Creative Kickstart is the Android app equivalent of a book of writing prompts. If you are feeling stuck, the app will offer randomly selected ideas to get you started. The free version provides just a hero and a creature, with Creative Kickstart Pro adding a villain and a scenario. One positive aspect of Creative Kickstart […]
Product Reviews
Scrivener Writing Software Review
Scrivener (pronounced in three syllables) Writing Software offers a neat way of solving the quantity vs. quality problem experienced by most NaNoWriMo participants. The volume of words produced inevitably leads to large sections that will never be worthy of publication. Scrivener’s “Dust Bin” file function lets you select offending text and save it to a […]
Computer Applications for NaNoWriMo
Your computer already has what you need to be a winner during November’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Use these six computer applications (apps) to keep your progress constant at about seven pages per day. Spreadsheet Use single spreadsheet cells to briefly describe each main event from your story. On the line below each event […]
Your Story’s Calendar of Events
Your characters remember their birthdays and when they faced all those conflicts you created. Your readers also remember and will spot any error or inconsistency in your story’s calendar of events. Aeon Timeline ($40 for Mac from Scribble Code) helps you plan and keep track of everything. A Windows version is in development to be […]
Storyist Writing Software
Three Reasons to Try Storyist writing software ($59 software for Mac) helped me produce a 320 page novel during July’s Camp NaNoWriMo. Storyist was one of the camp’s three corporate sponsors. With Storyist, I decided to exceed the 50,000 word NaNoWriMo goal and do 80,000 instead. And I did. Here’s how. Everything in One Place […]
