Jers Novel Writer

Name: Jers Novel Writer
Price: 30.00 $
Rating: 4.0833 (5 reviews)

1.1.12

11 October 2010

Creative writing software.

Overview

Jer\'s Novel Writer is a relatively simple word processor with extra features to support large creative writing projects.

This program is all about momentum, and reducing the number of things that break the flow when I am writing. Jer\'s Novel Writer is designed to help me keep writing when the creative juices are flowing, and then find all the things I need to go over again when I am more in a nitty-gritty mood.

Features:

Margin Notes like you\'ve never seen before.
Automatic Outline
Full-screen mode
Database
Bookmarks
Separate formatting options for print and screen
It actually knows what a chapter is (or whatever organizational structure you want to use).
A panel for general notes lets you keep track of story issues and ideas (and the last time you ate).
Word count
More accurate page count estimates
Better performance than most word processors for really, really big documents.

What's new in Jers Novel Writer

Version 1.1.12: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.

18 Jers Novel Writer Reviews

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12 December 2015

Is Jers Novel Writer still supported?

Version 1.1.12

Aetnaria

15 June 2012

I wish they'd update it to support QuickLook... Heck, I wish they'd update it at all.

Like (1)

Version 1.1.12

So good to see this back. Never seen any writing software that suits me as well. I implore everyone to give it a try. Beautiful margin notes too!

Like (1)

Version 1.1.11

Apparently, the link to Jer's hut just disappeared ; I was connected to his site about an hour ago; Anyone knows what happened ?

Version 1.0.1.2

6 answer(s)

MacUpdate-Lon

04 January 2008

Just now tried to access the site, got this message: "This Account Has Been Suspended - Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible." Apparently the developer forgot to pay his hosting bill. It's that time of year when people are very busy (family affairs) and are often short of cash as well.

Version 1.0.1.2

Zx81

04 January 2008

I found him ; have a look at this : http://homepage.mac.com/vikingjs/iblog/C1702808668/E1959571706/index.html

Version 1.0.1.2

Zx81

04 January 2008

Found this comment from Jerry Seeger (JNW developer) : "I was hoping that the servers for Jer's Software Hut would be stable enough that I could wait until I got back to the secret labs to find a new host, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The problem: the guy who kindly offered to host the Hut... his contact info is on the server that is currently down. Dang."

Like (1)

Version 1.0.1.2

Macmonovich

06 February 2008

Anybody know what's going on with this program? I wanted to pay to get rid of the nag screens but his site's links are mostly all dead, his email address bounces back as non existent, I'm reluctant to send credit card payment to nowhere. What's up? Anybody?

Version 1.0.1.2

MacUpdate-Lon

06 February 2008

have a look here: http://jerssoftwarehut.com/download.shtml

Version 1.0.1.2

Macmonovich

06 February 2008

The purchase goes nowhere, there is no response with a serial or unlock key, now my credit card info may be floating in space. I think the author should be more responsible or remove the product from sale if no one is going to respond.

Version 1.0.1.2

Maybe someone should first have a look at the free "Bean"? http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/24881/bean or for further needs have a look at the apps at "devon". http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/index.html 28 dollars, hahaha

Version 1.0.1.2

2 answer(s)

Zx81

04 January 2008

Bean ? You've got to be joking !

Like (1)

Version 1.0.1.2

Lev

02 April 2009

Bean and JNR are not the same thing. If you had used both, you'd know. Bean is a fine lightweight RTF app; a kind of TextEdit with a little bit more. JNR is an app for writing books, papers etc, with built=in live outlining, a note-taking facility, very well implemented marginalia which can be categorised for different kinds of notes etc. Both get text into a file. Fine. After that, they diverge considerably. And if you don't think JNr is, even theoretically, worth $20 or whatever, then you don't need it.

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Version 1.1.8

Crashes immediately upon trying to launch. Redownloaded, but still crashes.

Version 0.6.2

1 answer(s)

02 March 2007

Maybe you should give v. 0.6.2.1 a try, I hope it'll fix your problem.

Version 0.6.2.1

Jer, Drop 1.0 on us if you want to accomplish financial gain or even general interest. Scrivener is taking the cake. Don't back down to competition, foster it. Also, Jer's is the best of the old-gen products: Ulysses, Avenir, etc. - Bring the beast back to the peak!

Version 0.6.1.6

I've noticed there haven't been any reviews of JNW for about a year. That's too bad, since many folks would benefit from trying out this terrific app. I've been using 0.614 for the past three months and putting it through it's paces. The developer's objective was to create an app that helped him write without the distractions of Word and Word-like programs, as well as to give him the organizational flexibility to track, edit, and restructure story elements. Even in this beta version, he has succeeded remarkably well. The program is stable and a delight to use. Anyone working on a longer document, who is concerned more with writing than formatting, would benefit by giving it a try. Jerry is also very responsive to user community feedback. The whole experience has been a pleasure.

Version 0.6.1.6

Jers Novel Writer

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