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STORYIST VS MELLEL SOFTWARE
STORYIST VS MELLEL FREE

an iPad/iPhone app that syncs seamlessly with Dropbox with the touch of a finger (must turn on Dropbox syncing for this to work).

easy importing ability from Word or Pages (I haven’t tried any other word processing imports personally).

scriptwriting options (I haven’t messed with these, personally, so can’t compare the two programs).

the ability to selectively export your manuscript (you can select which scenes/folders/sheets you want included) in numerous document formats (.doc.

numerous keyboard key shortcuts (sometimes too many, often too many to keep track of).

Very useful at times, distracting at others. This allows you to keep a character sheet open while working on your manuscript, or to view any other note you have, or another part of the manuscript to make sure your details align.

split screen viewing or single screen viewing.

organization levels for chapters, scenes, etc.

the ability to track your word count via a target goal inspector window (more on this below).

easy rearranging of scenes by dragging and dropping.

Both allow you to link the character card/sheet in one way or another (although I much prefer Scrivener’s method).

character card section where you can keep track of your characters’ names, descriptions, likes, dislikes, and whatever else you need to know.

the ability to name each scene in a way that triggers your memory and doesn’t appear in the manuscript itself.

“index card” views, allowing you to see your entire novel at index card level (i.e.the ability to easily outline, as intricately or as vaguely as you like.syncing ability via Dropbox (the mechanisms of each vary drastically, to be discussed and compared later).

STORYIST VS MELLEL SOFTWARE

But since I’m a list person, I’m going to first list out the traits both share, hoping to illuminate the issue for anyone contemplating either of these writing software options. I wish I had a software version that merged the two. Quite honestly, I’m torn between the two.

Now that I’ve been trying Storyist for a few months, I feel familiar enough with it to offer my thoughts and opinion as a regular user of both.

STORYIST VS MELLEL FREE

So I decided to try Storyist, and downloaded the free 15-day trial. However, the one disadvantage to Scrivener is the lack of easy syncing with my iPad/iPhone, and a lack of a Scrivener app. For the past several years, I have been a die-hard Scrivener user, ever since I discovered it–much later than most writers, I’m sure. That said, this blog will probably go down to a bi-monthly or monthly (hopefully no less) blog, as this little one is pretty high maintenance at this point.Įxcuses made (although I do think the birth of my first child is rather concrete excuse 😉 ), let’s get on to the writing topic of today, and thanks a million for your understanding!Ībout the time NaNoWriMo 2013 wrapped up back in November, I stumbled upon Storyist. Although healthy, he’s a poor eater, so between a flurry of doctor visits and sleep deprivation, the blog has been pushed out of my mind. I don’t know if I mentioned it or not, but I was pregnant with my first child–a child who decided it was his prerogative to arrive almost three weeks early. First off, major apologies for the stagnation of this blog.