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Scrivener: Cork board, outline, scratch pad There are other unique features however these have been the most significant in my use of the two applications. By and large, StoryMill has a longer learning curve and is more complicated, but once learned the applications allows writers to create very complex narratives. If you write fiction and non-fiction StoryMill is probably the best fit.

Scrivener on the other hand has a sleek, easy-to-use interface that allows for easy gathering and re-arranging of information. While it can be used in a similar fashion to StoryMill for narratives, it is a more flexible program for research and writing of more technical or informational pieces anything non-narrative in nature. For those with more flexible needs or who want to be up and running faster, scrivener is probably the best option.

Both are outstanding apps. Babyfett Jul 3 I too tested both Scrivener and Story Mill and while both had features I wished the other had, I ended up with Scrivener because there were certain limitations to Story Mill that were just too detrimental to the process.

I couldn't change font size in the main window I don't always want to write in full screen mode. Anyway, Scrivener won my money. Mswwsm May 15 I can't give this product any kind of fair review as I can't quite figure out what it's for. If I had to guess, I'd say this -- and the similar Scrivener -- are for writers who may indeed have the prose chops to get the job done but can't get a handle on how to organize longer manuscripts in their heads, and they also like to keep absolutely everything on their Macs.

The Timeline feature I thought would be the most useful -- dates are something I do sometimes flub -- as I expected I'd punch in a scene, give it a date, it would show up on the timeline. Apparently, however, you have to associate scenes with events, and the timeline is then TOO detailed: I don't need to see hours, let alone minutes, but rather just an overview so that I can at a glance see where I probably haven't misdated a significant event having cascading effect on future events, or to which preceding events ultimately arrive.

Foremost, StoryMill and Scrivener are not models for how novelists I know actually work. We have various loose "processes", we keep notes, we do research -- not too little research on-the-fly, so to speak -- and we may rough out in a notebook, on an index card, or on the back of the power bill, overarching plot lines, concepts, perhaps brief character sketches, snippets of especially pithy dialogue or metaphor we just have to use, that sort of thing.

But everyone I know merely takes something that's been stewing, sits down one morning, or evening, or dead in the middle of night, and begins writing; then we go back and eradicate, illuminate and, well, prevaricate, as required to make the story whole. I can see how software of this type might be beneficial to those writers -- serial television comes immediately to mind -- who are regular employees, who absolutely Must produce a story, and MUST produce it on a deadline, often using many of the same characters, plot histories, locales and preceding events in developing their plots.

As for aspiring novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, etc. The bottom line is, called upon to take 60, - , words or more, vet this draft for grammar, style, continuity errors, etc. It's never easy, no matter what. Trenino May 9 Montage - A review and comparison to Storymill I have been using the demo of Storymill for about a week writing my new project.

Because it is a script I am working on there are things I am missing in it, although there are many nice features. I also downloaded the last version of Montage 1. Although Storymill is for novels and Montage for scripts, they both target creative writers. As one of them I am making this comparison. Surprisingly although Montage has been longer in the line-up of Mariner Software it is much less refined than Storymill.

Here is a comparison: 1 The Progress meter feature lacks from Montage. Screenwriters need to keep track of their productivity as well. It is automatically sorted. Besides that, when sorting by name, a very annoying thing happens.

Storymill on the other hand lets you move things around. It would really be useful for Montage too, which does not have that feature either. Actually they look like OS9 icons.. Again Montage lacks is it. Not in synopsis mode or any other. In storymill all windows can be viewed in full screen.

And it is really nice to work on synopses or character profiles in full screen. This is a real shame. In montage you have to go through the menu each time you want to make a note. If you deselect it you cannot save your work at all.

Again in Storymill things are much better. ANnotations can be made on every mode. The list goes on In Storymill you have a preview of exactly what is going to be exported and you can change it accordingly. In Montage you export first and then you check if you exported the right thing. I am still finding more handicaps in montage the more I use it. It is really sad as it could have been developed to a very nice application.

As I said earlier Storymill is definitely much more refined than Montage. If you are a novelist you are lucky and good to go with Storymill. If on the other hand you are a script writer like me, then you you have to look elsewhere and definitely not spend the money for purchasing this version.

I would purchase anytime Storymill if it only had standard script formating and outline. On the other hand Montage compared to the Storymill features are very thin. For the moment and my current project which is a Feature Film I will be using Storymill for Synopses, Characters, Research, Scene Ideas, and ONLY then I will go to Montage to write the script, but I might still prefer Final Draft until a better version of either Storymill or Montage comes out or even better if they would merge it in one application as it seems that Storymill and Montage are in fact one application cut in half and therefore crippled.

You can download the Demos and see for yourselves. Schubert May 1 To make a potentially long-winded review short If you want the best software tool in this category, buy StoryMill now, and don't look back! Nothing compares to the value of StoryMill. It is that good. Date Added November 5, Version 4. Operating Systems. Additional Requirements None. Total Downloads 2, Downloads Last Week 0. Report Software. Related Software.

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The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update. With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app. Mac App Store Preview. Nov 11, Version 4. Ratings and Reviews. App Privacy. Information Seller Mariner Software, Inc. Size 9 MB. Category Productivity. Compatibility Mac Requires macOS Languages English. Family Sharing With Family Sharing set up, up to six family members can use this app.

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