If you’re the kind of writer who has ever sat staring blankly at the computer terminal and wishing for a little divine intervention, then you may have already considered purchasing novel writing software. Compared to the days of old, where writers had to sharpen feathers dipped in ink…or even crank a blank sheet through the old Underwood, this generation of writers has it pretty good. But sometimes, even all the benefits of our Word program aren’t quite enough, and we need a little more along the way of organization. That’s where novel writing software comes in.

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Dinner party or just about anywhere, the conversation usually goes the same way.

"What do you do?" they say.

"I’m a writer," I answer.

"I always wanted to do that," they say.

I wonder if brain surgeons or rocket scientists get the same response.

After I’ve stifled the urge to scream, I ask why they’ve never done anything about writing.

"Oh, I’m too busy."

And there’s the rub. Everybody is always too busy. It is purely a matter of whether you’ve got the will and the commitment to see your name in print.

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