That Which Lies In Between |  Writing Software – Liquid Story Binder

Scrivener. I drool like a newborn baby every single time the name Scrivener come within eyesight. I’m talking about the writing program. Makes me want to jump PC ship and join Mac world. I even torture myself by going to the developer’s website and pray, maybe the developer has relented and built a window version for us PC users. No such luck.

This weekend I gave serious attention test driving various writing software searching for the perfect substitute for Scrivener. Let me tell you. Few writing programs match the functionality of Scrivener. But, there is one that comes very close – Liquid Story Binder.

The program has been on my desktop for a while. Using what I know about the file management, I set out to create a writing environment similar to Scrivener. I bind my chapters, research builder, storyboard, and a listing of files as a hierarchy tree. Fire up LSB and these files load up organized and accessible on screen. Any files not part of the initial load is one click away.

The key to LSB is structuring with the tools, File Listings, Layouts, and Workspaces. Going through the process demystifies LSB and as such, I love working with the program.

Next: How I made LSB work for me.