It can be used for non-fiction, recipes, shopping lists, essays – anything with words. To achieve these goals, many writers use software that isn’t necessarily designed for novel writing.įor example, Word isn’t designed specifically for novel writing, any more than a sheet of paper is created for writing a novel on. Providing useful resources such as character questionnaires and plot templates.Plotting and planning out the structure.Offering guidance on how to write a good novel.‘Novel writing software’ is a bit of a nebulous term, and there are many aspects of novel writing that software could help with, for example: Some people swear by old school pen and paper, writing everything out longhand.īut increasingly, writers are turning to specialised tools to help them write novels more efficiently and effectively, and in most cases, that means novel writing software. I’m talking about how you get the actual novel from your head and onto a sheet of paper (even if that’s a digital sheet of paper).
You can run my programs from a memory stick.There are many ways to write a novel – and I’m not talking planners and pantsers right now. (The defaults are fine)ģ) Locate the Spacejock Software entry in your start menu. That's up to you - just bear in mind I set up this website over twenty years ago, and if I was offering dodgy software someone would have closed it down by now, wouldn't they? I'm also an author with almost thirty novels in print, and my reputation matters to me!Ģ) Follow the prompts to set it up. Instead of the above, Windows may throw up a warning similar to the one below:Īt this point you either trust me (and my company, Spacejock Software) and click 'Yes', or you click 'No' and delete the installer. Once you're happy it's free of viruses, run the installation file.
Locate the file and run your normal anti-virus scan on it. Download yWriter8 8.1.2.0 as a self-installing EXE file (recommended)ġ) Download the installation file.
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