Why Scribbook is the best writing tool I know
At least it's the best for me. Your mileage may vary, etc. etc.
Scribbook is an online writing studio (it doesn't have an app as far as I'm aware), developed in French by one guy, and can be accessed here.
it's FREE
You heard me. The first 5 MO are, at least. After that there's a paid option that unlocks a few other features along with more storage space, but it took me 4 years to even reach that milestone. So you're good.
2. It has all the things you need to write
Some people are organized. And then there's me.
At the very beginning, you can chose a template for your novel (or just start from scratch). From there, you can create files, scenes, etc. and just move them around (a map view is available, which might be useful to some others than me). Also the option to write the synopsis on a text file. Personally I use that to write notes to myself for future editing.
The rest is basic, important stuff: text formatting, page breaks, etc. There's a sepia and a dark mode as well.
3. You can write anywhere
Unlike Scrivener, you can access it from any computer or phone, and unlike Google docs, it won't suggest stupid edits and/or spy on you. Very useful when you're on the go and writing at work writing in the break room.
4. It doesn't have TOYS
Toys are what I call things that are not mandatory for your writing project but are so fun to use and so good at make you think you're being productive when in fact you're just procrastinating. You know what I'm talking about: family trees, map editor, encyclopedia, etc. Apart from a verse counter (which makes writing alexandrins very easy) and an option for character pages, nothing of the sort here. You're here to WRITE, not to pretend to write. Oh, and there's a fullscreen mode to avoid distraction. A godsend.
5. You can set objectives and see your progress
The consistency of a persistent hunter
There's a wordcount and you can chose to set it as you like. 300 words a day, 1000 a week, 8000 a month, whatever. I found it very good to condition myself to write; now I just know that 1 hour of work = roughly 1000 words. You're also rewarded by a nice graphic that tells you how much you've worked this week, month or year.
To summarize, I'd say that while some won't like the fact that you're writing on a website and not on your own computer, the pros outweight the cons. It's a free tool, with the same functionalities as a paid software like Scrivener or Campfire, and it's in French, so yay baguette
