Gifts for Writers

[John Bailey]

I use Scrivener for long-form writing and really recommend it. You can
skip between parts, chapters, sections etc with one click, and other
neat things. It's like an operating system (eg Windows, iOS) designed
specifically for writing.

If her journalism includes extensive interviewing or transcribing of
audio I can REALLY recommend the online program Transcribe:
https://transcribe.wreally.com/

Changed my life. Free to trial but as soon as my trial period was up I
bought it without a second's hesitation. Again, though, only useful if
you transcribe audio.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Matthew Taylor
<matthew.taylor923 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Apps made me think of Scrivener...truth is, I haven't used it myself since I
> thrive in disorganized clutter, but for those among us who prefer visual
> layouts, representations of structure, and a way to arrange research
> adjacent to your manuscript, it seems to be quite useful.
>
> Many of my writer friends who do things like rise at a decent hour to write
> before work (as opposed to my method of writing into the wee hours and
> sleeping through work) have nothing but praise for it. I thought of giving
> it a shot when the iTunes store offered a discount as part of some
> promotion, but I took an honest (and therefore rare) assessment of myself
> and realized I'd never use it.
>
> Plenty of reviews to be found just by Googling it. Really does look like a
> good tool, and I would imagine that for someone artistically inclined, it
> might align well with the way she works.
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 10:59 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> My younger sister is a writer, journalist, sketch artist...
>> And I'm looking for gift ideas for a writer, etc.   Art-quality notebooks,
>> pens, markers, apps, etc.  All ideas welcome!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David Morris
>>
>
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