Hello, Michael. A few years ago, I purchased a lifetime subscription from Plottr, and I've loved it ever since. Thank you for your excellent video. P.S. I'm looking forward to reading "Grandma's a DJ." 😁
Thank you for really blitzing through this app and hitting all the highlights of Plottr. I bought the program lifetime some time ago but didn't really get into it until recently. You made it clear what I've been missing. And your video is really good unlike some Plottr videos I've seen where the narrator's voice sets my teeth on edge. Thanks for taking the time to do such a thorough intro into all the main features.
After watching this, I just had to try out Plottr - and it's great! It's just what I didn't know I needed. Thanks so much for the walk-through, and for all the great information you share on your channel!
Thank you for this. Very helpful. Being a Pantser by nature I write my stories beginning to end. I have my own internal plot structures, one being a modified hero’s journey. Once I get things down, there is a lot of work to make sure everything tracks. So I go back and map out my story, noting all payoffs to be attended to, all the character traits that need to be consistent etc. so I have the plot, I just need to see it from above. This looks like a tool that might help with that.
I am slightly surprised that they even mentioned Lester Dent in the app. I feel like there are very very few people who even have an idea of who he is and what he wrote. Let's just say that without him it isn't impossible to believe that characters like Superman and Batman wouldn't even exist. I think he inspired writers that never thought to give him credit for it. One who did was Philip Jose Farmer, the author of To Your Scattered Bodies Go and the rest of the Riverworld series. There might even be a very slight possibility that he somehow inspired Edgar Rice Burroughs (perhaps mainly through the spirit of competition). The man was a writing machine. The novels he wrote were pulps so they were short, but they all wrapped up at around the 120-130 page mark of a paperback book with print no larger than about 10-12 pts. He wrote Doc Savage and later The Avenger. If he wrote other stories, I am at this time unaware of them. But hey, Doc Savage was known as the Man of Bronze, the name of the first novel/story in that series. Superman is known as the Man of Steel. Batman began as/in Detective Comics, the beginning of the DC comics company. So you can see where I pull my conclusions (whether they are true or false) from. If you like adventure stories, I highly recommend his stories.
I recently got Plottr and your videos always are so helpful. I'd love to see one all about backup options, such as saving to Dropbox, etc.. I've set up my Scrivener to backup automatically to Dropbox but unless one has the Pro version of Plotter from what I can tell I have to backup manually to Dropbox.
What I've done is made a folder on my PC that automatically uploads the contents to my google drive. Then I set that folder as the save location for my backups. That way I never have to worry about retrieving my backups if the worst should happen to my PC.
As with all tech offerings, I would need a good bit of "trial and error" (aka "Trial and Improvement") to become comfortable with Plottr. These writing programs always look good to me when I see these Intro videos, but I find myself struggling to actually use them.
Honestly as someone who's used Scrivener since Scrivener 1, I hate Scrivener for outlining/plotting (even writing nowadays). Scrivener's been terrible for me with series plotting. Started using plottr this week (still trialing, haven't bought it yet) and it's been exactly what I've been looking for. This does outlining/plotting/planning way better than Scrivener imo.
@@angelheart_ I mean no one is asking you to. Use the tool that works best for you. If you're already using scrivener and it works for you then great. Keep using it. But Scrivener isn't for everyone is my point. Personally I think my main problem with Scrivener is that it's great if what you need is an all-in-one general purpose tool for writing projects. But it's not so great if you only really need one thing from it. Then it's feature bloated with too many ways to do one thing and too many ways to set things up. Jack of all trades, master of none sort of deal. I don't need all the things I just need one. As someone with ADHD, Scrivener eventually just became a big distraction and I always default to using Word or even just a plain text editor to write in. And so I've been trying out Plottr for a few days and have found it to be a lot more intuitive and much easier to work it because it has a clear intended purpose(outline and plotting) and it does it better than Scrivener imo. So $39( $35 with a nanowrimo code) for lifetime access and a year's worth of updates(because you don't need to be subscribed/I also don't feel the need to get the 140 lifetime updates forever version) is perfect for me. And I can just keep it for as long as it works or until I want a new latest version. Considering Scrivener is $60 (20/50% off with nanowrimo codes) then if Scrivener gets a new version you have to pay to upgrade, it gets pretty expensive in it's own right. I own scrivener 1 so if I wanted to upgrade to version 3 I would be spending almost $90+(cost of v1 and cost to upgrade) on Scrivener so far. And who knows how many versions of scrivener there may eventually be.
