I am a complete newbie to screenwriting. I have settled on trying Celtx as my scriptwriting software as it seems pretty user friendly, easy to use, will auto format in the right style for me and, importantly, it's free! I can also access the Celtx Studio from my PC and my MacBook and from the iPad's...
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Power Structure is good and Inspiration 9 for brainstorming but a note book is best.
SuperNote Card from Mindola is by FAR the best thing I've seen...
I am now using Contour. It is excellent and has exposed loopholes I thought out and fixed before I got writing. Might not be for everyone, but has definitely helped clarify my plot, build my story and kept me focused
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I've heard of Plot Control, I actually tried the trial they offered. But I'm in rewriting stage now with a couple of scripts. So when I start a new one I may try it.
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Well the pen & paper method is the most direct connection with our brain so, it's also my favored. Having said that, developing an entire plot structure on paper could be quite the challenge so: Plot...
Expand commentWell the pen & paper method is the most direct connection with our brain so, it's also my favored. Having said that, developing an entire plot structure on paper could be quite the challenge so: Plot Control to me, at this stage is actually quite good to develop the entire thing, before I go to the writing stage.