iPad Craze
The latest craze of iPad has got me thinking about cool new gadgets and software to facilitate my writing and increase my reading material without excessive bookshelf space. However, I am on the fence with actually forking over hundreds of dollars for this what seems to be a blow up version of the iPhone. But, without the phone. Just to have cool apps. I decided I probably do not need one. At least for now.
NaNoWriMo Requires Distraction Free Writing
I do not need an iPad to find cool writing software. Since I personally have a Apple computer, my beloved MacBook, I am pretty excited that there is writing software available designed specifically for Mac users. I started looking into this after thinking about participating in the upcoming NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is a writing event that happens in November in which participants write a novel in 30 days. Not perfect, just write like crazy until you reach 50,000 words. The NaNoWriMo is all about getting words down, not word processing or editing. Just distraction free writing.
Software for Writers
When a word processing software is just not the right tool, other writing software can offer an alternative for writers. As I began looking for software, I found a site with links to writing software to utilize. Much of the software that is out there have similar features, it really is just a personal preference. Some software is more elaborate than others. The above links are on the Scrivener website, which is a full blown writing management tool for Mac OS X. However, this may not always be required for certain writers. Scrivener is more for long projects, like novels.
What is great about this Literature & Latte website though is the owners are software developers for Scrivener, but the site provides tools and links for other writing software, mostly for Mac users. But, there are links for Windows users as well.
So, if you are looking for new software to help you with a writing project or self-publishing software, this seems to be a great place to start.
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