iPad Novel Writing Project (Part 2): Outlining
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 4:06 PM in iPad Novel Writing Project, iPad apps for writers The following is part of my iPad Novel Writing Project, in which I attempt to outline and write a middle grade novel from scratch on my iPad.
I've started creating a rough outline of my story using Manuscript's add/edit chapter feature. Clicking on "ADD CHAPTER" lets you add a chapter title and a brief description.
My plan: to use this feature to write a brief summary of the action in each chapter. I like the fact that the list of chapters includes a brief excerpt from each chapter summary, and that I can rearrange the chapters in any order.
What I don't like:
- Dropdown chapter editing box is small, so you can only see a few chapters at a time without having to scroll.
- Because the chapter editing box is so small, rearranging the order of the chapters is a pain, especially if you have a lot of chapters.
- When you add a chapter, the new chapter goes to the END of the chapter list...again, a pain if you have a lot of chapters.
I think I'm going to look for another iPad app to do my outlining. More in an upcoming post...
Reader Comments (2)
I know it's not quite the same, but do you use any mindmapping software?
I LURVE iThoughtsHD. Quite the best and prettiest software I've seen for the task. Just what I imagined but never found when looking for software to replicate the process.
Might be helpful for chapter heads and ideas...
JULIE, our minds are as one. I'm working on outlining in iThoughtsHD right now. :-)