On Writing : App by Hayley Kelley

http://www.writewaypro.com

C Harris Lynn again, many thanks... have you used this? How is it?... Hayley

I have used WriteWay for over a decade now. It is the greatest writing tool I've found, and it is very affordable. :) You're very welcome, and I hope it fulfills your needs!

A. S. Templeton .. Thank you so much for the insight into Scrivener as it was on the list of considerations... I truly appreciate it!

WriteWay has a free trial with all (or most) of the features unlocked, so you can give it a test drive. It's priced close to Scrivener ($35), with which I am not familiar. I took a look at their website though, and it looks great. WW seems to have most, but maybe not all, the same features and is very stable. Both seems like great programs. :)

Actually, I take that back: After looking more at Scrivener's features, I've found that it does have some features you may want that WW does not, such as script formatting. WW is for writing books, although I use it to develop projects, including screenplays. When I write something in it, I just export it then import it to WD, which automatically formats it (with some mistakes, but it does a good job). Scrivener might be a better option, but WW is capable.

Hayley Kelley This popped-up in my e-mail some time over the weekend. I just noticed it tonight. It's 1/2 off of Scrivener for Windows! It ends today (19 hours from now), so be quick!

https://shop.pcworld.com/sales/scrivener-2-for-windows

C Harris Lynn ... thanks so much for the info and the link... I shall go take a look!

So, I opted for Scrivener, now to be sure I back up my work!!! (don't ask...learned the hard way on that one!)

I got it too, since it was half-off. Obviously I barely know it yet, but I still say WW is worth looking into. It's for novels, but it has a ton of features I've yet to find on Scrivener. I find it makes keeping-up with characters and research (and notes) much easier than any other mid to low -end prog. Hopefully, Scrivener's just hiding these features and I'll find them once I'm more comfortable with it. :D

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A. S. Templeton HERE HERE! oh, and, yes..I will start with the tutorials.. looks like it will be a great help once I understand its nuances better... good luck with it too!

Am I missing something? I've used Word for decades and don't really have any issues with it. Looking at scrivener, it touts doing things that Word already does fine. The only things I can see, albeit at a glance, that would assist are the name generator - jeez, is it really hard to think of a name? - and storyboarding features (though it's not clear how these work on my limited glance). I tend to write in a structured way anyway, so I'm not sure it would be worth the investment for me at least. That said, I do like the idea of the corkboard etc. That would save a lot of cutting and pasting. :-)

A. S. Templeton Great points and Yes, I have tried working with Word but found I needed something a little more specific to what I am working on,however @David E Gates, I do appreciate your take on this also. Thanks for all your input guys!

I guess it depends how you write, when creating the structure and planning your novel etc. I create a list of everything that I want to put into the story. I then shuffle those around to get the flow of the narrative I am to create. Next, I write a single-line describing what happens... then I shuffle those around... then I write a short paragraph describing each "scene" in more detail and when I'm happy with that and the order, I put the real flesh on the bones. Given their extensive promotion of the corkboard as the tool to help organise large works, I'm surprised that it's described as "unwieldy". Certainly, for me, should I want to move a section/scene around then this would be a god-send - I guess it depends if you're working from a tablet, a laptop or a desktop (I have three monitors so have lots of screen real-estate to put my research, documents, etc. I wasn't dismissing the entire app with just one feature - merely stating that it seemed a redundant one, given you can just open a phone book.

I don't choose names for principals randomly; I choose them based on their meaning. That being said, I like having a quick solution to names for supporting characters. I also love being able to shuffle scenes and notes around, as David E. Gates says. WriteWay has all these features and more, but it does not support teleplays/screenplays (format). I am learning Scrivener now, and I'm not seeing how it supports them either. I may not have the right options set or something. :D