Novel writers have a large pool of word processing tools at their disposal to write their novels. This ranges from basic programs like Notepad to Microsoft Office or Open Office. There are however some – lesser known – novel writing software programs available that have been designed with that purpose in mind getting rid of any additional functions and features that novel writers do not need.
The novel writing software yWriter (via Barry) is such an application. It is compatible with both the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating system. The software divided novels into chapters and scenes which are all accessible from the same interface. Each chapter contains one or multiple scenes that can be filled with the actual text but also information like characters, locations, items, scene notes and goals.
Each chapter is displayed in the sidebar with its title and additional information. A click on a chapter will load the scenes into the main window that is immediately revealing important information to the author like the number of words, viewpoint or status. All the additional information that make up a scene like locations and characters are also listed in that overview.
The menu on top provides additional means to add or edit all aspects of the novel easily. The Tools menu for instance contains a link to the storyboard which will process all the information that has been entered into the application and display it in a timeline.
The text editor itself is a basic text editor that can be used to write a scene and enter detailed information about the scene’s characters, locations and objects.
Writing a novel with yWriter will take more time initially than writing it in another word processor if all the information that it can contain are added by the writer. It will however speed up the novel writing process tremendously over time as it provides better access to information needed. Try searching for character appearances in a novel written in Microsoft Word or Open Office and in yWriter to know how much faster and accessible this software is.
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looks interesting!
Don’t forget to say if it is open/free software or not.
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Nice find, Martin. I’ll give this a try and see how it stacks up against Storybook.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/storybook2/
I love Storybook, so we’ll see, but it looks to be full of some really useful features.
Thanks, Martin. As always, you rock.
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Ywriter is a good software since it is free and it requires no registration.This is a word processor which breaks your novel into chapters and scenes.It does help you keep track of your work, leaving your mind free to create.Nice post.