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Keep Writing

Have an idea for a novel? A short story? Hate writing but love having written? StoryGrinder may be just what you need.

Write in Increments

It's hard to find time to write.

We all have demands on our time, and trying to block out large dedicated chunks of it can be difficult. And let's face it, sometimes you'd rather just mow the lawn than face another blank page.

With StoryGrinder, you can add bits of your story anywhere and any time, when the mood strikes you. And those bits add up fast.

Watch Your Progress

StoryGrinder keeps track of your activity. Privately.

Set a word goal and watch your progress. StoryGrinder provides you with useful (and motivating) statistics such as your average words per day and your writing streaks.

You're also awarded achievements when you cross important thresholds.

Jog Your Memory

Of course, the downside to writing incrementally over long periods of time is that you can lose continuity.

StoryGrinder helps you avoid this by letting you peek at other cards while you're writing. You can search them too.

Manage Issues

As you're falling asleep, you remember that a character you discarded recently is still referenced earlier in your story.

You roll over, fumble for your iPhone on your nightstand and quickly create a StoryGrinder reminder card. You can now sleep peacefully.

StoryGrinder lets you create specific Reminder, Question and Idea cards as well as notes on manuscript cards. When the time is right, you can filter on issues and resolve them.

Finish Where You Like

StoryGrinder's purpose is to help you get the words out of your head and on to "paper". It's neither a formatting or a publishing tool.

Once you're ready, you can export to great tools like Word, Pages and many others to help you produce your final manuscript, while still making use of StoryGrinder for reference.

Try It

Join the StoryGrinder beta for iOS and iPadOS:

Download StoryGrinder beta for macOS:

Requires macOS 11.3 or higher, Intel or Apple Silicon.

As always, please make sure that you regularly back up your projects.