What are Reddit's favorite Novel Authoring Apps?
yWriter
Ulysses
Liquid Story Binder XE
OmniOutliner
Quoll Writer
Dabble
Writer's Cafè
Novlr
Nimble Writer
Novelize
Pagefour
Nulis
UV Outliner
bibisco
FreeWriter
Manuskript
oStorybook
novelWriter
Mariner Persona
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And if you don't want to write and maintain an outline, consider writing using Scrivener (paid) or yWriter (free, and my personal choice due to its simplicity). They arrange your story into individual chapters and scenes, naturally forming an outline and allowing you to view your story as such at any progress level. This is incredibly helpful for keeping things organized with a large fic.
QuollWriter is similar, free and written in Java (open source) so should be portable. I have used it only in Windows, but find it quite servicable.
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I really like The Writer's Cafe which has an incredible timeline program as part of it. I write historical fiction which often means numerous characters have actions that need to occur in particular places that correspond to specific events. It's cumbersome to keep track of and this program has really helped me.
Mac OS/X - Ywriter6
http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html
Windows - YWriter5:
http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html
Also Android and iOS versions on the site.
For script-writing nothing beats Celtx. If you can find an old copy of the free version for your PC (otherwise it is now a paid portable version) but IMO the old free version is still very good.
I have used StoryLines. A seriously handy tool for collating thoughts and notes on your writing project.
Edit: I do wish that there was more of a "wiki" style writing software. Something that tracks character names and events and places and generates "notes" so that as you're writing, you can very quickly read up on X for reference. Such as character personality traits or who was involved in event X etc
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Quoll Writer is an open-source and quite well-designed (in my opinion) program with an extensive feature-set.
It's free, has story/character/item management tools that you can use (or not) as you please, cork-boards, readability indices, customizable writing analysis, solid import/export, logging, encryption, even achievements. All of which can be used or ignored at your discretion.
Windows-only at the moment. I think it's a nice alternative (note I didn't say "better" or "worse") to programs like Scrivener.
Oh, and FocusWriter is quite good. Sometimes you just want to be alone with the page, and massive feature-sets might be too distracting.
> Excellent toolchain!
I'd say more like rather obvious. And yes, it may be quite enough for taking notes. Real publications, on the other hand, demand way more -- like, handy navigation between chapters, side jottings for managing ideas / summaries / settings / characters / you name it. And so on, and so on (take a look at something like Ulysses, for instance).
I really enjoy Celtx, mainly for the organizational properties that it carries. This also bleeds over into Liquid Story Binder XE, which also carries a ridiculous amount of features that I haven't been able to fully explore quite yet.
Although I think if anything, writing programs have more or less solved the problem of my losing numerous sheets of paper all of the time.
I do a couple techno-gizmo things that other people haven't mentioned:
For things that have a hard expires-after-opening date, I'll set my reminders app with reminders like "Throw out cream" with a defer date/time* of 8 AM one week later and a due date of 5 PM one week later. Typing "+1w" (cream) or "+90d" (pepitas salsa) twice is way easier than doing the math in my head. Plus, if I want multiple days of being reminded to use an expiring ingredient, I can just pull the defer date back a few days.
I do most of my baking-type cooking with a recipe I've written or at least transcribed into my favorite outliner software. I've generally found that if I can reorder steps with a pinky-knuckle drag right then and there, I'll be able to optimize the steps in the next batch before I forget the changes I want to make.
Also, "Hey Siri, open auto-lock settings" is pretty handy if you don't want to fight a narcoleptic iGizmo every few minutes.
* In Omnifocus, a task's defer date is the date when it starts showing up on your to-do lists.
Here's another issue that warrants a mention. In Ulysses' Blog Post about the move to subscription pricing:
> The previous, single-purchase versions of Ulysses have both been removed from sale. They remain fully functional, of course, and we have even updated both versions for High Sierra and iOS 11 respectively. So, if you decide to keep using the “old” Ulysses, you should not encounter any problem. New features, however, will only be added to the subscription version in the future. >
Now the prompt within the paid app says,
> "If you have just recently purchased Ulysses, we are offering free use periods of up to 18 months to compensate for your investment"
So in 18 months, this app will no longer launch. That's a shitty way to say eff off to your paid customers. I accept the fact that future OS updates will eventually cause the app not to launch but to lock your users out is extremely shitty. They've basically done the opposite of what they communicated in the announcement.
I actually want my money back. They've bricked a paid application that I rely on for long-form writing.