Looking forward to reading "Grandma's a DJ"
Omg... thank you for this. I'm a pantser by nature, but I have a tendency to pants myself right into a corner of cliches.
Been there, done that!
You have a fabulous voice for podcasts.
As usual, you inspire. Thank you. I have the next week off from my 9 to 5 job. I look forward to using Plottr. Thanks for sharing.
Hello, Michael. A few years ago, I purchased a lifetime subscription from Plottr, and I've loved it ever since. Thank you for your excellent video. P.S. I'm looking forward to reading "Grandma's a DJ." 😁
Such clear, concise communication, thank you!
Thank you so much! I've been watching their short 'started' videos but yours had it quick and to the point. Ready to get started!
Thank you for really blitzing through this app and hitting all the highlights of Plottr. I bought the program lifetime some time ago but didn't really get into it until recently. You made it clear what I've been missing. And your video is really good unlike some Plottr videos I've seen where the narrator's voice sets my teeth on edge. Thanks for taking the time to do such a thorough intro into all the main features.
Thank you for this thorough review, I truly appreciate your channel. You've helped me on many things, Gratitude 🙏🏽
Is there any reason to not write the entire novel in plottr?
Getting this later today! Extra complex plot here I come.
After watching this, I just had to try out Plottr - and it's great! It's just what I didn't know I needed. Thanks so much for the walk-through, and for all the great information you share on your channel!
Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you so much! I've been looking at Plottr, but feel much more informed now.
Koontz is my favorite!
Me too!
Thank you for this. Very helpful. Being a Pantser by nature I write my stories beginning to end. I have my own internal plot structures, one being a modified hero’s journey. Once I get things down, there is a lot of work to make sure everything tracks. So I go back and map out my story, noting all payoffs to be attended to, all the character traits that need to be consistent etc. so I have the plot, I just need to see it from above. This looks like a tool that might help with that.
Love Plottr!
I am slightly surprised that they even mentioned Lester Dent in the app. I feel like there are very very few people who even have an idea of who he is and what he wrote. Let's just say that without him it isn't impossible to believe that characters like Superman and Batman wouldn't even exist. I think he inspired writers that never thought to give him credit for it. One who did was Philip Jose Farmer, the author of To Your Scattered Bodies Go and the rest of the Riverworld series. There might even be a very slight possibility that he somehow inspired Edgar Rice Burroughs (perhaps mainly through the spirit of competition). The man was a writing machine. The novels he wrote were pulps so they were short, but they all wrapped up at around the 120-130 page mark of a paperback book with print no larger than about 10-12 pts.
He wrote Doc Savage and later The Avenger. If he wrote other stories, I am at this time unaware of them. But hey, Doc Savage was known as the Man of Bronze, the name of the first novel/story in that series. Superman is known as the Man of Steel. Batman began as/in Detective Comics, the beginning of the DC comics company. So you can see where I pull my conclusions (whether they are true or false) from. If you like adventure stories, I highly recommend his stories.
@@jchinckley I love the Doc Savage novels. They are fantastic.
This was helpful. LOVE, LOVE how flexible it is.
Thank you - This is brilliant and the best Plottr demo I've seen! Very clear and fantastic a walk through.
Evaluating plottr to see if it will. I’m more interested in keeping my story simple than being able to manage an overally complex story.
