Masterwriter VS Slugline

Masterwriter Reviews

1. Micheal Towers    

   Creator at None | about 3 years ago
   Masterwriter

   My name is Micheal Towers. I am the original creator of Masterwriter. I now believe that Masterwriter is a complete waste of time and money. Let me say it again Masterwriter is a complete waste of time and money, as are most of the features of most song writing programs. The only thing a song writing program is good for is organization and a rhyming dictionary. Other than that it's just a time-wasting tech tool.

   The other big problem with Masterwriter is that you have to pay for it on a monthly basis. You should be able to buy the program and be done with it.

   Another problem with Masterwriter is the design of version 3. In my opinion it really sucks. They would have you believe that all the changes in Masterwriter 3 are major and important. In reality it's the same program as Version 2 with a few minor this and thats.

   Don't be fooled! It's a complete waste of your time. Spend more time writing songs and less time tangled up in technology. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan did not have Masterwriter. Study their songs not the technology of writing programs.

   And finally the idea that you're going to write a novel or screenplay with Masterwriter is absurd.

   🏁 Competitors: Lyricist

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• Final Draft on Ipad / Android?

  My general workflow for specs is to use a combination of two apps when I’m writing a first draft — I use Highland on my Mac (which is completely great) and Slugline on my iPad. Because they both speak Fountain, you can just cut and paste between them and preserve your screenplay formatting perfectly. Source: 10 months ago

• What program should I use?

  If you're using a Mac, you can keep using Fountain with a professional application. Beat is completely free. Highland 2 and Slugline 2 have limited free versions. I got an old Mac Mini to experiment with Beat and am impressed with it. But I like Linux so use Fountain-Mode in Emacs with 'Afterwriting. 'Afterwriting does produce professional screenplay PDFs. Source: about 1 year ago