![]() ![]() that match up so you can select from the elements in real-time rather than trying to remember how to spell the latest fantastical name you came up with. This connects to a neat autofill option where if you start writing a name, the app will give you a quick list of your characters/etc. Story Elements: This is your glossary where you can keep a running list of character names, their description, their history, and other important info (it also works for basically any proper noun in the story you are writing).Here are the main examples that stood out to me: Tools and Checks This is more of a broad brainstorming tool that helps as you are creating or adjusting your outlineĪll of LivingWriter’s tools are made for writing fictional novels. These tools make the whole app a bit busy for those who want a distraction-free writing experience, but pretty much everything can be minimized or hidden. In addition to basic menu options for settings, edit, inserting, formatting, and exporting, you also have unique menus for Story and Outline, where you can quickly navigate to any spot you want, check your template for suggestions about what to do next, and review the novel from a bird’s eye view. It’s basically a streamlined version of Microsoft Word or similar word processors, with a few cues taken from Chrome’s design. The interface looks smooth and is easily navigable, but otherwise doesn’t impress. Interface Living Writer will check your template for suggestions about what to do next, and review the novel from a bird’s eye view ![]() However, the tools that present will be quite helpful to novel writers. However, as the LivingWriter roadmap shows, there are still a lot of important features in development, like inline commenting and an offline mode, as well as grouping options for content. It enables all its important tools without distracting too much from your work, and that’s what’s important. Living Writer app supports Windows, Apple’s Mac, Android, and iOS for working on iPad or even iPhone Rating on Ease of Use: 5 out of 5 Stars You can even import existing work, although the app does some strange things with classifying your headers and other markup that may not make it easy. You can also use it directly from the web app if you prefer. You can also export it at a variety of files like Docx, although the app doesn’t necessarily play well with cloud platforms outside of Amazon Cloud (although you can share links to your work with friends similar to Google Docs). LivingWriter supports Windows, Apple’s Mac, Android, and iOS for working on iPad or even iPhone. However, the approach also has restrictions: You really need an internet connection to take advantage of any of these benefits. For example, I found that everything I wrote on the app was automatically saved every 10 minutes, largely removing the need (although not the habit) for manually saving. This cloud-based structure also has some other benefits. Living Writer makes it very clear that you retain the writes to any content that you produce on the writing platform. If you stop your subscription or the app shuts down, your data should still remain in the cloud for at least a year for retrieval purposes. The saved files include revision histories too, so if something drastic happens or you need to make in-depth final draft changes, you should be able to access past revisions for easier writing. The work is encrypted, and the app team can’t access it. Living Writer stores all your book content in Amazon Cloud Services. ![]() Martin would love it…but this hyper-focus on novel writing doesn’t really make the editing tool suitable for anything shorter, unlike apps like Ulysses that are excellent for blog writing. Its menus are specifically made for finding novel templates, creating outlines, moving chapter by chapter through a book, and maintaining a glossary of your characters, events, locations, and more. That may not sound unique, but LivingWriter then takes a sharp turn into novel-writing territory. ![]() Like most text editors and word processors like Scrivener, the core of LivingWriter is a blank page, you, and your keyboard. Unique Features Its menus are specifically made for finding novel templates, creating outlines, moving chapter by chapter through a book The cloud-focused app also needs an internet connection to really be useful when it comes to security and backups. The app really isn’t meant for much else, but for professional writers seeking to streamline their process, it may be very valuable. The entire app is built on features specifically made to help writers navigate large fiction books as they write. LivingWriter has many excellent features to offer…if you’re writing a novel. ![]()
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