Thanks so much! I bought Livingwriter but honestly don't feel it's that intuitive- I'm going to give Plotter a try to get started.
Very indepth video. Nice job.
I recently got Plottr and your videos always are so helpful. I'd love to see one all about backup options, such as saving to Dropbox, etc.. I've set up my Scrivener to backup automatically to Dropbox but unless one has the Pro version of Plotter from what I can tell I have to backup manually to Dropbox.
What I've done is made a folder on my PC that automatically uploads the contents to my google drive. Then I set that folder as the save location for my backups. That way I never have to worry about retrieving my backups if the worst should happen to my PC.
They have reviewed their pricing model. Too expensive for me.
Thank you!
Excellent!! Thank you for these great tips!
Good to know, thanks for helping with writing and sharing your experience and knowledge this is awesome
thank you for this tutorial. i write in italian and arabic, do Plottr support any of these two languages?
Nice job.
Outlining in Scrivener vs Plottr?
Good review of an interesting product. I think I could do most of this in a spreadsheet, though.
I love Plottr.
Thank you, I'm now seriously considering getting it! Also, now in very intrigued about that DJing Grandma.. is It available already?
Still need to write Grandma. :)
@@AuthorLevelUp millions of intrigued readers are waiting!!!
This is great! Thanks!
Plottr team are a bunch of wizards!!!
As with all tech offerings, I would need a good bit of "trial and error" (aka "Trial and Improvement") to become comfortable with Plottr. These writing programs always look good to me when I see these Intro videos, but I find myself struggling to actually use them.
That's a valid point. Plottr is pretty transparent. What you see is what you get, but the trick is learning how to adapt it for your situation.
Thanx 🙏🏽
thank you! this is very helpful!
I am curious, did you try the screenwriting templates. If so what do you think of them? Enjoyed the video, keep up the good work.
thanks, fam.
Thanks man, appreciate it!
Bit late to the party on this one, but the prices are more than double Feb 2023. Basic lifetime is now $199 (or $60 per year).
Panther? Pantzer? What is that?
Too expensive when scrivener has already this tool bruh
Honestly as someone who's used Scrivener since Scrivener 1, I hate Scrivener for outlining/plotting (even writing nowadays). Scrivener's been terrible for me with series plotting. Started using plottr this week (still trialing, haven't bought it yet) and it's been exactly what I've been looking for. This does outlining/plotting/planning way better than Scrivener imo.
@@izumichan31 uhm idc not my fault you can’t plot with scrivener I’m not paying that much for plottr
@@angelheart_ I mean no one is asking you to. Use the tool that works best for you. If you're already using scrivener and it works for you then great. Keep using it. But Scrivener isn't for everyone is my point.
Personally I think my main problem with Scrivener is that it's great if what you need is an all-in-one general purpose tool for writing projects. But it's not so great if you only really need one thing from it. Then it's feature bloated with too many ways to do one thing and too many ways to set things up. Jack of all trades, master of none sort of deal. I don't need all the things I just need one.
As someone with ADHD, Scrivener eventually just became a big distraction and I always default to using Word or even just a plain text editor to write in.
And so I've been trying out Plottr for a few days and have found it to be a lot more intuitive and much easier to work it because it has a clear intended purpose(outline and plotting) and it does it better than Scrivener imo.
So $39( $35 with a nanowrimo code) for lifetime access and a year's worth of updates(because you don't need to be subscribed/I also don't feel the need to get the 140 lifetime updates forever version) is perfect for me. And I can just keep it for as long as it works or until I want a new latest version.
Considering Scrivener is $60 (20/50% off with nanowrimo codes) then if Scrivener gets a new version you have to pay to upgrade, it gets pretty expensive in it's own right. I own scrivener 1 so if I wanted to upgrade to version 3 I would be spending almost $90+(cost of v1 and cost to upgrade) on Scrivener so far. And who knows how many versions of scrivener there may eventually be.
😈 *Promosm*
What about courses and nonfiction books?
Thank you!