I had been meaning to get some writing software for a while, took a look at this but noticed from the reviews that the Windows version was far less functional than the Mac one.
I'm instead taking a look at ywriter6, which seems to have all the same features and is free (donations encouraged).
Has anyone used both who can perhaps compare?
May I suggest Quoll. I have been getting some serious work done thanks to this software. It's in active development and open source as well. Super clean interface, entirely distraction free and the warm up mode is worth giving a try.
Your OS is Windows, I assume? I use Scrivener, but I've also been playing around with Quoll Writer and I like it. If I wasn't 40k words into a story in Scrivener, I'd likely be using Quoll Writer exclusively, in no small part because it's open source, free, and the creation of a redditor.
I'd say Scrivener likely gives you more organization options, but to be honest, I barely use them at this point, as my current works have only a few characters/locations.
I tried yWriter, Celtx, and Storybook (which seems to have dropped off the face of the earth) but didn't find any of them worked as well for what I wanted.
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You could try my (shameless plug) writing application Quoll Writer. Alas it only works on Windows but if you like it, and are prepared to tell others about how great you think it is, then you can have a free license. Try it and if you like it send me a personal message with your email address and name and I'll create you a license.
From the first page of search results.
If you're looking to put a gun to your head, there's always The Most Dangerous Writing App.
I haven't actually used this myself as I'm rather attached to Scrivener, but I've heard good things about it and it has a demo you can try out.
I can't comment on its performance when a project gets big, hopefully someone with experience can talk about that.
Mac: Scrivner -My girlfriend uses it and she loves it.
Windows: Liquid Story Binder I've not used it and neither has she. I have however heard many good things about it.
I personally use Dabble ( https://www.dabblewriter.com )which uses a cloud, so downside being you’ll have to have internet of some kind to write.
I tried Scrivener but didn’t like the UI personally, plus I like cloud/web-based writing applications since it allows me to write wherever I have internet without having to download an entire app etc.
I’ve also used Plot Factory too and it’s decent.
Dabble is also a subscription service too, I got the monthly COVID related discount of $10/month, but I think it’s now like $15/month
I highly recommend giving Trello (https://trello.com) a try. You can move ideas around quickly on visual cards and add some level of detail to each card until you're ready to move on to something like Novelize to actually get writing using your cards: http://www.getnovelize.com/
I’ve found myself using Dabble a lot lately, and will be using it for NaNo. It’s also free for the month of NaNo. It is a lightweight alternative to Scrivener, but also has built in plot mapping. So kind of a lightweight Plottr as well.
I’m also part of a writing group on Discord that’s doing NaNo this year. We chat about tools, prep, have sprints, and generally just help each other out a lot. Feel free to join us over there to chat about it all.
I use writer's cafe (pretty much scrivener, except usefully cross platform) which has a pinboard and scrapbook function I use to keep track of the parts of my world mentioned in the story and yet to be revealed respectively.
[](/hmmm)A technical question: What exactly do you write your stories in, and do you use other tools/software to help you with writing? These days, I write using LibreOffice Writer, though I have installed yWriter6 to see if I could outline better with it.
I'm writing my second novel using Word and yWriter6 (which also has an Android app, but I've never used it): http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html
If you seriously rely on Word to format the text of your novel, I would stick with a Windows machine. Most things can be done using Word online or the Word Android app, but you'll be MUCH happier using Word on a Windows machine. I make minor modifications to my chapters using my Chromebook, but when I get serious about writing for several hours at a time, I always use my Windows laptop.
Conversely, if you simply want to write text with no heavy Word formatting, a Chromebook will work just fine...it just won't be quite as seamless.
Try Ywriter: http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html
This is free planning software. There are a few tutorials for it. It's helping me put all of my ideas and notes in one file.
Good luck!
yWriter6 is available for Windows, Linux, Android and iOS.
Alternatively, there are a number of web/browser-based writing suites that are totally independent of device and OS.
Open Office is a completely free alternative to MS Office with very similar functionality.
yWriter is a word processor which lets you break up your work by scenes and chapters and has extra functionality for tracking characters, locations, etc.
So you are looking for a kindle-compatible story planning app for free? Do you have a laptop? Because there is a freeware software called yWriter. It's a Scrivener-esque type of word processor software that appears to be only compatible with Windows and Linux operating systems. I can't find a Mac OS or Kindle Android version. It's pretty good for being free if you have Windows or Linux.
