Storyist

What do you like best?

Organizational writing software is a godsend. Storyist is no different.

I'm a huge fan of both Storyist because of the organizational aspects that keep your characters and resources for research right at your fingertips without ever having to click off your manuscript document. It's easy to navigate, fun to use, and there's nothing like opening a new Storyist project and starting to put the pieces together. You can build an entire book in this one program.

What do you dislike?

There's nothing I necessarily dislike about it—I prefer to use Scrivener, but would use Storyist just as readily. They're very similar in many ways.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Weigh the pros and cons of Storyist and Scrivener before you commit to one—they're very similar, but their differences could make or break your writing experience. At the same time, by all means, try both!

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Keeping all the research close helps you avoid that twenty-page backtrack to find out where Character B set her coffee mug. Stuff like that. It just makes the whole process easier and cleaner.