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How Writing Software Can Help Your Craft

Writers have scribbled on everything from a napkin to an app on their phone, but if you’re looking for a way to help organize your thoughts, here are two software programs to try. I made the switch to Scrivener after another word processing software crashed and lost 60 pages of a manuscript I worked on. I found writer Anne Rainbow’s website, ScrivenerVirgin.com, to be especially helpful for any issues I encountered. I recently discovered Campfire Pro through an author on TikTok who showed how she set up a novel using the program. I spoke with Rainbow and Jackson Dickert from Campfire Pro about how writers can use the tools in both programs to their advantage.

WHY ONE WRITER ADORES SCRIVENER

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