Novel Writing Tools

For those participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, something I often claim I'll do but never have gotten close to succeeding in), Macworld had an excellent article on Mac novel writing tools. The tools featured in their article feature 30 day (or more) free trials, and a discount on the purchase if you decide to keep it. The goal of NaNoWriMo is to start and finish a novel of at least 50,000 words all in the month of November. These trials are plenty long enough for this whole goal!

As you may have guessed, the software featured in the Macworld article is indeed Mac-only. PC users may want to look at Liquid Story Binder XE, also available for a 30-day free trial and at a discount for those who want to purchase it. Another great PC-only tool is Q10. Those are the top two I've seen PC users use. Meanwhile, Writer's Cafe is available for both Windows and Mac.

Personally, I had started in TextEdit on my Macbook Air, and then decided to try Scrivener after reading the article. Unfortunately, I haven't had time to work on my novel since then, so no review from me yet!