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Book Writing Software
Buying book writing software can be considered an expensive investment for most writers. There are many software packages out there that promise to make your life a lot easier. Heck -- some of them just about promise to write your whole novel for you!
That's one of the reasons I put together this listing of the most popular writing tools available.
Follow the link in the table listing to review each software package. Many companies allow you to demo or download trial versions of their screenplay software and writing software. Take advantage of this by experimenting and testing to find out what is useful for you.
Use this review as a starting point and an introduction to new possibilities.
Resources
Title |
O/S |
Price |
Description |
| Cybernetic Poet | Windows | $20 |
Screensaver that writes poetry automatically. |
| Dramatica | Windows, Mac | $269 |
Fiction conceptualization tool. Character creator, plot tracking tools. |
| Enfish |
Windows | $50 |
Powerful search engine indexes computer hard drive. |
| Fiction Master | Windows, Mac | $300 |
Fiction Building Tutorial. Characterization and Plotting modules. |
| Icon
Poet |
Windows | $20 |
Compose poems by clicking. |
| Life
Journal |
Windows | $40 |
Journal writing program that asks questions to promote reflection. |
| Personal
Knowbase |
Windows | $40 |
Organizes freeform notes then finds them via keywords. |
| PlotMonkey |
Windows | $15 |
Creative Brainstorming Tool. |
| Power
Structure |
Windows, Mac | $179 |
Fiction Outline Program. Notecards for viewing chapters. |
| Power
Tracker |
Windows, Mac | $79 |
Submission, File and Expense Management for Writers. |
| Power
Writer |
Windows | $129 |
Word Processor with fully integrated Story Development and Outlining Tools. |
| StoryBase | Windows | $149 |
Suggests plot twists, character mindsets, situations, etc. from a huge database. |
| StoryBuilder | Windows | $130 |
Virtual checklist for essential story elements. |
| StoryCraft |
Windows | $99 |
Step-by-Step fiction tutorial to develop plot story characters. |
| StoryView |
Windows | $200 |
Timeline Organizing System. Allows writers to view story by timeline. |
| Tinderbox |
Mac | $145 |
Stores notes ideas plans. Builds mapped relationships as they are created. |
| Word
Menu |
Windows | $35 |
Subject based dictionary. New reference tool combines elements of a dictionary, a thesaurus, a book of lists, and an almanac. |
| WordDog |
Windows | $20 |
MS Word add-on grammar checker |
| Write
Again! |
Windows | $50 |
Writer Organizer:Contact Mgmt, project organizing, submission tracking. |
| WriteCraft | Windows | $50 |
Scaled-down version of StoryCraft |
| WriteItNow |
Windows, Mac | $32 |
Novel
Writing. Generates publisher ready manuscripts. Submission Tracker
included. |
| WriterPro |
Windows | $200 |
Scaled-down version of FictionMaster. |
| Writer's
Blocks |
Windows | $149 |
Card
based organizing system to build characters, dialogue, scenes.
Great book writing software. |
| Writer's
Dreamkit book writing software |
Windows, Mac | $60 |
Scaled-down
version of Dramatica Pro. |