Scrivener is a name that gets tossed around a lot in writing circles, but it's not immediately clear how it's useful. Subsequently, I've avoided it for years. Then, on a whim recently, I checked it ...

More and more tech-savvy writers are embracing Scrivener, the word-processing program designed for authors. But how does Scrivener work, and what advantages does it offer over the more common ...

Just because you’re techie doesn’t mean you don’t have a creative side or a story to tell. And whether you’re working on a novel, composing a piece on the tech industry, writing an essay, or ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. Over the eons, starting with a word processing program called The ...