The problem, for me, with the writing programs is that they produce a terrible uniformity of product.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Writing is sometimes a balancing act between keeping things easily readable and being accurate.
I'm a very careful, slow writer, and I think a lot of that comes from the care required to be a hand-printer, where if something isn't spaced out enough, you take little slivers of brass or copper and put them between each letter.
For me, writing is just processing.
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
Writing software is a very intense, very personal thing. You have to have time to work your way through it, to understand it. Then debug it.
But, right now, the situation is that almost all of my writing is out of print.
Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.
The writing process isn't something I'm in love with. I'm an illustrator who writes.
The best thing about writing programs is that it rationalized the apprenticeship of a writer.
The real trouble with the writing game is that no general rule can be worked out for uniform guidance, and this applies to sales as well as to writing.