Writer's Tools - Looking for recommendations

[aliasmask]

I'm looking to write an indepth story and MS words is just not cutting it. Can anyone recommend a free tool to help keep track of story points, NPCs and other details as I think of them. For example, the buildings in a town and who works there.

After looking at the community page there is TreePad. This is kind of what I was doing in Word using the outline tool. I'll have to look at it to see if there is any cross referencing.

[taustinoc]

I've never really used it, but Masterplan at http://www.habitualindolence.net/masterplan/ is designed to do what you want.

Another option that isn't free, but has a 30 day trial, is The Keep, from NBOS at http://www.nbos.com/products/the-keep

[wolph42]

We just bought realmworks for a friend of mine for his birthday. I don't know it personally, but another friend suggested it as a present, might be worth looking into.

[RPTroll]

I've used Scrivener before. It's a writer's tool but lends itself to game plotting as well. It has folders and cork boards for rearranging items. I've included a few screen shots.

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