What’s the most irritating thing for a writer?
I know most would say writers block, but not for me.
For me it’s when I’m on the go and an idea hits. It’s not the idea that’s irritating, it’s the fact I have no pen or paper near by to jot down my thoughts.
But with technology these days, that scenario is pretty much obsolete.
Below is a list of iPhone apps I find helpful as a writer.
1. A novel idea by Shawn Svacha
This app is great for the new novelist on the go. The cost is well worth the price. Its free at first but with a few $$It can expand to even something better with adding the function of Drop Box and e-mail sharing. Plus you can even write out full scenes. This is a great app to get your novel organized.
I love it because you could actually create your novel in this one little ap. It has character outlines, setting outlines, scene outlines, and story characteristics. Then when you’re ready, you can e-mail it or send it to the cloud to share or pick up on your PC. It’s simple to use and keeps everything grouped by novels. So yes, you can work on numerous books
I give it *****
at once. Check it out at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-novel-idea/id421948244?mt=8
2. Pages by Apple
I haven’t explored every little facet of Pages but that’s only because there are so many. But what I can tell you, if you want, you can format, type, edit, and print anything you want on Pages. This has templates to use of many types and it also has the ability for you to open a previously created document into pages and work from there. I love the automatic saving it does. The sync to Drop Box is an added bonus. One feature I hope to check out soon is converting a document to PDF. It’s well worth the price of $9.99 and if you desire more templates there’s even an additional app to tandemly use with Pages for more document templates. More info can be found at:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8
3. MS Word by Microsoft corporation
If you love Word, you’ll love it on your Apple product.
I’ll admit, I’m a PC user and when MS word became available for the iPhone I was thrilled. The only problem is you have to obtain a subscription for MS Word 365 to access the complete functionality of the program and that can run you $$$.
but I still give it ****
Check MS Word out at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-word/id586447913?mt=8
4. Access Note By the American Foundation for the Blind
Yep, folks that’s right. The visually impaired do write. And if you have trouble with vision then Access note just might be the best writing app for you. The screen commands are simple to use with VoiceOver. It’s Fast and efficient navigation throughout a note by page, paragraph, line, word, character, and other elements can speed things up. You can do a search and find and the app will mark your place with the cursor. For more info check out:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accessnote/id591287188?mt=8
5. Voice Dream Writer By Voice Dream LLC
This app is awesome. It can save you time with text-to- speech writing and proofreading. Best of all when your document is read back to you you’ll hear how it flows and any mistakes which is great for content quality.
The Apple Bluetooth keyboard is compatible if you need that hands on approach. Syncing with iCloud and Drop Box is available too.
The price tag is $9.99 and well worth it. Voice selections are abundant and can be purchased at a minimal cost too. See
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-writer/id920583100?mt=8
6. Word press by WordPress.Org
Who doesn’t like to blog and read blogs? This handy little app lets you do both. No $ to acquire it. It’s easy to set up a new blog. You can draft from here and even post something new. Your Word Press blog from the PC is all there. Just login on your phone and take your blog on the road. You’ll never know when inspiration hits and the ability to blog anywhere is divine. So Keep your readers current write from the Apple. Get it at
https://apps.wordpress.org/
7. Outliner by CarbonFin
Here’s a handy little outliner ap. Its great for doing all kinds of writing tasks whether it be a grocery list or a full length novel, this is a great one to check out. Its $4.99 and it can be found at
http://carbonfin.com/.
Its awesome features include online sync, sharing and editing.
8. Paperless by Crush Apps
Okay this is usually my go to app for when I need to take a real quick note or make a list. This app is great for making any and all kinds of lists. You can add icons and themes to each to make it fun. Its plain and simple, just the way I like it. Its like writing on a piece of paper.
Find it at
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperless-lists-+-checklists/id359564368?mt=8
9. Day One by Bloom Built LLC
Believe it or not people like to read journals. if you’re a writer and want to keep your readers entertained try this simple but elegant little ap. Its $4.99.
The price to remind you of your thoughts for the day whether it be listing them or writing a diary page its going to be helpful. The app isn’t hard to use and added features of sharing to other social media sites such as twitter and Facebook are a bonus. Backup to the iCloud and drop box makes syncing a sure thing. And if this is strictly for your eyes only a passcode is available too. This app has lots of extra features. You should check it out at
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/day-one-journal-notes-diary/id421706526?mt=8
10. Journal Chronicle a personal diary
here’s my favorite to journal in. Its only $2.99…and well worth it.
I love the simplicity of the program. It makes it easy to sit down and write a few hundred words without pain or complicationand without fuss I can export all my stuff to my PC or friends. Backups can be made with a few quick taps. You can even save them to Dropbox , Drive, and Evernote.
Adding pictures to your enteries can be done with as many pics you want and customizing the program can be made as much as you want.
As an aspiring author I love the idea of separate notebooks. Hours of searching for my entries is now over with the easy search feature. The program may look simple at first but its got a lot of punch to it.
I give it a definite *****.
You can find it at
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chronicle-personal-journal/id371886793?mt=8
And to top it off here are five helpful aps all writers, no matter what you write, should consider:
1. Dictionary.Com
2. Drop Box
3. Flexy
4. Writers Ap (Agent finder)
5. Able to extract
On a final note, most of these apps, if not all of them are VoiceOver friendly and my Apple Bluetooth keyboard works great with them.
Happy writing!
ChrissyHartmann
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