![]() Each tool has its own set of advantages, disadvantages and features that differentiate it from the others. The most popular writing software’s used by authors are Scrivener (considered the gold standard), Ulysees, Vellum, Microsoft Word and Google Docs. This is where specialised writing software’s come in and help make your life simpler. When you do get around to writing a book, you can often find yourself overwhelmed by the number of things that you need to keep track of and to do. There are a number of advantages of using a specialised software for writing, but how do you choose from the many options available? This post compares the most popular writing software’s for Authors, to make it easier for you to make your choice. Vellum is the single best investment any author can make.Specialized writing software’s simplify the process of writing and publishing your book. It makes the process of formatting so much fun. ~ Jamie Arpin-Ricci, author of The Last Verdict.Īlongside Scrivener, your next best friend will be Vellum. ![]() Their tagline is ‘Easily Create Beautiful ebooks,’ and that’s exactly what the Vellum formatting software does.Īs author and blogger Joanna Penn notes, “It is the best writing tool and I couldn’t imagine writing without it now. I’ve also been using Scrivener to format my ebooks for the last five years and that has been fine. In the last few weeks, a reader reported that a couple of my books had a formatting issue with the Kindle Look Inside on. “I checked and found that the spacing and alignment was screwed up. But in my Scrivener file and my KDP Preview, and even in the ebook itself, the formatting was fine. It was just a problem in the Look Inside Previewer. Perhaps there was an update inside Amazon that interacted with the particular way my formatting worked. Who knows? But whatever it was, I needed to fix it. Until Joanna shared her experience I had blindly assumed all was in hand. Then, with horror, I realized the same thing was happening to me. At first, I was daunted by having to learn a whole new process. Listed below are just a few of the many benefits of Vellum: But I quickly found that the experience was worth it. Create beautiful print and ebooks-easily. ![]() Simply important a Word Docx file and off you go Format like a pro-select from a wide range of book styles, include classic touches like custom drop caps, and ornamental flourishes.Preview your design and see how it will look on various eBook readers.Template pages, including Copyright, About the Author, Acknowledgments, and More Books by the Author, etc.Resolves issues with formatting Scrivener files. ![]()
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