If writing feels overwhelming, it’s not a lack of talent.
You start with an idea you care about.
Then the story begins to grow. Characters appear. Scenes multiply. Relationships start to intertwine.
Little by little, the story turns into something bigger than a single idea. And it becomes harder to see how everything fits together.
Not because the idea isn’t good enough, but because a novel is a complex structure.
bibisco helps you stay clear, focused and in control as your story grows.
Free Community Edition for Windows, macOS and Linux. Supporters Edition: one-time purchase, no subscription.
bibisco gives you the tools to plan, organize and develop your novel, from the first idea to a complete draft: premise, storylines, chapters and scenes, characters you explore through interviews. The writing itself is yours.
Desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, mobile app for Android and iOS, in 16 languages. Projects are saved on your computer, even offline; with a bibisco Everywhere subscription they sync across devices.
bibisco is easy to use: characters, locations, chapters and scenes each have their own place, and you reorder chapters and scenes by dragging them, so the project stays clear as the story grows.
First released in April 2014, bibisco has been downloaded by more than 200,000 writers around the world. It is developed independently, and each new version grows from their feedback.
When you’re writing a novel, it’s easy to focus on the next scene and lose sight of the bigger picture.
bibisco novel writing software helps you keep a clear view of your story as a whole.
You can see how chapters, scenes and storylines fit together, move things around, and understand what comes before and what comes after.
This makes it easier to spot gaps, pacing problems or sections that don’t belong where they are.
Novels only work if their characters are believable. Characters are believable when you can understand the complexity of their human nature: qualities, defects, and contradictions.
And a believable and effective character arc, the change or growth a character experiences throughout the story, makes a novel unforgettable.
bibisco helps you create characters that readers won’t forget.
Many writing tools are powerful, but difficult to learn.
bibisco is designed to give you the structure you need to write a novel, without overwhelming you with complexity.
Characters, chapters, scenes, and storylines stay organized in a workspace that remains clear as your story grows.
You can focus on your story instead of learning how the tool works.
So I downloaded @bibiscotweet , and I honestly have to say this program is absolutely PHENOMENAL. There's so many different things to help with the writing process like tabs for each character, location, scenes, chapters. It is just amazing and I actually feel excited to write.
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