And a writer with an attitude. If you're thinking about letting software help you write fiction, read this first. It's only natural that we're suspicious of computer programs that claim to aid in the creative act of writing. Bent on answering this craggy conundrum, I assumed the persona of a blocked writer desperate to dream up a marketable story. My alter ego is tired of counting rejections for his literary novels and has cynically decided to write a chart-topping thriller, one that's bound to get snapped up for a movie deal.
Problem is, writing a blockbuster is harder than it looks.
I needed plot, and lots of it, but I kept getting stuck right after Travis eats breakfast. I asked myself. Well, some of those books read as if they were written by Big Blue, so I turned to the computer tutors for help, figuring the least they could do for me would be to produce a serviceable page-turner. FictionMaster for Windows Based on the creative writing program of Sol Stein, novelist, playwright, editor and teacher, FictionMaster is a more advanced adjunct to its partner WritePro. You're asked for your input, provided with teaching examples, then encouraged to rewrite.