My Favorite Writing Apps

As promised this is another installment in the "My favorite writing..." series. Now I love apps when it comes to writing because my brain functions at 100% even when I want it to relax. However, that does mean I'm always thinking of ideas, plots, and characters. So since I always have my phone with me it is great at keeping me jotting these ideas down before I completely forget them.

Now I do have an IPhone, and an IPad so all the Apps I'm talking about are found in the Apple App store, but I'm sure at least most of them have Android and other downloads as well.

1. A Novel Idea: A Novel Idea has been my favorite writing app for probably about three or so years. It is very simple to navigate, which I find is increasingly difficult to find these days. It lets you basically organize characters, locations, and ideas for as many stories as you're thinking of. I mostly use it to organize my characters. I gives you a little sort of questionnaire where you fill in physical descriptions of your characters as well as their hobbies, motivations, and likes and dislikes. I think something like this is a must-have because I consistently forget characters eye-colors and which character is taller than which other character. This app has been a life-saver for me.

2. Werdsmith: Werdsmith is even more practical than A Novel Idea. I used to use Werdsmith in a very specific way. Werdsmith lets you set a daily word goal to work on one or more writing projects in the app. I hardly ever used it for whatever novel or looming project I was working on in the big picture. I would set the goal pretty low (around 500-800 words a day) and just write what came to mind every day. I do this just to keep my brain busy, keep writing, and train me to be more creative and think outside the box.

3. Google Docs: Now Google Docs is not really a writing specific app, but as it is one of my must-haves I had to include it. Google Docs became a big part of my life about three years ago when I started College and kept losing my very important flashdrives. As long as you have your Docs log-in you have all your work. It has been a blessing, and aside from schoolwork I also use it for writing between classes or on my phone in my downtime.

4. Writer: Writer is an app I only recently got into. It is very similar to A Novel Idea, but with some upgraded features. I want to talk about why I prefer A Novel Idea first. A Novel Idea is very simple where I find the layout of Writer confusing. The only reason I use Writer is because it allows you to add photos, voice memos, and link to any of your ideas, characters, or locations. And I like to have a visual aid for things like that. In that vain I think Writer is a good app to have.

There are some other apps I use on occasion such as nametrix, wattpad, and Hanx Writer, but the features you find in the apps aforementioned are almost all found in the apps on my list. The four apps I listed are  my must-haves that get me through writing every day. If you look to download them I hope they help you out too.