Comments on: 25+ Pieces of Writing Software You Should Know About

By: Ros Capeness

Ros Capeness — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:11:50 +0000

I’m just starting out and wanting to get to know what’s available, so thanks for this very handy list. Anyone got any comments on NewNovelist?? Cheers, Ros

By: Dick Keaton

Dick Keaton — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:13:33 +0000

I’ve been writing for several years – some small stuff published, but not the ‘Great American Novel’, that is, not yet. . .

During that time, I’ve tried several of the programs listed above. Many of them are useful, and some are very useful. I think the following are worth serious evaluation, and I also thing different people have different styles and writing ‘MOs’, and certain features in these programs may suit certain writers more than others.

1. yWriter (My personal favorite – the one I now use almost exclusively for real ‘writing’, and it’s free!)
2. WriteItNow (a very feature rich and reasonably priced program)
3. StoryBook (very useful for plotting, organizing, and integrating different plot lines – I use it in concert with yWriter – also free)
4. WriteWay (very intuitive interface with a nice, nothing fancy, set of features.
5. PowerWriter (nice, feature rich, but a little pricey)
6. PowerStructure (the organizing counterpart of PowerWriter, also pricey)
7. WordWeb – a very easy to use free dictionary and thesaurus which installs and sits in your task bar – can be used with all the programs listed

Hope this is useful.
Keep writing!

Dick

By: Debbie Cohen-Sitt

Debbie Cohen-Sitt — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:49:11 +0000

You could add StoryO to this list as well now – it was just released (Sept 2009). Check it out at http://www.junglesoftware.com – from the makers of Gorilla film production software.

By: Rob Strong

Rob Strong — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:15:26 +0000

I think you should expand the list to 26 and include HostWriter.net. The internet’s first, and only, free web application for writers.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:55:32 +0000

Well, all these may be find and dandy for you people to use, but I find Corel’s Word Perfect be the best program for me to use.

I have used this program for over twenty years (Since version 3.1) and they have the most versatile format I have found. Plus they have a very decent grammar checker. It will count your words, auto correct your common errors, and much more….

So, if you are looking for a program better than Microsoft Office … check Word Perfect out.

Just my two cents worth.

Have Fun, Ya’ll