Best Crimewriting Software - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T09:29:34Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:117585?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A117688&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNeglected so far in the discu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-26:537324:Comment:1197472008-01-26T16:56:34.452ZCharles A. Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/jeeks43
Neglected so far in the discussion is hooking Human Brain up to a network. While there are compatibility issues with various releases, some downright malfunctions, the occasional virus, the collective Human Brain can often be a great resource/tool for keeping crime fiction fresh and on target. There are also specialist Human Brain programs. These are, more often than not, easily accessible for data mining--usually through a landline, although some also offer a more interactive interface. The…
Neglected so far in the discussion is hooking Human Brain up to a network. While there are compatibility issues with various releases, some downright malfunctions, the occasional virus, the collective Human Brain can often be a great resource/tool for keeping crime fiction fresh and on target. There are also specialist Human Brain programs. These are, more often than not, easily accessible for data mining--usually through a landline, although some also offer a more interactive interface. The databases they hold, or have further access to, can really build up Human Brain's framework and expand its potential applications.<br />
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Charles Worked for Hemingway.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1180662008-01-22T17:47:20.409ZJohn Dishonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
Worked for Hemingway.
Worked for Hemingway. I was fortunate and saw the s…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1179682008-01-22T14:05:57.012ZDarren Lawshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CaffeineNights
I was fortunate and saw the signs at an early stage. Dunkin Fiction was leading me down a very slippery path, which is why I briefly toyed with the idea of dablling with BestsellerKing...I know, I know. I just needed the fix. My characters were all messed up and going nowhere. I mean, what else could I do? A friend of mine introduced me to it.<br />
"Go on, it won't harm you. Before you know it you'll be knocking out a novel every six months."<br />
It was soooooooo tempting. Then I remembered all those…
I was fortunate and saw the signs at an early stage. Dunkin Fiction was leading me down a very slippery path, which is why I briefly toyed with the idea of dablling with BestsellerKing...I know, I know. I just needed the fix. My characters were all messed up and going nowhere. I mean, what else could I do? A friend of mine introduced me to it.<br />
"Go on, it won't harm you. Before you know it you'll be knocking out a novel every six months."<br />
It was soooooooo tempting. Then I remembered all those hacks trying to knock out a novel in a month in one of theose obscure joints on the net, in the vain hope that what they produced would be grade A stuff (you know what I mean?). A novel a month, man, I could get hooked into that! Be very careful with this stu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1178792008-01-22T09:31:04.188Zhelen blackhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/helenblack
Be very careful with this stuff - a couple of years ago I was doing Dunking Fiction everyday. I had to rip off old ladies to pay for my habit - yes I'm ashamed to admit it but I had to write short stories for 'womens magazines'.<br />
My addiction had serious consequences on my Human Brain which experts tell me now resembles version 66...<br />
I am still in rehab with daily therapy at my computor churning out real characters with...gulp...complex back story.<br />
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Be very careful with this stuff - a couple of years ago I was doing Dunking Fiction everyday. I had to rip off old ladies to pay for my habit - yes I'm ashamed to admit it but I had to write short stories for 'womens magazines'.<br />
My addiction had serious consequences on my Human Brain which experts tell me now resembles version 66...<br />
I am still in rehab with daily therapy at my computor churning out real characters with...gulp...complex back story.<br />
HB x I am going to bow out from th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1178752008-01-22T08:32:33.483ZDarren Lawshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CaffeineNights
I am going to bow out from this thread as my comments though tongue in cheek do have a serious point to them. It is much the same point supported by many of the comments linked from various replies. Many authors are looking toward software and 'How to' guides as some form of mystical shortcut. Some can act as a helping tool or provide support when there is no network of peers, but often they are used with the wrong intention. I have a friend who writes because he wants to become rich and…
I am going to bow out from this thread as my comments though tongue in cheek do have a serious point to them. It is much the same point supported by many of the comments linked from various replies. Many authors are looking toward software and 'How to' guides as some form of mystical shortcut. Some can act as a helping tool or provide support when there is no network of peers, but often they are used with the wrong intention. I have a friend who writes because he wants to become rich and famous, I say to him "good luck, pal".<br />
I guess what I am saying is not to become reliant on software or books written by people who have never had a bestseller apart from a 'How to write a 'book/software'. Learn your style, learn your voice, learn your craft. And yes, put your ass on that seat unless you prefer crouching over a table while writing. '"What writes books? Pressing…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1178432008-01-22T06:42:21.569ZLinda L. Richardshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/lrichards
'"What writes books? Pressing asses into chairs."--No, I believe it is writing words one after another.'<br />
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All right, honey. Ya'll do it standing up, then.
'"What writes books? Pressing asses into chairs."--No, I believe it is writing words one after another.'<br />
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All right, honey. Ya'll do it standing up, then. Incidentally - it's also avai…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1178412008-01-22T06:38:28.931ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
Incidentally - it's also available for Mac's and Windows (just thought I should mention that!)
Incidentally - it's also available for Mac's and Windows (just thought I should mention that!) And he's written a fabulous c…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1178232008-01-22T05:05:01.570ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
And he's written a fabulous comic science fiction trilogy - my husband read them and roared laughing all the way through the 3 books!<br />
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But on the question - not that I write fiction but I do use:<br />
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<a href="http://www.writerscafe.co.uk/">http://www.writerscafe.co.uk/</a> Writers Cafe Desk because it's available for my OS of choice - Linux.
And he's written a fabulous comic science fiction trilogy - my husband read them and roared laughing all the way through the 3 books!<br />
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But on the question - not that I write fiction but I do use:<br />
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<a href="http://www.writerscafe.co.uk/">http://www.writerscafe.co.uk/</a> Writers Cafe Desk because it's available for my OS of choice - Linux. The author of Hal, Spacejock…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-22:537324:Comment:1177312008-01-22T01:29:00.227ZAmanda Howardhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AmandaHoward
The author of Hal, Spacejock is a friend of mine, via another group. He's a top bloke.
The author of Hal, Spacejock is a friend of mine, via another group. He's a top bloke. She wasn't asking for our opi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-01-21:537324:Comment:1177182008-01-21T23:54:14.259ZJohn Dishonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
She wasn't asking for our opinions on how well software helps or hinders a person to write books. She was asking for recommendations of software. So I supplied some links to different software she could check out, rather than trying to cram my personal philosophy down her throat.<br />
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You are right though, I didn't give an "actual answer" since I didn't give any kind of information about which software I liked or didn't like and why. I use Microsoft Works because it came with my computer and is…
She wasn't asking for our opinions on how well software helps or hinders a person to write books. She was asking for recommendations of software. So I supplied some links to different software she could check out, rather than trying to cram my personal philosophy down her throat.<br />
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You are right though, I didn't give an "actual answer" since I didn't give any kind of information about which software I liked or didn't like and why. I use Microsoft Works because it came with my computer and is less buggy and bloated than Word. For me, the organizational and character development features that some software has doesn't help me because I don't like to write a lot of notes. Some people really like those features, however.<br />
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"What writes books? Pressing asses into chairs."--No, I believe it is writing words one after another.