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Writing software

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charlie hodge

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Hey folks. I've been writing some short stories recently and whilst wondering through cyber space I've came across creative writing software.

Does anyone use anything along these lines? I'm intrigued to find out if such a thing helps or if it is all just a cheap gimmick?
 
What have you found?

I know of an author who've used these software, and according to her it helps with organization of information. She said she still had to do the writing herself. :)


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It was just creative writing software in general I was looking at.

If there is one thing that I need to do it's organise! Shame it don't write it for you though. :)
 
There's a short story by Roald Dahl that describes what happens when a machine writes your novels for you... it's called The Great Automatic Grammatizator. If you haven't read it, hunt it down. :)

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I know someone who uses this sort of software. She says it helps her and how wonderful it is but I think she's kidding herself.
 
direstraits said:
There's a short story by Roald Dahl that describes what happens when a machine writes your novels for you... it's called The Great Automatic Grammatizator. If you haven't read it, hunt it down. :)

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I haven't read it but it sounds quite interesting. I'm off to have a wee looky for it.

Cheers
 
I believe Dramatica Pro has a free trial version available. It can be somewhat useful in answering questions about the story you hadn't quite asked yourself yet. I suppose it can help with organization.

There is a nice bit of a program called WriteThis—a program that "generates writing exercises, based on a set of keywords and criteria." This is definitely fun to use and helpful in getting the creative juices to flow.
 
direstraits said:
There's a short story by Roald Dahl that describes what happens when a machine writes your novels for you... it's called The Great Automatic Grammatizator. If you haven't read it, hunt it down. :)

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I love that! - especially the bit at the end!

What are writing softwares exactly supposed to do? It sounds like fun, whatever it is. However, I have the horrible suspision that I'd just use it to procrastinate from doing what I'm meant to be doing, and I've already got the internet - I don't really need another dictractor...
 
I think you should try the Literal software.This software is good and easy to use comes with enhanced features such as split screen etc.
 
Hi Grace, I'm new to this forum but saw your question about writing software. I use a program called WriteWayPro and so far, have been very happy with it. It allow one to break chapters into scenes, has a word counter so you can see how much further you have to go before reaching your goal. It also allows you to print the manuscript in a variety of forms be it for Word, WordPerfect, RTF, etc. Check it out at writewaypro.com Hope that helps.
 
I just use MS word, but I think if I intended to write something like a movie script or screenplay I'd invest in some actual creative writing software because they have the formatting done right.
 
If you want to self-publish printed books my recommendation is Lyx, a word processor that produces PDF files in professional publisher quality. It is open source and based on the language "Latex" (pronounced "Latech") that is often used in printing. It can export to HTML as well, which is a good source format for ebooks. Together with the, also free, Mobipocket Creator you should be set.

Of course it doesn't hurt to have MS Word for writing or an editor like Notepad++ if you like hand-coding your own HTML sources for books.
 
yWriter5 had more than I needed

I'm currently happy with Scrivener for a memoir project.

Open Office and WordPad for simpler things.
 
I like the way yWriter5 breaks things down into sections. I struggle to write enough words for a novel, having a very strong inclination to minimalism in my writing and I found that having the 'scenes' as they call them has helped tremendously. Since installing it I have been far more productive.
 
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