Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2012 18:15:06 GMT -7
Hello fellow wordsmiths.
A preamble: I wrote all of my chapters and stories using notepad,
until about a year ago. While looking through the reviews for story
writing software (that required a purchase) I came upon three
programs that I think are great. (and free)
I will be posting links and brief descriptions for them. If anybody has
a link or suggestion feel free to post and if it passes inspection, feel
free to add it below.
Roughdraft 3.0
Writing can be done in pretty much any program: notepad, word
pad, or some office program. There are a few reasons to use a
program specifically made for writing stories, I will list a few here
that are featured in RoughDraft 3.0.
If the story is long, it may become difficult to keep track of the plot
line, the character progression or quirks, or even just the details
that were mentioned earlier. I attempted to keep all my notes at
the beginning of the story, but found it annoying to keep going
back to double check them.
RoughDraft 3.0 allows for tabbed browsing of your text files in
question. So for example: I have one text file called plot line
ideas, another called Dub battle ideas, and another called Glimmer
(the actual story), etc.
Using the tabs, I can jump back and forth between them, add
notes, delete stuff I changed my mind on, and check for details.
It’s awesome!
It also includes two spell check modes and a word count mode,
plus other useful features.
Although there is a dictionary button, it won’t do anything unless
another program is installed that is made by some other company.
Fortunately that program is free and is featured in this thread.
Wordweb
A dictionary, thesaurus and more, that once installed, will link with the dictionary button in RoughDraft 3.0. Plus, it’s free! Yay!
Smartedit
Use this program to spot overused words or phrases in your
story, then edit them to avoid too much repetition.
As an added bonus, you can scan your story or chapter to check
for clichés and how many times they have been used. Not that
clichés are really bad, but if you want your story to be unique
well...
And, it's free too! Yay! (throat getting sore from so much cheering.)
***much more to come***
A preamble: I wrote all of my chapters and stories using notepad,
until about a year ago. While looking through the reviews for story
writing software (that required a purchase) I came upon three
programs that I think are great. (and free)
I will be posting links and brief descriptions for them. If anybody has
a link or suggestion feel free to post and if it passes inspection, feel
free to add it below.
Roughdraft 3.0
Writing can be done in pretty much any program: notepad, word
pad, or some office program. There are a few reasons to use a
program specifically made for writing stories, I will list a few here
that are featured in RoughDraft 3.0.
If the story is long, it may become difficult to keep track of the plot
line, the character progression or quirks, or even just the details
that were mentioned earlier. I attempted to keep all my notes at
the beginning of the story, but found it annoying to keep going
back to double check them.
RoughDraft 3.0 allows for tabbed browsing of your text files in
question. So for example: I have one text file called plot line
ideas, another called Dub battle ideas, and another called Glimmer
(the actual story), etc.
Using the tabs, I can jump back and forth between them, add
notes, delete stuff I changed my mind on, and check for details.
It’s awesome!
It also includes two spell check modes and a word count mode,
plus other useful features.
Although there is a dictionary button, it won’t do anything unless
another program is installed that is made by some other company.
Fortunately that program is free and is featured in this thread.
Wordweb
A dictionary, thesaurus and more, that once installed, will link with the dictionary button in RoughDraft 3.0. Plus, it’s free! Yay!
Smartedit
Use this program to spot overused words or phrases in your
story, then edit them to avoid too much repetition.
As an added bonus, you can scan your story or chapter to check
for clichés and how many times they have been used. Not that
clichés are really bad, but if you want your story to be unique
well...
And, it's free too! Yay! (throat getting sore from so much cheering.)
***much more to come***
