Computer program for writers

[valerief]

10. yWriter is free. Scrivener is $40. Both are similar.

They're what you use before you do the final formatting in a Word processor like MS Word.

They both break up chapters into scenes. yWriter has lots of fields and sections to capture data about the scene/book. Scrivener has some but allows you to create your own. Both are good.

For my first few novels, I was having trouble storing ideas or calendar dates or subplots I wanted to work in. These writing programs solve that problem. I wrote a couple books on yWriter and decided to give Scrivener a try, so I'm using that now.

Some writing programs do your plotting for you (as I understand it). That takes the fun out of writing a novel for me.

yWriter
http://spacejock.com/yWriter5.html

Scrivener
http://literatureandlatte.com/

Oh, yeah, and both are written by Brits, so the spelling isn't American.

But maybe this isn't what you want. Maybe you want something that will be more of a nanny program. Don't know what to suggest for that.

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Write It Now looks pretty good.
http://www.amazon.com/WriteItNow-4/dp/B002PRIT0O/ref=sr_1_4?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1363220316&sr=1-4&keywords=novel+writing