Sometimes people here on /r/writing post 20-50% off sales for Scrivener during Nanowrimo, which is like $40 normally. If you can't scrape some 20-ish bucks from somewhere (the price of 2 Chipotle burritos or ~4 craft beers or ~4 Starbucks coffees or 1 video game, whatever), then you may have other budget issues bigger than writing problems to figure out.
Or you could find a way to organize your writing via spreadsheets document in Google Drive. Sure, it's just a spreadsheet, but it's free if you have a gmail account. You'll have to do some nifty spreadsheet organizational designs, but again, it's free and limited only by your imagination. And it's cloud based and accessible by any web connected device that is Chrome browser compatible. And if I haven't said it already: it's free. Don't knock the idea because it isn't "an easy to use app". You aren't paying for a developer to make it easy.
Quoll is a pretty good free alternative to Scrivener, and the creator posts here sometimes I believe.
I don't know if it has ALL the features of Scrivener, but I like the very clean UI and the full screen mode is nice.
Quoll writer has a distraction-free mode. It's worth checking out. It's not quite as versatile as Scrivener, but all the basic functionality is there. The interface is also very user-friendly, much more so than ywriter and scrivener.
Shameless plug for my own software: http://quollwriter.com
It only works on Windows at the moment (a Mac version is coming).
More information: http://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/fv1qw/writers_of_reddit_let_me_introduce_you_to_quoll/
Give it a try, if you like it you can have a free license, just send me a private message with your name/email address.
Full screen mode, color selections for the font and background and support for bold/italic/underline are coming in version 1.4.1 which I'm hoping to finish in 2-3 weeks.
There's also Liquid Story Binder, which runs a half price sale every November. If you're willing to put up with the steep learning curve, it's a pretty awesome program for planning and plotting. Also has a nice fullscreen writing feature that I like to use for NaNo.
I hired out for the cover and ebook formatting, because frankly, I suck at that stuff.
I will say that as far as tools go, I highly recommend Liquid Story Binder. I do my actual writing in Word, but I do all my plotting and character work in LSB.
Aside from Word I'd suggest you look into Scrivener there's a windows beta somewhere. There's also a few programs like this for windows already but I can't remember the name of any of em at the moment.
EDIT: Oh yeah http://www.blackobelisksoftware.com liquid story binder.
Not sure if any of these offer graphs of your progress but they go a long way towards helping you organize your story and stay on task.
I'm a big fan of everything that OMNI puts out (I use OmniFocus probably more than literally any other productivity app) and they have OmniOutliner which seems in the same vein as WriteMapper.
While it might not be quite as feature-rich as Omni's offering, you win big with the price being substantially more manageable for most users. I used OmniOutliner for awhile some time back and didn't see myself really using it enough to continue, but your app might be easier to justify and keep using. I may have to give it a download.
> They don’t make an OmniOutliner for iPhone
Actually, they do!
I still fall back to the Mac, though, because anything more than trivial text entry on an iOS device is cumbersome.
Have you considered using http://www.WritersCafe.co.uk/ to kindle-ize your book, and price it at $9.99 on Amazon, so you get 70% royalty-rate?
You would sell tons more instances, & influence our programming-world to much-greater extent, that way...
Salut, Namaste, & Kaizen, eh?
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I see, im pretty much tied to windows so yeah.
Literally minutes after posting I found Novlr, I didn't try it but from what I read on their website, it has everything from word recommendations, grammar check, time spent, chapters /folders etc etc but the only problem is that its monthly payments instead of a one time purchase like scrivener for example - which is a bit of a problem since I don't have steady income as a student. Still, for now that's the only thing I found that is similar to what I'm looking for
> I came across a web app today called Novelize and it looked interesting. I was wondering if anyone else here had used it and if so what their thoughts on it were. Overall, I'd say its a pretty neat little tool so far. I feel like most people tend to look at Scrivener, but is anyone else out there? > Link - http://www.getnovelize.com/
Sorry, I will post this over there and delete this thread.
The one I found is only subscription, unless you pay $399 one time fee. https://www.dabblewriter.com/pricing/?gclid=CjwKCAjw2vOLBhBPEiwAjEeK9lQI7kLWjoRWXP130DjEbmie3hxsEnGGPJNA5iQTnMAB_Rvu2astZRoCKzMQAvD_BwE
Do you have a link to the one you use?
Honestly Dabble has been my go to. It has a 2 week free trial that doesn’t require your Creditcard and it’s cheapest subscription is 5/month.
I also bought scrivener first watched all the videos and started eking away at mastery and then I learned some. If the really cool features I want bought it for are mostly on Mac with no plans to bring the features over to PC, so I converted.
