Writing

CherokeeDem

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3. Just finished a novel...

Mon Mar 11, 2013, 10:35 PM

Mar 2013

I used MS Word and WhiteSmoke as a grammar program. I assume there must be an advantage to a writing program, and I looked at few but was never convinced one would really help me.

Congratulations on deciding to write a book; it’s fun, frustrating, and rewarding all at the same time. I found the writing much easier than the editing, which is proving to be tedious and time consuming.

I use two writing blog sites a lot. One is the Bookshelf Muse; this blog has an Emotional Thesaurus, which is wonderful if you are writing fictional characters.

http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/

The other is Daily Writing Tips…I love this site. It’s a series of articles and has great information about the craft of writing on it, and includes fiction, non-fiction, journalism, and other writing forms. The site also offers a Daily Writing Tips sent via email.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/

Good luck and enjoy the process.

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Computer program for writers [View all] oneshooter Mar 2013 OP

Celtx is free. Bolo Boffin Mar 2013 #1

Microsoft Word or Open Office DavidDvorkin Mar 2013 #2

Just finished a novel... CherokeeDem Mar 2013 #3

Hey, great links. Thanks! nt valerief Mar 2013 #11

You're Welcome... CherokeeDem Mar 2013 #12

I think a lot will depend on how much formating, insertion of photos, etc., you need to do. Hoyt Mar 2013 #4

Fiction or non? eom littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 #5

Fiction/science fiction oneshooter Mar 2013 #8

Microsoft Word. Publishers are used to working with it. mainer Mar 2013 #6

Liquid Story binder... Agnosticsherbet Mar 2013 #7

I use Notepad. I'm wary of people who recommend more. Chan790 Mar 2013 #9

I wouldn't even have a clue how to access SheilaT Mar 2013 #14

I put my writing on notepad, and now can not find it! oneshooter Mar 2013 #16

Bingo. SheilaT Mar 2013 #17

That reduces the nightmare of formatting PATRICK Jun 2013 #21

yWriter is free. Scrivener is $40. Both are similar. valerief Mar 2013 #10

Check out tvtropes.org. It's a wealth of ideas. valerief Mar 2013 #13

I will try out all of the posters ideas. oneshooter Mar 2013 #15

Poor you! SheilaT Mar 2013 #18

Have you checked out Scrivener? backscatter712 May 2013 #19

+1 on the Scrivener recommendation Old Crow Sep 2014 #23

Welcome to DU cyberswede Sep 2014 #24

Why, thank you! Old Crow Sep 2014 #25

Sounds like the kind if books I like. cyberswede Sep 2014 #26

Open Office is as good as any...and it is free... Lefty Nast Jun 2013 #20

Yarny - it's free, web-based, super easy to use and saves everything to the cloud automatically eShirl Jul 2013 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author valerief Sep 2014 #27