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Four Writing Apps to Help You Get Organized
Every time I turn around there is another program I need to check out. I think it’s because I recently started reading reddit. All of the people who create apps are there, I think. And they all mention their apps at some point or other (or, more annoyingly, every time there is a post that is even tangentially related to their app).
Most recently I discovered three new-to-me writing apps: Fablehenge, Reedsy (not at all new, but I haven’t reviewed it before), NovelPad, and Plot Factory (I’ve actually known about this one, but I wanted to include it anyway). These programs are not for beginners learning writing craft (unlike Bibisco, Beemgee, or Dramatica), they’re for any writer who just wants a place to organize their writing, outline, character, settings, and plotlines.
Fablehenge
This is a program put together by an author and their spouse to fulfill a need by the author. The app is more plot than character focused providing many more places and ways to organize your plot, while characters seem to be more of an afterthought.
The way it’s organized is quite nice: You have a column with a list of your scenes, a column that is where you do your writing, and then a column where you can put in notes and tag the scene with characters, setting, object, or plot. For each of these tags, you can…
