Comments on: OS X Software for Writers

By: Duncan

Duncan — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:50:34 +0000

Thanks for that summary. I have an old version of Dramatica Pro on the windows partition on my mac and i’m trying to use that. WAY TOO COMPLICATED. Maybe I should use New Novelist and take it from there.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:11:54 +0000

Very good article, thank you. I was using the Trial of CopyWrite and it seemed like a great program but there were some features it lacked. I just stumbled upon Scrivener and I’m very impressed. I can use it to create an outline, import documents, easily change the order of things, select multiple documents to work on at the same time in the same text editor, and use a completely different font for printing than I do for reading.

URL: http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.html

By: OS/X software for writers : BOSS logic

OS/X software for writers : BOSS logic — Sun, 27 May 2007 02:22:41 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:42:27 +0000

Thanks a lot for this article. I have been looking at something reltively simple for my partner’s 13 year old son to use on hid Mac Mini. Storyist looked good initially, but may be overly complex, so after reading your advice I think that I will look closer at CopyWrite.

Thank you again

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:35:10 +0000

Wow! I never even thought to think of alternative word processors for writers – I just assumed everyone used Word and that was that. I can’t wait to try this.

I was already using NovaMind at work for project managerment, and now I’m experimenting with using it for my writing.

Thanks!

By: Gaijin

Gaijin — Sun, 07 May 2006 20:58:02 +0000

Excellent article. It introduced me to the world of software for writers in OS X a few months ago after I switched from the Windows apps.

Just one comment â�� after testing pretty much every application for the actual act of writing there is, I stopped at Ulysses. It has so much power and elegance under the surface. Just thought I’d mention.

By: brandon

brandon — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:03:47 +0000

a great post, and one that i will be returning to. thanks very much!

By: ben

ben — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:26:40 +0000

other useful options include a database for storing and sorting ideas, a quick and flexible brainstorming tool, and a document formatter for submitting work to publishers.
I highly recommend Tinderbox for Eastgate Software, http://eastgate.com/Tinderbox/ , which combines these three functions and many more, in a very flexible tool.

By: mariarose

mariarose — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:22:35 +0000

thanks so much for this info. I had spent hours online and talking with big writers’ stores and no one could tell me what software to get for writing on mac. Right here is what I was looking for.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 22 May 2005 19:04:47 +0000

I’ve just got to say, thanks so much for writing this analysis, Nicholas. I have become so sick of the way MS word gets in the way of you working, and I’ve been researching tons about all the different alternatives for writing on a Mac. Your article was a fantastic summary of applications, that actually matched all the research I did (I also found copywrite and mellel to be fantastic)