This can lead into the distraction, as it did for me, of filling out character details and plot overviews. Second, the app guides you down a path that encourages you to think about writing fiction in a certain way. The first is that there’s a lot to learn about the organisation and logic of the app for you to get started.
I fall into the second category, for two reasons. It’s an app that has every writing whistle and bell you could imagine for storyboarding, character development, book outlining, target setting, and so on, alongside exporting to Word, PDF, EPUB, Kindle, LaTex, Final Draft, and more.įor some writers it is a way of life, but for others it is overkill. One of the most talked about apps in Facebook writing groups is Scrivener. In this way you will learn the obstacles you face as a writer and be able to select the appropriate technology to overcome them. Write with what you have first, then look at apps that might facilitate better use of time or work around your activities, making the writing process easier and more convenient for you. This doesn’t mean technology won’t assist someone who is already a motivated writer, but expecting an app in and of itself to make you a writer is to set off down a road to disappointment. The idea that being a writer demands you to have the perfect app, or the perfect computer, or a retro piece of kit, like a typewriter, is nonsense. Often technology is a distraction from the task at hand.
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