Hi guys n gals.In another thread a member mentioned he uses Dramatica Story Expert to help him write. While doing a bit of research, I realized I can't download that software because it's not compatible with Windows. Then I found this site that reviews several programs that are similar. Can anyone recommend something off this list, or recommend one they use that's not on the list? I'm a newbie fiction writer. I don't really read all that much fiction to be honest so I'm thinking a 'writing software' such as these will really help me in terms of creating plot, characters, and a theme.
Key thing is to try, several, before you buy. Most all offer full feature time or number of uses limited demos that you can download and try out. Get a feel for the features and what it actually is like to work with. Then, give the one you favor as full a workout as possible before purchasing.The Scrivener folks have sufficient confidence in their product that they provide links to a number of competitors' products.Also, don't rely on any one or few such lists. Do some searches on 'writing software' and 'writing apps' and see what turns up. See what authors actually use.
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Martin still writes on a DOS PC, using WordStar.I tried half a dozen, settled on Scrivener for its generality, flexibility and robustness. Your mileage may vary.Personally, I'm leery of apps that promote or claim to teach a specific theory or system of writing, especially a proprietary one. I prefer getting such from articles and books/ebooks dealing with such.As far as Dramatica goes, Dramatica Pro is available for Windows. Dom't know what the difference between it and Dramatica Story Expert is.There's always free OpenOffice/LibreOffice.There's a saying. 'it's the artist, not the tool'. Not sure that I completely agree with it, but something to keep in mind.More than anything, you just have to write on a regular basis and finish something.
You can do that with paper and pen/pencil, notecards, simple text editor, outliner, word processor, generalized/flexible writing app, highly structured/proprietary app, etc. And make sure you make and keep copies/backups in several places on a regular basis.And you likely are going to need to read a lot of fiction, regularly. I use Scrivener for my organization, but usually use google docs or Word to do my writing.But when I first tried writing my novel I used The Novel Factory (there is a trial period) because it is very similar to the Snowflake Method where it walks you through step by step on how to outline and write a novel. You start with a premise or logline, to through a few plot points in the 3 Act structure, then a short synopsis, character work, then long synopsis, etc.
Basically if you work through their roadmap, you should be able to come up with a structurally sound story. I still use it sometimes at the beginning when I'm still trying to figure out what kind of story I want to tell when I just have a story idea.
I'm a Scrivener fan, too, but I'm not sure that it's quite what the OP is looking for (some help in creating plot, characters and theme). Scrivener is an awesome piece of kit, and it's great for organising everything in one place and clearing out all the distractions so you can just write, but it doesn't help with the nuts and bolts of story creation.Writing is very personal, and everyone comes at it differently and settles on a method unique to them. I'd suggest to the OP that there's no substitute for trying out each of the options reviewed on that site. Most will have a free trial, and if they don't why would you buy them?
There are detailed reviews of all of them, so with that and trying each one out, you'll probably get more information than you can get from individual users here. I've tried one or two writing software packages and found them too structured for me, but that may be just what the OP needs to get going. I use Writers Cafe its very versatile and handles all the complicated stuff very well.They also sell Jutoh, which is a cut down no-nonsense package which I prefer for writing simple novels that don't have a multiple char/timeline. On advantage of Jutoh is its ability to turn out perfectly usable epub,.mobi and pdf files on the click of a button.I looked at Scrivener after using Writers Cafe and didn't feel that the extra bells and whistles would be of any use to me - each person to their own preferences. Hence, my recommendation for The Novel Factory because of the step by step hand holding. It's basically the Snowflake Method of novel writing on a cheaper software than the actual Snowflake Method sold by Randy Ingermansion of Writing Fiction for Dummies.
And you can use all the features in the trial period.I've also found ywriter helpful when I wrote my first novel because you can keep track of the scene/sequel info. Definitely a bonus for a new writer trying to figure this stuff out.But I think as the writer gain more experience they might migrate away from these two software and develop their own method for putting together a novel, which Scrivener is great for because of its flexibility. I developed my own template for my mystery series on Scrivener that is a huge time saver. Once I fill the forms out, my outlining and brainstorming are done and I can start drafting.I have no affiliation with any of the software above. KBoards is a discussion board for owners of Kindles, readers of Kindle ebooks, and writers of Kindle ebooks.www.kboards.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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