WriteWay writing software for Windows

Hello NaNoWriMo participants!

We're delighted to be one of this year's sponsors, and we congratulate you on partaking in what is sure to be a month full of excitement, imagination, and (we hope) soaring word counts on your new works-in-progress. There's nothing quite as exhilarating as beginning a fresh story: so many intriguing plot ideas and characters, so many world-building details and creative possibilities to explore. You only hope you can pour them all out onto the page in the same vivid detail in which they exist in your head--while staying on top of your daily word count goals and deadlines. We get it. We're writers too, after all. That's why we created WriteWay, which came into being based on a wish list of features from several award-winning and internationally bestselling authors.



WriteWay combines the power of a full-featured word processor and a host of organizational and project management tools geared specifically for novelists. Everything pertaining to your manuscript is at your fingertips--from background data including your notes, character profiles, research folders, synopsis, etc., to your story outline and composition. You'll also see your word/page counts calculate on the fly and have the ability to adjust your writing session goals as needed, which will be great motivation as you race to the 50k-word finish line during NaNoWriMo!



Special Offers for NaNoWriMo Participants!

Since its launch in 2003, WriteWay has helped many thousands of writers of all experience levels see their manuscripts through from start to finish--and now, we've also added quick and easy formatting for ebook self-publishing on Kindle and Nook! We hope you'll find much to love about WriteWay as you embark on the 2011 NaNoWriMo gauntlet. To assist, we invite you to use WriteWay Professional Edition absolutely free until December 15, 2011. If you decide WriteWay is not for you, simply export your work to RTF or other available formats before the free period ends. For full offer details, product specs and downloading instructions, please visit our NaNoWriMo page.

In addition, we're offering 50% off WriteWay Professional for all NaNoWriMo participants if you purchase using coupon code NANO-PRO11 between now and December 31, 2011. That means you get the full-featured Professional Edition for under $25! Buy it for yourself or as a gift for the other writers on your holiday shopping lists.

Whether you're a novice attempting your first novel or a seasoned pro with many books under your belt, WriteWay will give you the tools you need to take your story ideas from concept and characters through completed manuscript. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions, either here or at our various sites online.

Website: http://www.WriteWayPro.com
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WriteWay is a Windows application. We have a Mac version in development with plans to release around mid-2012. For full product specifications and supported operating systems, please visit our Product Info page.

Good luck this month, and all best wishes for your writing endeavors.

The WriteWay Team

Sound like a very interesting program. So many interesting sponsors this year!

I had planned on using another software this year, but this looked so interesting that I couldn't resist installing the demo! Really excited to try it out.

I downloaded the trial version and am already convinced enough to buy the full version. I LOVE this program!

I downloaded the program, and it seems pretty cool so far. I'm going to try it out for Nano, and see if I want to continue writing with it :)

I've been playing with and I'm definitely considering buying the full version!

I've had Writeway for a few years now, and the Professional version is infinitely superior to the Standard. It's really a cool program.

I'm new to Nanowrimo this year and have been dying to get my hands on a good version of writing software. Thank you guys so much for the hard work you've put into this. They all look fantastic.

a useful feature would be being able to link to other profiles. For example, say under the friends I list Joe, Fred and Tammy, I should be able to click on tammy and go right to her character profile. this would also work for major events, like trip to disneyland 2010 and then you have a description of what happen during that trip. just a suggestion.

That look's awesome ! Can't wait to try it ! :-)

Just started trying out WriteWay - Love it so far!

Wow...thanks to you all for some great feedback. We are so thrilled that you are all liking WriteWay so far! We are there for you--if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to email us at support @ writewaypro.com. We are happy to answer and help where we can.

Heradin--thank you for your suggestion! We will take that into consideration in our next version of WriteWay.

Patricia Rasey

Marketing/Public Relations Manager
WriteWayPro, LLC
Website: www.WriteWayPro.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteWayPro
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WriteWayPro

Ok, so I downloaded it and personally loving the program so far. It was exactly what I needed honestly. My only problem is I can't figure out how to add the note cards at all. I'm probably blind in trying to figure this out at that but if someone can tell me how to do it that would be helpful.

Hi, Kalio_chan.

