critique was a Word document.
But I started a large project in it, attended a "class" for it, and got some "assistance" from someone who was very familiar with Scrivener. And that was the problem. Had I stuck with the tutorials, I might be using it now. But all the assistance I got only muddied up what I needed to learn, and was actually less than helpful. They knew the application so well, they just did things (quickly) without explaining what the did.

And, I haven't written anything in a couple of years now. I'm no longer associated with the writing group that I managed for almost seven years; haven't had any contact with any of the members since I left a year and a half ago. Priorities.

But, every once in a while, I fire up Scrivener to see if there are any updates for it. I intend to write again, but that large project is lost to me now.

Quollwriter is a great free alternative to Scrivener and easier to understand and use, in my opinion. Whenever I try Scrivener I find myself a tad overwhelmed, so I never ended up buying it. Quollwriter though has all the functions with the ease of use. I also like to use Evernote, it has "notebooks" and it's nice to write there on mobile and on desktop too. I usually go Evernote -> Quollwriter, since QW doesn't have mobile app and I find I tend to get ideas and the writing bug when I'm already in bed haha~

I've had Scrivener for a few years, and have finished two novels...neither one using Scrivener. The learning curve was too lengthy. Perhaps if I had the program before I started the book, and took the time to really learn it, but it's not a programs you can learn 'on the go'.