Writing requires focus, dedication, and time, and while there’s no magic app that can give a writer all they need to succeed, there are plenty of useful tools available to help block distractions, set goals, and stay on track to finish your book. Read on for even more writing apps that help you get to work!
Freedom
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An app for use on your desktop or laptop, Freedom is a simple, easy-to-use program with one main feature: Internet blocking. Touted by best-selling authors from Zadie Smith to Dave Eggers, Freedom will keep you off the web and into the wide world of your next novel, short story, or screenplay.
Scrivener
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Designed with the serious novelist or nonfiction researcher in mind, Scrivener is an app that works with Microsoft Windows to help you organize the chaotic notes and outlines of long-form writing. With an easy to navigate “binder” of information and resources, Scrivener allows you to simultaneously mine through resources and earlier versions while working to revise and edit your work. A nice digital upgrade for writers who love the messy post-it note and index card driven writing process!
Unstuck
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An iPad app designed to help you figure out what’s stopping you up on your creative projects, Unstuck’s interface asks you a series of questions to get you back on track with your writing. The app is also appropriate for other work projects, and even has a series of questions for personal sticking points, making this a multi-purpose app to give you moving in all aspects of your life.
Flowriter
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Inspiration can strike in an instant. That’s why it’s essential for writers to have a go-to tool for jotting down ideas, just as they come. Even more importantly, moving those ideas to completion. That’s where Flowriter™ comes in. With a clean, easy-to-use design coupled with dynamic organization, your writings will go from concept to done, in no time flat.
Text Expansion
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If you find yourself typing the same thing over and over again, Text Expansion is an app that works in a variety of formats and is designed as a sort of more intelligent “auto-correct.” This app is particularly useful if you write in a certain industry and reuse certain phrases over and over again in your writing. It’s also a great way to expand the quick notes you jot down on your mobile device.
Ommwriter
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Last, but not least, Ommwriter transforms your cluttered computer desktop into a tranquil, cleanly designed space where you can tap out your latest words without the distractions of a busy toolbar. You can also choose a peaceful, meditative soundtrack to work with in Ommwriter, as well as relaxing sounds for each tap of your keys, like an old-school typewriter or even a raindrop.