Looks like Scrivener has been promising an Android app for over two years. If it was available then I would suggest you could use that. Since many people are in the same boat as you there are many suggestions for alternatives.
On Chromebook you want to look for one that runs as a web app. Dabble looks like it will do the job well, but it is subscription based.
I haven’t used that particular program, but NaNo also offers promo codes for Dabble. It operates in a web browser so you can access it anywhere, and it has a great word count feature, plus a way to directly connect your work to the NaNo website so it automatically updates your daily word count throughout November (currently being reworked due to new NaNo website). It breaks your work down into chapters and scenes, with word counts for each. Also has spots for project and character notes. Dabble offers a 14-day free trial, if you want to check it out without committing! I’ve been using it since July and am really enjoying it. https://www.dabblewriter.com
I use Dabble Writer. There is a monthly fee (I had a discount code), but it is kind of like Scrivener - perhaps not as robust, but there's a web-based option. I also like that it has a Kanban board-style feature.
I use software for this. Check out Writer's Cafe (http://www.writerscafe.co.uk/) which is affordable and works for all platforms. They have features that help me outline plots, generate character names (very helpful sometimes,) and for less-linear note keeping.
I also love using an analog notebook for handwriting new ideas, etc. For screenwriting, I've been known to use physical notecards to help generate and organize scenes.
> a new concept likely called a Spine, which is basically a rail or a physical throughline you place in the story logic, and then you can drop Arcs on them and string them together.
Something likeStoryLines?
I'll be using Novlr. Originally I used Google Docs but after a certain amount of words, it would freeze up and crash. Novlr (so far) has behaved wonderfully and lets me break up my writing into chapters and scenes.
As a cheaper alternative to Scrivener, you could try novlr.org. It's designed for non-sequential writing, too. It isn't as robust or feature-rich as Scrivener, but it's very functional.
Novlr just rolled out a proofreading feature. It doesn't catch everything, but it catches enough that I leave the feature on. Haven't tried Hemmingway or Grammarly. But nothing can come close to a human right now.
I'm gonna get emotional at how constructive this whole disagreement was, hahahahaha. I love seeing this shit.
And adding to the training wheels analogy (agree it's a really good one btw), I think these things are more useful as a ready-made template for organizing notes rather than for the writing itself. I mean, I've always looked for one but never found one that wasn't more confusing than helpful. Closest I think I got to was yWriter but even that felt like a bit overboard.
Think of it like organizing legos. Yes it's a box of fixed parts that fit to each other in somewhat limited ways, but you can do some pretty creative stuff just by using them in the most straightforward ways possible, and with enough time playing, you can even use them in quite unexpected ways!
(Oh and thanks for the tip on the book u/Cinemaas, it sounds like a nice inclusion to my library)
I've never had a client demand I use Word and most are happy to use Docs, but they're both more-or-less the same in regards to tracking changes.
For novel writing, I love yWriter, which is similar to Scrivener minus as many bells and whistles (which I find incredibly distracting). It's free and has served me well. Apparently, you can very easily publish direct to an ebook format through yWriter, though I haven't tried it at all.
I don't know how it compares to Scrivener, but I highly recommend yWriter - totally free, and truly excellent. I've been using it for years.
http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html
Try yWriter6. It does everything organising-wise you describe (and more), has a reasonable backup system and, most of all, stores your files in .rtf-format you can use directly to copy and paste somewhere else. To use Word as a crutch for formatting with all the superfluous clutter it writes into its code is ridiculous anyway.
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For Novel Planning (breaking your fic into scenes, have an outline, character profiles, locations, items, viewpoints etc)
if you're using a PC I'd recommend yWriter http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html apparently you can use it with Linux as well.
For Android there's an app but I think it cost money (I've never used it on an android.) I think I started back with version 2 or 3 and honestly, I think its great.
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For just writing (not editing) I second the person recommending FocusWriter, I think it's a great tool, you can customise it choose your own background picture etc, and its fullscreen and kinda prevents you from constantly being distracted. You can set timers and put in a goal for example 500 words in 30 minutes etc.
I think this is a great tool for a very rough first draft.
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OpenOffice has always been my go-to free word processor.
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Don't forget back ups, I have local back ups on my pc, I have a backup on Dropbox (free version gives you I think 2gb of storage not sure from the top of my head) I usually send an email with the files from 1 of my email addresses to another (so that's 2 back ups technically speaking)
Lastly I tend to use Google Keep to copy scenes over so I can instantly access it on any device either by app or browser.
