![]() But as far as I’m aware (I’ve read the blurb but not tried it) it still doesn’t have the depth required for professional writing. Version 2 is out now, and I hope it corrects that problem. The first version was also unstable, prone to crashes and losing work. I’m often also asked my opinion of a piece of software called NewNovelist. With the two programs combined (3 if you count Word, though as I said you don’t really need it) it’s very (very!) fast, very easy, and works like a dream. This method also allows me to write the scenes in any order – which I do! I mark each scene as “completed” in WriteItNow as I finish it, so I can keep track of progress. It’s then just a simple matter of expanding the outline. ![]() ![]() I also add any new scenes to WriteItNow.Īfter that I keep WriteItNow running in the background and write the whole thing in Word (out of habit I guess – you can write the whole thing in WriteItNow if you want to as it has a built-in word processor, but I prefer not to). It turns my basic story idea into a mighty epic, fixes any problems with the structure, suggests new scenes that will enhance the story, and creates a complete outline which I export into Word. Then with the basic story idea and characters in mind, I load Stor圜raft Pro, decide what sort of story it is, and fill in the blanks (the online tutor guides you through this process and gives you prompts if you get stuck, though I tend not to use this). Then I enter all the details into WriteItNow to keep everything in one place, and I can easily drop the characters into scenes and see them on the Timeline. I tend to have the major characters in mind already, and I use our own ideas4writers Writing Engines to help flesh them out and make some decisions about which way certain events should go. I also use it to automatically generate some of the minor characters. I start off in WriteItNow, which looks after the characters, locations, key events, notes and jottings, and so on. A number of you have asked how these two programs can be used together. They fit together perfectly and make writing great fiction very easy indeed. ![]() In a recent post I talked about two excellent pieces of software for writers, Stor圜raft Pro and WriteItNow. ![]()
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