Here are our group’s favorites.
1. Scrivener: a clear favorite app for long projects (Mac/ Windows)
When I went back to the Mac in 2005 after years of using Window machines, Scrivener caught my eye. I loved it from the start. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, if you’re an author, give Scrivener a try.
One of my author friends, who’s a ghostwriter, said she couldn’t imagine writing a book without Scrivener. She says she “writes in chunks”, so I asked her to explain.
From her email response:
“I’m always busy, working on up to four books at any one time. I can’t afford to procrastinate! My deadlines mean that I have daily word count…
“So, I write whatever pops into my mind. With fiction, perhaps it’s a scene from the first couple of chapters. Or I might add to a scene. Or I’ll write an ending.
“With nonfiction, I research as I write, and I chunk my nonfiction just as I do my fiction… I start anywhere, and keep going.”