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Any Storyist review will tell you that it still resembles Microsoft Word circa 2005. Storyist looks a bit more updated than programs like Scrivener and FinalDraft which have very old interfaces, however, they are still missing the mark when it comes to user interface and experience.<\/p>\n
One of the biggest issues with Storyist is that they tried to capture the market of both book and screenplay writing. However, writing a screenplay requires very specific features that are not needed for those writing books or articles. These features are cumbersome to authors who don’t need them. Additionally, if you are writing a screenplay then you would want software like FinalDraft which is specifically geared towards screenplay writing.<\/p>\n
Storyist is also only available for macOS and iOS, and it must be downloaded<\/strong>. This makes it a no-go for non-Mac users, or if you ever plan to edit your work on a computer that is not a Mac. This also means that if you want someone to edit your work, you cannot collaborate with them on Storyist<\/strong>. This extremely limits your capacity to work with an editor which is an essential aspect of publishing your work.<\/p>\n Another concern we found with our Storyist review is that it autosaves every few minutes, and revision history saves every hour. Any writer knows that a few minutes to an hour worth of lost work could mean the loss of an idea that will never return!<\/p>\n For example, LivingWriter’s plot templates are the easiest to use. All you need to do is pick any one of the time-tested templates like <\/span>Story Circle<\/a>, 27 Chapter Method, <\/span>Seven Point Story,<\/a> and Three Act Structure, and LivingWriter will walk you through how to use it. Just plug in your ideas and LivingWriter will do the rest.<\/span><\/p>\n As opposed to Storyist which leaves gaps in your saved work, LivingWriter saves your work every keystroke<\/em><\/strong>, and revision history saves every ten minutes. This makes LivingWriter the safest choice for writers.<\/p>\nWhy LivingWriter Is Better<\/h3>\n
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LivingWriter<\/a> has a cleaner interface, resembling updated programs like Google Docs. Both LivingWriter and Storyist have common features like auto-suggest, corkboard, character images, dark mode, writing goals, and templates. However, LivingWriter’s layout of chapters, subchapter, story elements, and notes provides a much simpler user experience than Storyist<\/a>. Especially because LivingWriter is designed to ease the work of writers specifically working on novels and non-fiction. That means no extra features that get in your way.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"storyist](\"https:\/\/livingwriter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cover-art-1-300x166.png\" "\\"\\"")
Unlike Storyist, LivingWriter is web-based, and anyone with an internet connection can collaborate with you on your book in real-time without paying to download the application. <\/strong>LivingWriter has the best co-authoring and collaboration of any book writing software on the market.<\/p>\n