![]() This is such a helpful way to stay organized. They both have outliner views as well with a list of the chapters and scenes with the details you’ve written in. Index cards will link directly to individual scenes, making it easy to switch from outlining to writing, and allowing you to move them around freely as your story changes and grows. In both programs, you can create a index cards for each scene with notes about what you’d like to include in that scene. The both also have full screen view to limit distractions. You can also split the screen to see your index cards as you write, or between two different scenes–say, if you want to copy from one and paste into another. As you can see in my picture above, I like to be able to look at my characters as I work. This alone is worth the cost of either program. Both programs allow you to create sections for new chapters and new scenes, and lists them in a menu on the left for easy navigation. To me, there is nothing worse than scrolling through a never-ending Word document to insert a new scene, or especially to reorganize several scenes or chapters. In my opinion, the best reason to use any novel-writing software is the chapter and scene breakdown. That said, here’s why I love using Storyist:įEATURES THAT WILL BE FAMILIAR TO SCRIVENER USERSĬhapter and Scene Breakdown. Second, it is more expensive than Scrivener, but in my opinion, worth every penny. First, it’s only available for Mac and iOS so if you don’t use Apple products, this won’t be a good fit for you. There are a couple things you should know off the bat. I was so happy with the app that when I bought a new laptop, I decided to stick with it. So I went on the lookout for an novel writing app and found Storyist. They promised an iPad version was coming but that was over two years ago and I have yet to see an app happen. Up until then, I’d been an avid Scrivener user and promoter, so the very first thing I did before I even bought my iPad was go to the Scrivener website to see if they had an iPad app. I was first introduced to Storyist when I got an iPad. The program is called Storyist and today I’m going to tell you how it’s similar to Scrivener, how it’s different, and why I switched. Originally Posted on Thinking Through Our FingersĮvery time I post a picture of my workspace on Instagram or Facebook, people want to know, “What writing program are you using?” Or, “Is that Scrivener?” No, it’s not Scrivener, but I’m surprised more people don’t know what it is.
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