Is there a free online alternative to Scrivener?
I currently use Google Drive/Docs to pen all of my novels and short stories, but really feel that I could do with a management suite of sorts, such as Scrivener.
However, as Scrivener costs actual money, I was wondering if there is a free alternative available, but with the caveat that it operates online via a cloud server.
Does such a thing exist that anybody has experience with?
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I think you'll find that TrueNovelist just about fulfils your requirements. Free, online with a management suite.
Here's some blurb from the site
Organize your writing and research in a way that makes sense to you. Create separate folders for characters, places, research, and more. You can create as many folders and scenes as you like.
Nothing is more motivating than knowing how much progress you have made on your story. See daily statistics on your words per minute, overall words typed, and more.
Set daily word count goals, and track your overall progress. View the last few days and see how many times you have reached your goal.
Doing a little bit of experimental writing on a scene? Take snapshots of your work, so you can rollback to an earlier version at any time.
Work is autosaved to the cloud as soon as you stop typing - work anywhere you have an internet connection.
Another online alternative is Yarny
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Seequill (seequill.net) is not free but it's pretty close ($30/year). I think you'd find it hard to find a free version online, unless you don't mind it being plastered with ads. But I have been very happy with Seequill. It's got a very clean interface. You can do the basics of what Scrivener can do (reorder scenes and chapters, etc.) plus it lets you store images for characters and locations. It also has a timeline feature to track you characters in your story. And you can export to Word.
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