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Scrivener (Review by The Mood is Write)
A lovely piece of software that I won a 50% discount for during NaNoWriMo, Scrivener has made writing much easier for me.
It offers high organization, a decent in-program spell check, and even has its own name generator built into the software.
I use the version of the program for Windows, and have mine set up so it takes up roughly 2/3 of my screen. The middle, largest section is the writing area. The left section shows all my scenes and files. The right section has my notes and summaries. Floating off to the side, I have a goal counter that lets me fill a total goal and a session goal.
I am able to move scenes with only a click and a drag. I can upload images and webpages into the resources folder so I don't distract myself when I'm trying to write. The only thing it doesn't cover is random, unexpected research urges and music.
It offers high organization, a decent in-program spell check, and even has its own name generator built into the software.
I use the version of the program for Windows, and have mine set up so it takes up roughly 2/3 of my screen. The middle, largest section is the writing area. The left section shows all my scenes and files. The right section has my notes and summaries. Floating off to the side, I have a goal counter that lets me fill a total goal and a session goal.
I am able to move scenes with only a click and a drag. I can upload images and webpages into the resources folder so I don't distract myself when I'm trying to write. The only thing it doesn't cover is random, unexpected research urges and music.
The Emotions Thesaurus (Review by The Mood is Write)
This book not only focuses on how emotions are shown, but also sheds important light on what it really means to show rather than tell. There is an online free version that shows a healthy-sized sample of the inside information, but it is far more useful when one has the actual book.
Emotions are easy to look up, and the descriptions make sense. The listings encourage the reader to come up with their own ways to make their character display emotion, as well.
The seller also offers a free (ebook) add-on to help make this book more effective. I highly suggest its purchase to any writer who struggles with "showing versus telling".
Emotions are easy to look up, and the descriptions make sense. The listings encourage the reader to come up with their own ways to make their character display emotion, as well.
The seller also offers a free (ebook) add-on to help make this book more effective. I highly suggest its purchase to any writer who struggles with "showing versus telling".
Zim (Review by The Mood is Write)
This software allows a person to make a private wiki on their desktop. I've had no issue so far with it, save "blank page syndrome", but I had the same issue the first time I opened Scrivener, so that isn't the software's issue.
It offers links between your documents, just like Wikia, but it doesn't seem to offer pretty colors—great for distraction-free writing, but it might become hard on the eyes with extended use.
The simple layout offers a lot of utility, and I found I can adjust the nesting of your pages with ease. Like Scrivener, I find it a lovely organization tool. I will upgrade this review when I've used it for a full month to reflect updated views on it.
It offers links between your documents, just like Wikia, but it doesn't seem to offer pretty colors—great for distraction-free writing, but it might become hard on the eyes with extended use.
The simple layout offers a lot of utility, and I found I can adjust the nesting of your pages with ease. Like Scrivener, I find it a lovely organization tool. I will upgrade this review when I've used it for a full month to reflect updated views on it.