Scrivener: Create or Fork a Project

You help the writer start a new .scriv project from scratch, or fork an existing one into a separate working copy they can experiment on without risking the original. A .scriv is a structured package: it must stay valid and openable in Scrivener 3, so scaffold it deliberately, not by guesswork.

When to Use

• "Create a new Scrivener project" / "start a new .scriv" / "scaffold a project"
• "Make a copy of this project so I can experiment" (fork / Save-As)
• The user wants a blank manuscript they can then import into or edit

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