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I used to be more rigorous with back ups I had like 8 of the same file
I tried Scriveners free trial at one point and personally it didn't do it for me.
As a Windows user I've always used yWriter which is completely free, it may not look aesthetically as pleasing but honestly it does it what I need it to do very well.
I have no idea how well it works with screenreader softwares.
Apparently there is also an yWriter app for iOS which costs 4.99 usd or an Android app (not sure about the price) both i've not tried to be honest.
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http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html
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Keep track of your submissions... Some places don't accept a work if it's in submission simultaneously elsewhere... And knowing which places accept which types of work can help once you become more prolific.
Here's a free software for tracking. http://www.spacejock.com/Sonar.html
He has a great free software for writing too http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter6.html
Another piece of software I have come across and been using for a long while now is yWriter. It is also a novel writing software with lots of similar features: Scene & Chapter Breakdowns Character Bio World Bio with Important Locations & Items
And so many more I can not count them all. Plus it is constantly updated, and best of all it is totally free! I was using it like crazy on PC, but there is now a App version for both OS in beta testing. Fantastic software and totally safe, and created by an author!
Everyones advice here is sound, you don't need anything fancy. Sometimes you might want something that helps with formatting, keeps extra notes on hand for quick referencing, or lays out scenes in an easier way to visualise/rearrange at a glance. By notes I mean things like world building definitions or notes to yourself. If you're hunting through notes for half an hour trying to find info you want to reference quickly, then you're not writing either. So long as you dont let yourself linger over adding every minor thing, then finding notes or scenes in order in a sidebar can be a huge help.
Personally I really like either Quoll Writer, or SmartEditWriter (both free) for keeping things together, formatting, editing down into a script I like to work from. Neither are available for mac. If its only a preference but not a necessity then they might still be worth mentioning. I've found them to be the most efficient for me and have everything I need, but everyones different.
I'm not /u/everydayover, but if you like to write to the sound of a typewriter, Quoll Writer has an option to play a typewriter sound every time you press a key. Personally, I find it very relaxing.
Shameless plug for my writing application: Quoll Writer
It's free and open source and if you combine it with DropBox you get cloud saving and a better option than Word for free.
Not too long ago there was some mention of Quoll Writer which looks interesting, but I've only messed with it in practice. If you don't necessarily need it integrated into the word processor then LitLift looks interesting.
Are you sending the sheet to Ulysses for formatting purposes? Or just as the intermediary to Wordpress? Workflow can integrate directly with the Wordpress app which may do what you want.
If you do require Ulysses you won’t be able to automate the complete workflow - here are their docs which covers what you can do.
This is how I was able to do it. I almost always have my iPad mini within reach. I picked up a Bluetooth keyboard/case for it, and with https://ulyssesapp.com I found I was able to easily write a lot more, because it was easy to just open the iPad, load Ulysses, and start. And because Ulysses is seamlessly syncing cross-platform, it's easy for me later that day, or later in the week, to sit down at my Mac, look at what I wrote, clean it up, etc.
And like others, I have also used Ulysses on my iPhone, and because of the syncing/iCloud stuff, I always have access to most of my writing.
I still use Scrivener for my heavy non-fiction and yes, I know it's cross-platform, but it's not nearly as easy for me to get into at a moment's notice. Plus, the subject matter I use Scrivener for is not something that lends itself to spur-of-the-moment writing anyways.
I was looking over your list and got interested in the Ulysses app. Looks like an upgrade from quiver. But then I saw they went to a subscription model at $4.99/mo or $39.99/year. It looks great, but rather expensive. Also, I couldn't find anything on their page that explains what happens if you unsubscribe. With Jetbrains IDEs, you subscribe, but get a perpetual fallback license.
Anyways, I was curious if you were on an older "buy-once" license or if you are on the subscription license. If the latter, what happens if you cancel? Do you get locked out of all your notes?
Links: Official announcement blog post
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Devs explain the reasoning behind why they’re doing this
Also should probably point out that the Ulysses devs say that letting your subscription run out just puts the app in a no-edit, read-only mode. Meaning you can still read (and export) your writing, just not edit it. So it's only sort of holding your writing hostage.
That said, I'm not sure myself what I'm going to do: bail, pay, or what.
Ulysses using iCloud, I think would do what you want (iCloud is E2E encrypted)—with the added bonus (aside from how badass it is in every regard) of an additional layer of TouchID security for the app itself, since privacy seems paramount to you. That extra security barrier is on both the macOS & iOS variants.
