Writing and production methods, software, and systems

A system for editing a script or rundown, the system comprising:

• a server computing device including a database, a memory and a processor, the memory including program instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method, the method including:
• receiving at the server computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a first computing device in response to being received at the first computing device;
• storing any textual input in the script or rundown in the database;
• determining whether the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device;
• and
• transmitting said textual input or cursor movement to said second computing device if the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device.

A system for editing a script or rundown, the system comprising:

• a first computing device including a memory and a processor, the memory including program instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method, the method including:
• displaying the script or rundown in a script or rundown editor on a display of the first computing device;
• receiving at the first computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a second computing device, through a server computing device, in response to being received at the second computing device;
• and
• displaying the received textual input or cursor movement in the script or rundown in the script or rundown editor on the display of the first computing device.

A method of editing a script or rundown, the method comprising:

• receiving at a server computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a first computing device in response to being received at the first computing device;
• storing any textual input in the script or rundown in a database of the server computing device;
• determining whether the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device;
• and
• transmitting said textual input or cursor movement to said second computing device if the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device.