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Writing

SheilaT

(23,156 posts) Wed Jul 11, 2012, 05:20 PM Jul 2012

Has anyone here ever used any of the novel-writing software out there? [View all]

I'm asking, because several novels I've read recently feel as if they may have ween written with the help of such things. There's just a sense of certain kinds of characters or situations or even scenes being part of a checked-off list of what some arbitrary formula says must be included.

It's weird, and since I know nothing of such software, even though I know it's been out there for some time now, I'm just curious as to anyone's experiences with it.

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Has anyone here ever used any of the novel-writing software out there? [View all] SheilaT Jul 2012 OP

I'm using yWriter. It's free. It doesn't "guide" your story by recommending certain elements. valerief Jul 2012 #1

Thank you very much for the link. SheilaT Jul 2012 #2

I've heard good things about Writer's Cafe sybylla Jul 2012 #3

Thank you. SheilaT Jul 2012 #4

If you're visual, maybe you want to create a "command central." sybylla Jul 2012 #5

Posting here because I am interested in this too Xyzse Jul 2012 #6

You might prefer yWriter. It helps to organize my writing elements really, really well. valerief Jul 2012 #10

There's nothing wrong with plain vanilla Word mainer Jul 2012 #7

That's my essential thought. SheilaT Jul 2012 #8

I've written two dozen novels with pen and paper mainer Jul 2012 #9

Actually I use Scrivener for a lot of my work nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #11

IVe used Liquid Story Binder and Snowflake Pro... Agnosticsherbet Aug 2012 #12

I really appreciate all the replies. SheilaT Aug 2012 #13