With Workflow, you can set up an automatic journal entry system as well. Since it's a little pricey, you can try the macOS version free for 30 days here.
Ulysses is a plain text writing app for mac and ios (https://ulyssesapp.com/) that uses markdown for formatting.
As far as I know, Scrivener doesn't have an android app, but you could sync your scrivener file in plain text through drive/dropbox/whatever, edit the .txt files on your android somehow, and the changes should be saved in the original scrivener file on your computer. There's also evernote which is cross-platform and has some nice organizational capabilities.
I think this could work.
https://workflow.is/workflows/2ade4b2fa1b246229e9dad7c9d22d168
But a suggestion if he is writing tell him to buy Ulysses, he will be grateful when try it, because of Markdown which makes your writing easier, and more beautiful with templates, themes and multiple options of sharing, like DOCX, PDF, Wordpress, Text, Medium, Markdown, and surely more in the future, so take a look to the app and the blog.
I use Momentum Writer which has this functionality. No scroll, no backspace, no editing at all. Forward, forward, forward. It's a life saver for sprints as well as general freeflow writing.
I've heard of people using index cards and pinning ideas to a bulletin board. It's as low tech as you can get but its nice to be able to see it all at once an move cards around if they fit in better in other spots.
Personally I use Liquid Story Binder. It's meh. I'm probably not using it to it's full potential
I didn't read it all but the first few sentences were fine.
If you have trouble trying not to edit, you should check out a Momentum Writer program like Write Or Die or... well, Momentum Writer. These are suites that take away your ability to delete and backspace, keeping you on track no matter what mistakes you make or anxieties you conjure up.
My vote goes toward [http://www.blackobelisksoftware.com/] Liquid Story Binder.
This software has changed my life as a writer. I looked at Scrivener but it was only for Macs at that time, so I found LSB instead, and it's so much more customizable for me. You can set it up to have just about any color scheme imaginable, which makes it much easier on the eyes, as well.
It does character dossiers, mind maps, outlines, media organization (which is great for faux casting of characters, or story boarding, or images that inspire your settings, etc.) manuscript building, you can build your own workspace, and it's portable, so you can install it to a flash drive and take it with you, never being pinned to only one computer.
The most important feature for me is that it auto saves. I've never lost a word of work.
You can do a ton with color-coding too, so it's just a very visual, customizable, amazing piece of software.
It's normally like $45 but its on sale for spring for half off. There's a 30 day trial you can play around with first, but I don't think I could write without it anymore.
For really big stories, Liquid Story Binder is pretty awesome. You can make character portfolios for NPCs or locations, including pictures, music, notes and such, track story arcs, and keep all sorts of info.
Not free, but very often (usually in November) goes half price. This thing is really nifty. I use it to work on novels I'm building in addition to games.
Nimble Writer is something I've been after for ages. There are simply no links for it, and I would adore finally being able to have writing software that can help me get through tough sessions and rough moments.
That's kinda cool! I just usually use a bunch of notebooks and paper and pen.
I've got this program, NimbleWriter, I use that let's you have notes per document, and I've transferred the more important notes there so I don't have to flip through pages to find the information.
I'm using a software on my desktop computer called NimbleWriter for the most part, using a Compaq keyboard that I swiped from my mom's unused XP computer hehehe... If I end up writing while I'm at work, then it'll be good ol' fashioned pen and paper!
I've got most of my notes divided into two of those composition books. This also makes it easier to add to when I'm at work.
u/sam_rowlands, Yes - I think you're right. My suspicion is also, as you say, that some daemon finds that something from the list of files in that (pseudo?) directory is missing and downloads it again onto the local machine.
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>What if you delete the file from the iCloud Drive folder that you see where clicking on iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar
That's the snag - the reason I want to delete the directory in question is that it doesn't show up in the Finder under iCloud Drive, and I need it to.
I've several times uninstalled and re-installed the app in question (<em>OmniOutliner</em>); but it never works. Thanks!
I use OneNote and I think it's great, especially for law school. You could try OmniOutliner, but I actually ended up switching back to OneNote after a week of using it.
Word sucks for taking notes - it gets slow if you have a document with a ton of pages.
OmniOutliner
I've been using this for a bit over a decade now, it's an outlining program that I organize all my projects in. From months-long software architecture to the handful of things I need to do before I travel I always go to OmniOutliner.
For project management across a team (which it sounds like you may or may not be doing) Jira is pretty alright as well, and I tend to use that when multiple people need to keep track of the progress of jobs and complex jobs need to be broken down into dependent steps.