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Thanks so much guys. JJJ - here is a 20% off coupon for Master Writter, but only for the 1 or 2 year subscriptions. https://bit.ly/masterwriter20Dave, Ya, I need some tools also. Thanks for the endorsement.
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I find that no matter what writing aid you choose you have to really refine it after you get any suggestions or results. SO far i have been using the build in lyric tab in BiaB, and also Joanne Coopers lyric lab. They give me a base and i take it from there. Maybe un-rhyme it a bit or change things that sound made up.
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Thanks so much guys. JJJ - here is a 20% off coupon for Master Writter, but only for the 1 or 2 year subscriptions. https://bit.ly/masterwriter20Dave, Ya, I need some tools also. Thanks for the endorsement. Thanks Dan! Hey, do you know if they include both the songwriter edition and the creative writer edition with a single subscription? I have a bucket list item to write a story!
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Actually JJJ, I have no idea. I was not even aware there were two editions available. I will have to look into that. But since you mentioned your are working on the Great American Novel, have you looked at https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview. I am working on my Biography with the 30 day free version of Scrivener, however, I am in the procrastination stage of writting which is good for me since the 30 days only counts when you actually use Scrivener so there is no rush. 
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Thanks so much guys. JJJ - here is a 20% off coupon for Master Writter, but only for the 1 or 2 year subscriptions. https://bit.ly/masterwriter20Dave, Ya, I need some tools also. Thanks for the endorsement. Thanks Dan! Hey, do you know if they include both the songwriter edition and the creative writer edition with a single subscription? I have a bucket list item to write a story! I already posted that it’s the same app. You can open MW in either view or both simultaneously per the MasterWriter FAQ. How do I view two versions side by side?
To view two versions side by side, open the versions tab, and click the three dots on a version that is not selected, then click “show.” This will present the two versions side by side.
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I used to hand-write them in a notebook.
However, I now free write my thoughts into a Word document. I find it easier because I can capture my free-flowing ideas quicker and they are a lot more legible. I then simmer it down and capture the main idea even before creating the lyrics. At that point, I start construction my lyrics and find it a lot easier to re-arrange lyric lines and edit.
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In another thread, someone mentioned they had MasterWriter 2.0. If you look it up, there's nonsense that it is cloud based—incorrect; it's a stand alone app.
The Mac version of MW 2 can be run on macOS 10.14.x Mojave but no later which was what prompted me to upgrade to the cloud based 3.0 that you access through a browser only (there is an iPad GUI but I've never used it). MW 2 also requires the Java 6 Legacy Run Time, the last available from Apple before Oracle bought SUN.
MW 2 can be installed on two computers only. The two I had it on are long gone. I now have a pair of 2012 MacBook Pros dual-booting into Mojave and Catalina that I acquired and upgraded within the last few years and use for running legacy apps and testing. Perhaps I'll contact MW Support about releasing one or both Activations so that I can install it on those old machines.
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But since you mentioned your are working on the Great American Novel, have you looked at https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview. I am working on my Biography with the 30 day free version of Scrivener, however, I am in the procrastination stage of writting which is good for me since the 30 days only counts when you actually use Scrivener so there is no rush. 's great strength is as an outlining and organizing tool—write to your outline structure, change as needed, plug anything else in, then compile to Word (or any of the free Word emulators) for final editing and publication. Very powerful—I've done picture-laden coffee table books, ghost-written a few other books etc. It can be a bit confusing but there's good support and a number of User Groups where someone is always ranting about Scrivener not performing the way they want—without learning how to use the app. There are three versions, one each for Mac, Win and iOS/iPadOS but none for Android. Stand-alone pricing is $24 for iPadOS, $60 for Mac or Win, $96 for Mac/Win bundle and there are Subscription options as well. They can all work on the same files as long as they are hosted in Dropbox—the free version has enough storage for most users. Scrivener can be made to work with other cloud services but only Dropbox is supported. If not accessing your files from more than one station, the Mac/Win versions work fine as stand-alone. I bought the iPad version in 2016 from the App Store. Scrivener 3 was released in 2017, the last time L&L got any money from me. Nine years since the last paid upgrade works for me.
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