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TUAW TV Live: Tools for writing the Great American Novel on your Mac

by Steven Sande (Nov 3rd, 2010)

If you saw the teaser post earlier today, you probably know that today's topic on TUAW TV Live is writing tools. The Mac is a wonderful machine for writers, and there are many applications available to help you slide through a bad case of writer's block and get that novel written. Since this is ...

TUAW TV Live today at 5 PM ET: Writing tools for Mac

by Steven Sande (Nov 3rd, 2010)

Monday was the start of NaNoWriMo, the annual writing fest in which authors from around the globe attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. I've started on my third novel, and as usual I'm having a blast thinking up characters, situations, plot lines, and just how I'm going to wrap up this ...

TUAW review and giveaway: My Writing Nook for iPad

by Steven Sande (Jul 13th, 2010)

If there's anything that I love writing about, it's writing apps. I'm constantly looking for new and useful apps that will let me write on any device at any time, and keep all of the devices nicely in sync. For that reason, when I heard about My Writing Nook for iPad (US$4.99) and the iPhone / iPod ...

Ommwriter, an extra helping of zen for writers

by Brett Terpstra (Nov 30th, 2009)

As part of our Back to School series last year, I covered some of my favorite writing tools. Many of the writing applications I've mentioned there and elsewhere have full-screen, distraction-free editing modes, ala WriteRoom, which gets plenty of mention here at TUAW. The full-screen editing feature ...

T-3 days, and another NaNoWriMo deal

by Steven Sande (Oct 29th, 2009)

There are three more full days until the start of National Novel Writing Month, and that means that yet another software developer has checked in with a deal on a Mac writing application. This time, it's Mariner Software, and the application is StoryMill. Mariner's deal is this -- if you purchase ...

NaNoWriMo participants: Scrivener has some deals for you

by Steven Sande (Oct 19th, 2009)

After my post about NaNoWriMo preparation the other day, a couple of TUAW readers pointed out that Literature and Latte, the folks behind Scrivener 1.52, have a special deal going on for NaNoWriMo 2009 participants. Are you considering giving Scrivener a try while you're writing your entry for ...