in separate files and haven't managed to get lost too badly yet. So far, it works and unlike the previous ancient version I had, doesn't eat large chunks of text whenever I do a 'search and replace' operation. I use LibriOffice - the freeware stuff that comes from Apache. But that takes me ages to get around to typing up later I tried a few of the writing programs (scrivener/celtx/ywriter/storybook) but none of them worked the way my brain did :lol: LiquidStoryBinderXE looked ok for customising to the way I want, but the time+effort of doing so seemed to outweigh the need. I tried a lot of other timeline programs but they didn't seem to be set up with a fantasy writer in mind (I have a non-gregorian calendar) LibreOffice Calc (XL) - for the timelines. They're not beautiful (yet - for that I export to GIMP) - but it's got useful measurement tools that can show distances in miles/days on foot/days on foot burdened/days by horse/AU/parsecs/etc.
Ywriter or writeitnow free#
Handy distraction free writer, easily customisable, but with the usual word-processing menus at the flick of a mouse.ĪutoREALM - for the maps. Handy back-links features.įocusWriter - for the actual writing. Zim Desktop Wiki - to organise my large amounts of world-lore/characters/plot-points/etc.
Ywriter or writeitnow portable#
I'm using the following programs (partly because they're open-souce/freeware, partly because they have portable editions (so I can put them on a USB and use them in breaks at work as well as at home) and partly because they work the way my brain wants them to ) I'm also thinking of burning completed projects to CD - I don't like thumb drives for this because you can't physically label the suckers. įor the electronic version, I've taken to using Dropbox so that everything is backed up to the cloud. I'm sure future scholars will be grateful.
It's surprising how minor differences can creep in during late editing stages.įWIW, my notebooks get stored. Keeping those exported formats in tune with the main file requires a bit of discipline. It's also handy having character notes, world notes and pretty much everything relevant in the same project with the ability to search across that.įinally, I'll either let Scrivener compile the finished work into a particular e-book format, or I'll export it in word processing format (useful for sending to editors). I have found this to be really useful not only for creating continuity in the first place but also for making structural revisions. I've tried working with a word processor (OpenOffice), but Scrivener lets me very easily break my writing into scenes. Then I type up my first draft, doing small edits as I go, into Scrivener. I write first drafts by hand partly because of that flexibility (I have to find spare moments where I can), and because I'm an incessant doodler when I'm thinking. I do this because I can carry my notebook *everywhere* and because it is so flexible.
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