What I like about LivingWriter is that you can tell it’s a well-made piece of software after only a few minutes of using it. The instant I started writing in dark mode with Living Writer, I recognized it was good software. As soon as I started writing, the sidebar vanished, and all I see is…
Category: novel writing software
Four free novel software – yWriter, Google Doc, Writemonkey and iA Writer
You’re looking for free software to write a novel? Let me suggest a few that are worth trying. yWriter This one does not need an introduction. It is the oldest and the most famous free novel software. The software started as Windows only program. Currently, it is available for Mac (Beta version), Android, and IOS….
Four online novel writing tools: a quick review
Are you looking for online writing software to write your novel? If you google “online novel writing tools,” you will find tons of blog posts and websites covering the topic. The problem is lots of software included in those sources are not “novel writing tools.” For example, you don’t want to read about what timer…
Novlr is a promising web-based novel writing software with nice features
Novlr is an online app for writing a novel. What makes Novlr attractive is its uncluttered distraction-free style screen. As soon as you start typing, all the menus are hidden giving you an immersive environment for writing. I tried the two weeks’ trial and loved the software. There are many things to like about Novlr…
Review of Scrivener by a 25-year-Microsoft-Word-User
Matthew Aguas, running a faith-based inspirational blog with his wife Jojang, wrote a post on how Scrivener converted him from a 25 year-Microsoft-Word-user to a lover of the famous writing software. His post is an answer to this question he raises: “Unlike your typical word processor, it(Scrivener) makes writing, especially long-form writing, a much more manageable and…
Ulysses
Ulysses is called a semantic text editor by its developer. I must confess that I still don’t understand 100% what that means. I bought Ulysses and Scrivener at almost the same time. Since then, I am still using Scrivener everyday but don’t use Ulysses. I am not saying that Ulysses is worse than Scrivener. My…
Storymill
The distinctive features of Storymill are the ability to set daily writing goals and track them with progress meter, and a timeline view providing a better perspective of your story. Ian Beck wrote a great review comparing storymill and scrivener, a novel writing software with high acclaims. In the review, he recommends Storymill for writers looking for…
Storyist
Storyist is a novel and screen playing writing software for Mac OS. It can create Kindle ebooks and publish them on Amazon.com. It is also available as iPad version that supports Dropbox sync. Michael Niemann gave Storyist 4 points out of 5 in his review. The strength of Storyist, according to the review, is the ability to…
Plume Creator
Plume Creator is an interesting option for novelists who use Linux OS (or Windows). It is an open source novel writing software in its beta stage but some reviews are very positive about its quality. Needless to say, it is free. A single glance at the software shows that its developers must have had some inspiration…