WritesWithUnicorns
Scribe
I have been dickering around with the idea of mind mapping for some time now. Kept putting it off, writing by the seat of my pants. Managed to get to the middle of chapter five and realized the details I had been holding in my head had become completely unmanageable.
My solution was to take a serious look at mind mapping for authors. It wasn't as intimidating as I had feared. So I decided to embark on a search for a free software solution. I live on a disability check and there's no money to spare for writing tools. Not only did it have to be free, but it also needed to be feature rich and run on my ancient MacBook Pro.
What I came up with was a mind mapping app known as Junkyard. It is free, fully functioning and more than adequate for mind mapping for authors. It may not be as slick as some of the paid versions, but it works well and is very easy to get the hang of.
There is a paid version, but that only removes some ads asking you to consider buying. These don't interfere with the functionality at all. I will probably at some point purchase the app. The price is very reasonable and I like to support programmers who are so generous with their creations. But can use it as long a you like for free.
Get it from the Apple App Store. You can learn more by visiting the developer's homepage.
Now that I've started mind mapping I can see so many writing related uses for it. Things like book outlining, character building, world building, scene outlining, chapter outlining and so much more.
Makes me feel almost organized. It's a perfect fit for my creatively splintered A.D.D. mind.
My solution was to take a serious look at mind mapping for authors. It wasn't as intimidating as I had feared. So I decided to embark on a search for a free software solution. I live on a disability check and there's no money to spare for writing tools. Not only did it have to be free, but it also needed to be feature rich and run on my ancient MacBook Pro.
What I came up with was a mind mapping app known as Junkyard. It is free, fully functioning and more than adequate for mind mapping for authors. It may not be as slick as some of the paid versions, but it works well and is very easy to get the hang of.
There is a paid version, but that only removes some ads asking you to consider buying. These don't interfere with the functionality at all. I will probably at some point purchase the app. The price is very reasonable and I like to support programmers who are so generous with their creations. But can use it as long a you like for free.
Get it from the Apple App Store. You can learn more by visiting the developer's homepage.
Now that I've started mind mapping I can see so many writing related uses for it. Things like book outlining, character building, world building, scene outlining, chapter outlining and so much more.
Makes me feel almost organized. It's a perfect fit for my creatively splintered A.D.D. mind.