Go to Properties > NoteCard Type/Templates tab. Then follow these detailed instructions:

· Selecting NoteCards for the current book -- The top portion of this screen displays a grid of the available Master NoteCard Types, which was described in an earlier Help topic. To assign NoteCard Types to your new (current) book, you need to select the desired type(s) from the top grid and Add them to the bottom grid. To select a Master NoteCard Type, simply place your cursor on the desired type and click to highlight it. Next, click the "Add" button to assign the selected Master Type to your book. Continue this process until you have added all the NoteCard types you'd like to use in this book. You can use up to nine (9) NoteCards per book with "Plot" being the default first card.
· Re-sequencing the NoteCard display order -- The up and down arrow buttons, located on the far right of the Book Properties screen, allow you to change the display order of your book's NoteCard Types. These cards, in the order you select, will show up as tabbed NoteCards in Composition mode and "index-card style" NoteCards in Storyboard mode (WriteWay Professional Edition). The "Plot" card cannot be moved from the first position.
· NoteCard Title Colors -- In Storyboard mode, NoteCards are displayed in visual format, like index cards arranged on a bulletin board. To help you differentiate the numerous card types in use with a given book, WriteWay allows you to assign and maintain unique colors to the title bars of each NoteCard using this screen. The only NoteCard color that cannot be changed is the Plot card, the sole required card in WriteWay. Plot is set to a fixed color, gray. To change the color of a NoteCard Type, simply click on the Title Color bar of the NoteCard you wish to change. A color palette will appear, from which you can make your selection(s).
· Using a Default Template for NoteCards -- In an earlier Help topic, you learned about setting Default Master Templates for your NoteCards. On this screen, you will now apply those master templates to the NoteCards used for your new (current) book. To apply or change a template, click the Default Template bar for the NoteCard you wish to change. A drop-down box will appear, showing you the available Master Templates for the card you selected. Click to highlight the desired template. Note: WriteWay comes preloaded with Master Templates called SAMPLE. If you have not added any templates of your own, your choices here will be None (no template), or SAMPLE.
· Template Apply Selection -- Now that you have selected a NoteCard Template, decide on the application of that template. The "Apply" column contains drop-down selections of "New" "All" or "None." By clicking the selection, you can either choose to have the template apply to New NoteCards (those added to your book from this point forward), None, or All. If you select All, WriteWay will automatically add the selected NoteCard Template to all of your existing book NoteCards and all new NoteCards.
· Reapply flag -- Next to the Template Apply selection is a checkbox field labeled "Reapply." You would check this flag only if you have made modifications to a NoteCard Template and wish to apply those changes to your existing template selection. For example, let's say that within your Plot NoteCards, you are using a Template called "Romance Plot." After you began work on your book, you decided to add a new field to the template. The template itself remains the same--Romance Plot--but the contents of the template has been modified. In order to apply the new layout to your book's existing NoteCards, you would need to check the "Reapply" box on the NoteCard Types/Templates tab in Book Properties.
· Master NoteCard Types/Templates -- You can also access your NoteCard Types and Templates by using the toolbar button on top of the Properties: NoteCards Type/Templates screen. See the NoteCard Types and NoteCard Templates section of Help to learn more about setting up new Cards and Templates.

There are pictures under the Help file. Check out the Understanding Book Properties section: NoteCards. I am currently working on a NoteCard Tutorial that should be up by Monday or Tuesday of next week. There is a breif explantion of NoteCards on the Book Properties Tutorial. You can find our tutorials on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/WriteWayPro.

Thank you so much for your kind words and for using WriteWay!
Patricia Rasey

Marketing/Public Relations Manager
WriteWayPro, LLC
Website: www.WriteWayPro.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteWayPro
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WriteWayPro

I've only had the demo for a few hours, and I already want to get to Pro version. I love this program, it's exactly what I needed.

i think... if none of the other trial offers are better, I might want to buy this software for year-round use...

Thanks for the demo though.

The only think it's missing that I really want is a timer for word wars/sprints!

Thanks, MutantChick, CuCuKM and Mistwalker...let us know if you have questions and/or suggestions. We like to hear what you think. Glad you are liking WriteWay so far! Good luck with NaNoWriMo!

Patricia Rasey

Marketing/Public Relations Manager
WriteWayPro, LLC
Website: www.WriteWayPro.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/WriteWayPro
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WriteWayPro

WriteWay looks interesting. Is there a way to use a browser other than IE with it?

I downloaded the special trial of WriteWay on my computer, but now I can't find it again, to download it to my sister's computer. Does anyone have the link to the page on the WriteWay website that talks about Nanowrimo? Thanks!