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Is fiction writing software helpful for short stories?
Mana wahine
Do you mean in regards to tools that can be used to help with edits? Grammarly is a good starting point and can really help you know what to look for so that editing on your own becomes easier. Like everything, it has it's issues, but it comes highly recommended.
Gravelly-Voiced Fucker
I know writers who swear by Schrivener. I've never used it. I think it's mostly for longer works, like a book, so you can make notes and gather material and organize it all. I'm not sure you need that kind of firepower for a short story, but that said, I have had nothing but good things about it.
Grammerly, as the First Lady of New Zealand notes above, is a great tool. I don't use it either, but that's just me being obstinate. I probably should.
Grammerly, as the First Lady of New Zealand notes above, is a great tool. I don't use it either, but that's just me being obstinate. I probably should.
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I know writers who swear by Schrivener.
If you search the site, I'm sure there's a couple threads on it alone. Looked at it but, as you suggest, seems more useful for someone who's doing a lot of writing or working on longer stuff.
For my part, I use a word processor to write and OneNote (or similar, I experiment with various tools) for taking down notes and thoughts and organizing them.
Haven't used a grammar checker beyond the basic ones that come bundled in word processors these days in years but should probably check out Grammarly given how many seem to swear by it.
Top Shot
Grammarly, Scrivener, etc. are fabulous, but Stephen King hardly became Stephen King just by chance, just by choosing the correct tool.
Me, I use a healthy dose of reading (non-erotica, and mostly non-fiction) plus the APA Style Guide and an English dictionary. Works okay.
Me, I use a healthy dose of reading (non-erotica, and mostly non-fiction) plus the APA Style Guide and an English dictionary. Works okay.
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Primus Omnium
A good start towards producing writing of all types, including short stories, is reading. I spent years reading thousands of books. All kinds. Mostly fiction. I cannot overstate what that did for me. It also helped to get a degree in English and take classes in linguistics.
There is no easy way to becoming a writer. Using software such as Grammarly may be helpful. I just this past week started using Grammarly. I have no idea if it will be useful or not in the future. I didn't need it for the hundreds of pieces I've been able to produce for our site here, and others, as well.
I'd say try anything and see how it works for you. Just remember to try and enjoy the process.
There is no easy way to becoming a writer. Using software such as Grammarly may be helpful. I just this past week started using Grammarly. I have no idea if it will be useful or not in the future. I didn't need it for the hundreds of pieces I've been able to produce for our site here, and others, as well.
I'd say try anything and see how it works for you. Just remember to try and enjoy the process.
Force of Nature
Grammarly works very well for me, it is the only tool I use. You need to ignore some of its advice, you should learn what quickly.
I will also note that Grammarly does not play well with rich text editors like Lush's story editor. Plain text and Markdown are good; I copy/paste between Lush and a site which uses Markdown.
I will also note that Grammarly does not play well with rich text editors like Lush's story editor. Plain text and Markdown are good; I copy/paste between Lush and a site which uses Markdown.
Looks like we're in for a nasty spell of wether.
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Grammarly, Scrivener, etc. are fabulous, but Stephen King hardly became Stephen King just by chance, just by choosing the correct tool.
True enough. I believe I once saw Neil Gaiman say he still does first drafts longhand. Clive Barker was doing it that way in the nineties, but I am not sure about today. The tools help get the job done, but you still need some imagination and skill with words.
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I tend to just use Word, although I have 'got into' Scrivener and use it for writing series or anything with a large cast (so to speak!). I bought the licence a few years ago but never really explored what you could do with the software.
My 'Greek Week' series of eBooks would have been a nightmare to organise without it. I just had an idea and started writing, as usual. That ended-up becoming part five of a seven parter. Scrivener let me slot more parts in and write everything out of sequence, yet work towards the bigger picture while keeping track of a dirty dozen characters over multiple locations.... and the thing is, all that meta-data is there if I want to pick-up the story and write more in the future. It lets you add depth, texture and realism with confidence.
Highly recommended :-)
My 'Greek Week' series of eBooks would have been a nightmare to organise without it. I just had an idea and started writing, as usual. That ended-up becoming part five of a seven parter. Scrivener let me slot more parts in and write everything out of sequence, yet work towards the bigger picture while keeping track of a dirty dozen characters over multiple locations.... and the thing is, all that meta-data is there if I want to pick-up the story and write more in the future. It lets you add depth, texture and realism with confidence.
Highly recommended :-)
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I tend to just use Word, although I have 'got into' Scrivener and use it for writing series or anything with a large cast (so to speak!). I bought the licence a few years ago but never really explored what you could do with the software.
My 'Greek Week' series of eBooks would have been a nightmare to organise without it. I just had an idea and started writing, as usual. That ended-up becoming part five of a seven parter. Scrivener let me slot more parts in and write everything out of sequence, yet work towards the bigger picture while keeping track of a dirty dozen characters over multiple locations.... and the thing is, all that meta-data is there if I want to pick-up the story and write more in the future. It lets you add depth, texture and realism with confidence.
Highly recommended :-)
Thanks for the in-depth look at the usefulness of Scrivener. I have lots of 'series' stories and it would be good to have them all tracked in a single space.
I had Scrivener years ago but never did much with it. (My fault, not the software's.)
From Grammarly to Word.
I'm having trouble with this. (Perhaps because I have only the free verision of Grammarly. I don't know.) When I export from Grammarly to Word and then paste into Lush, all the text is single spaced and there are no paragraph breaks. A wall of text.
Am I missing something????
I'm having trouble with this. (Perhaps because I have only the free verision of Grammarly. I don't know.) When I export from Grammarly to Word and then paste into Lush, all the text is single spaced and there are no paragraph breaks. A wall of text.
Am I missing something????