Amended Opinion: yWriter

In my post on Thursday regarding software and applications for writing, you may recall I mentioned not being able to get into yWriter as a plotting software. Well, in a fit of curiosity after seeing my sister's thoughts on the software, I decided to give it another go. I needed to plot out my novel, and Yarny was down for a move.

I change my mind. I understand why I didn't like it when I had a rough draft and was trying to go back and plug it all in. How horrendously overwhelming. However, now that I'm starting out by adding characters and concepts and all that before novel writing starts? I'm in love.

I like having somewhere to put together the characters, and I like that my character and setting notes aren't adding to the word counter. I did some writing in it for my big bang project, and while the interface for writing isn't my favorite, it's rich text and there appears to be an option for opening scenes in your rich text editor.

I'm definitely switching from Yarny over to yWriter. It's not as fluid or good looking, but there's so many things I can do. I can note character motivations. I can set deadlines. I can mark scenes as plot or sub-plot (among other things). I can add characters to a scene, or have yWriter add characters automatically. It's huge, but I don't have to use any of it. And better, I keep discovering new features when I can't possibly imagine any more.

Just wanted to drop in and amend my point.