One thing to consider: Scapple costs much less than Scrivener, so if you're just starting out and budget is an issue, you might want to start here.
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I'm seriously considering plotting out a whole screenplay in a series of Scapple files and not using Scrivener at all. Holy mole, this app is awesome for free-associating, and I'm finding, even plotting.
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There’s no built-in hierarchy at all, in fact-in Scapple, every note is equal, so you can connect them however you like. Scapple doesn’t force you to make connections, and it doesn’t expect you to start out with one central idea off of which everything else is branched. Literature and Latte describes it as a “freeform text editor” and explains, The basic premise: Scapple lets you put down ideas, make connections between them, shift them around, and more. Not so long ago, I decided to try out another program of theirs, Scapple. Last time, I talked/gushed about Literature and Latte’s application Scrivener.
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