Hi All, Krystal recently posted a question on list about the writing app, Scrivener, and was told that this is accessible with VoiceOver. Scrivener differs from writing apps like Pages or Nisus Writer Pro by focusing on tools that help you with the process of writing rather than the formatting -- for example, by accessing outlines or storyboards while you work.
Every year, in celebration of National Novel Writing Month, the developers run a "NaNoWriMo" promo. Because the aim of the program is to encourage people to write a novel during the month of November, the developers of this program make available a special trial version of their software that works for the period from "now" (mid-October) through until December 7, 2012. Their regular free trial download works for 30 days, but the NaNoWriMo trial is meant to allow people to get used to the software in advance of the start of the November National Novel Writing Month period. It will also work even if you have previously run through one of their 30-day free trial downloads. Furthermore, if you decide to purchase Scrivener during the month of November or December, you can apply a coupon code of "NANOWRIMO" to receive a 20% discount on the price of the software. The list price for Scrivener 2.0 for the Mac is $45 (or $38.25 for students). They also now have a Windows version that is not as fully featured as the Mac version, which costs $40 (or $35.00 for students) and a Linux beta version. (I don't know about the accessibility of these versions.) If you write a novel, and are selected as a winner of National Novel Writing Month, the developers will give you a 50% discount on the price of Scrivener. • The special "NaNoWriMo" trial download page at the developer's "Literature and Latte" web site is: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/nanowrimo.php I think I've summarized the information that was posted on the National Novel Writing Month forum page for the special offers from sponsors, but I'll supply the URL link, in case anyone is interested: • Scrivener for Mac and Windows (and Linux sort of) http://bit.ly/QYs6WC One extra piece of information on the forum web site is that there's a Linux beta, and the URL for the Literature and Latte forums supplying and discussing the Linux version: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=33 The other piece of information on the forum announcement site is that iOS app versions of Scrivener are under development for release in Spring 2013. You can read a review of Scrivener by a VoiceOver user at Austin Seraphin's blog: http://behindthecurtain.us/2011/09/07/scrivener/ There's also a Take Control book on Scrivener, as Gordon and Lynne have pointed out. This may be a good time to check out this app and find out whether it suits your working style. Also, I believe that the regular 30-day trial is set to track days of use, so if you downloaded it, started using it, and took a break for a week, the 7 days that you didn't use the app don't count against the 30-day limit of the trial. HTH. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
