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How to Choose Writing Software and A Few Suggestions
There are many choices available to today’s writers. From the cheapest to the most expensive the choice is entirely
yours. Writing software can make you life easier and more organized. Whether you are an established writer or just
starting out there is writing software available for you.
First, you need to figure out what features you are looking for in the writing software. You do this by first
accessing your needs as a writer. What kind of writing do you do? Do you write screenplays, novels, technical
writings, or a collaboration of things? By knowing what you are going to expect from the writing software will make
it much easier to pick out. From writing poems, to advertisements, to novels there is writing software out there
for you. Here are a few that you can consider:
Write That Down is software that is geared towards agents, publishers, freelancers, and screen writers. The
application has tabs for contests, publications, submissions, accounts, and many more. It offers features from both
sides of the writing world, for the writers and publishers. This may be a little too much for some.
The Wizard of Words is pretty much a one size fits all as far as writing software goes. It has formatting
for novels, articles, short stories, term papers, and so much more. For book writers is has a repair editing wizard
that reformats just about any aspect you need it to. It even has tools for creating book proposals and query
letters and mass mailing them. It requires Microsoft word 97 and higher.
Style Writer is a style and grammar checking. It checks your writing against over 35,000 common language
problems. You can change the type of writing it is checking and it adapts to the document type. It has 15
specialized features that will help you in your writing ventures. You can add and delete the grammar and style
advice. It will track your progress and show you as you learn to stop making these mistakes on your own. When you
install the software it merges itself with your own word processor.
Writers Block is a replacement for Microsoft word. This software is a word processor and spread sheet rolled
into one. It allows you to write in blocks and then arrange them how you want. It has a power panel in which you
enter the writing for the current block. It floats above other programs so you can easily read from one page and
type into the power panel.
Rough Draft is a free download program. Well they would like donations but that is your choice. It is
similar to Microsoft word but is more user friendly. It has special modes for plays and screenwriting. And it has
an instant back up feature. Unfortunately, it does not have a grammar checker, tables, pictures, or footnotes.
A popular choice for written media publishing is Adobe Page Maker. You can type your text right into the formatted
layout and has a new data merge feature that you can merge previously saved spreadsheets or other databases to
create new projects.
That is just a brief overview of a few of the writing software products out there that looked interesting to me.
During your writing journey, search for writing software that have multiple purposes, such as those software titles
that create congressional letter, name generators, poetry, and jokes. Whether you are an inspiring new writer, an
accomplished novelist that has been writing for years, or maybe a publisher or editor there is software out there
for you.
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