Comments on: yWriter – A Word Processor For Creative Writing

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Make Use Of « Blog-Feast.com Blog Collection — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:26:44 +0000

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By: Thom

Thom — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:56:44 +0000

Scrivener is a really good OS X app. I used it when I ran a Mac. I am hoping yWriter fills the void I feel in Windows right now without Scrivener.

Also you may want to try out Story Mill by Mariner Soft. That is another really good app.

Scrivener is $40 and Story Mill is $50. Both have a demo you can download that is basically the full program for 30 days. That way you can check out which you like more and guarantee it’s what you’re looking for.

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By: Andraz Tori

Andraz Tori — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:26:42 +0000

Hi,

Zemanta actually has an API and an eager developer can easily integrate it with Word… we’d be very happy to help him.

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Andraz Tori, Zemanta

By: Renton

Renton — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:36:32 +0000

Thanks for this one, guys! Really awesome piece of software. You deserve a beer.

By: Easter Ellen

Easter Ellen — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:01:38 +0000

Does anyone know of a similar program (hopefully not to pricey) for Mac. I would (if anyone knows of) appreciate suggestions for any tool that you may use for shorter items such as poetry as well as novels.

Thanks in advance,

Easter Ellen

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Interesting Writing Software | A Stay in China — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:57:51 +0000

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By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:49:20 +0000

Simon, thank you for the suggestions. I’ll look into those packages.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:47:55 +0000

Plat, “constructive” criticism would be more helpful than just criticism. Having said that, I’m not tied to MS Word. In fact, I’d prefer a portable solution (running from my thumb drive). I have made use of a nice outliner called the Guide (http://theguide.sourceforge.net/) and this is very helpful for creating my initial outlines for any writing project. What I’m looking for is a tool to assist me in pulling together external pieces.

Zemanta (http://www.zemanta.com/) has what I’m looking for, but I’m not blogging. I write, then submit to my tech editor (thus the need for MS Word). So, any ideas?

By: Plat

Plat — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:06:12 +0000

Sounds like too much using MS Word for making up for the lack of true crital thought. Creative writing is too subjective, unless you don’t mind going without an income. A good writer does not need a crutch.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:06:32 +0000

yWriter is for fiction, but there’s another app called yEdit2 on my site which has the same autobackup feature and also has a countdown word counter. (E.g. set it to 1000 words and type until it hits zero.) Might be of interest to article/non-fic writers.

Sonar is also useful to fiction and non-fic writers – you can add markets and pieces of work, then track where you’ve submitted them, what their status is, whether you’ve sold them, etc.

They’re both free to download and use.

Thanks for the yWriter review by the way… much appreciated.

Finally, bear in mind you can use yWriter as a sort of project manager for multiple pieces. Just create ‘chapters’ and rename them to whatever category you like (travel, sports, etc, etc) and then use ’scenes’ for the actual articles, with a summary in the description field. I use yWriter in this fashion for all my short fiction.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:21:38 +0000

I also came here to check out this app, as I’ve been looking for something to assist with my writing. I write tech articles of approximately 1500 words, so this won’t be of much use to me. I’ve been looking at Zemanta, but it doesn’t work with Word – it’s geared more toward blogging. Any thoughts from anyone on apps similar to Zemanta???

By: lori

lori — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:37:56 +0000

Hmm, as a writer, I jumped on this link right away. However, I realize it’s got no use for me since I’m a features writer NOT a novelist. Oh well, good info anyway. Thanks!

By: Shevonne Polastre

Shevonne Polastre — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:23:45 +0000

Scrivener is pretty good

By: Ywriter for creative writing « Later On

Ywriter for creative writing « Later On — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:00:58 +0000

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