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This app works great! I am having some issues with lost work from a previous version of the app when it was updated but I am very happy with the response and help going into the recovery of my work from the cloud. Fingers crossed it all works out! 😁Skokun
Developer Response
Glad everything is ok againProgram fixed and now working and enjoying it.
Update #3:
Developer and I worked directly through on these problems. It took a couple days, but we found what was causing it and now the program is working as the developer intended it to do on both the mac and the ipad. He really did put the time in to fix this problem and we solved it and now I am getting into it.
Update #2: Msg to developer: Thanks for all your help, but none of the problems have been repaired and the program still locks up whenever I open it. Tried all your suggestions on iCloud sync, even uninstalled/reinstalled it and program still freezes up... still want to like this program, but it does not like me...
Msg to developer. Thank you for your reply. I have not answered because I have been too busy of late with no time for anything else. Anyway, I had a few spare moments today and tried the program again. It opens up, but when I try to do anything on it, the program immediately locks up solid. I attempted the feat of adding a new project. It just jammed and then crashed. I tried it several times to no avail. I am on an ipad 10.5, 256gb, with the latest update of IOS. That should be easy for a program like this, but it just locks up.
I really want to like this program. I purchased it on both the ipad and the Mac to replace Ulysses, after it went to monthly subscription, and because of how this program is designed for long projects, which I do many of.
However, every time I try it the program lets me down. On the Mac it seems to clog up the system so that the memory and the program cannot keep up with each other to produce that rainbow wheel going around. On the ipad, I updated it, and now it just freezes up and crashes. I have a 10.5 pro, 256gb, so this should not be a problem. Again, I really do want to like and use this program, but....Show lessAngrysocialist
Developer Response
This problem has been resolved with AngrySocialist. The app is working OK now.Can’t even open
I’d give zero stars, but not an option. I can’t even open the app and am afraid all I’ve written is gone.Kellow52
Developer Response
If you don't contact me then how can you recover all your work? It won't have gone. This review is not helpful to you or me. If you have managed to recover the situation then please consider amending this review. ====================================================== I haven't heard from you to discuss this. It sounds as though you have used the app successfully in the past, so the situation isn't unrecoverable. There are videos on the website that show the app working perfectly well. Hundreds of people use it successfully. Please get in touch. ====================================================== Please contact me via the website (www.writing-shed.com) to discuss this.Horrid app.
Lost all my writing in this app. 1 novel and several short stories and articles. Buggy, impossible to navigate. The developer is always pleading mea culpa but frankly, I wouldn’t have this app again. Lost so much valuable writing. Just disappeared. Horrible.Mnrker
Developer Response
Still no word from you. Your writing won't have permanently disappeared. If you have indeed lost a novel and other stuff then I would have thought you'd want to try and recover it. After all, writing a novel takes a lot of time. I don't think I have pleaded mea culpa. Even if I did, who else is to blame for bugs? If you have managed to recover the situation then please consider amending this review. ====================================================== I haven't heard from you to discuss this. It sounds as though you have used the app successfully in the past, so the situation isn't unrecoverable. There are videos on the website that show the app working perfectly well. Hundreds of people use it successfully. Please get in touch. ====================================================== Please contact me via the website (www.writing-shed.com) to discuss this.:/
App was working great but now it won’t open (started about 3 weeks ago). So all the poems/stories are unavailable to finish being written or moved else where.LadyLark02
Developer Response
Such things shouldn't happen, but sometimes do. If you have been syncing the app via iCloud you could try deleting the app on the device where it is crashing, reinstalling and resyncing..Better than I thought
Contrary to my earlier review, it IS possible to assign chapters and scenes to a project - thanks to the developer showing me how.
The app remains slightly cumbersome, in my view, and inconsistent (sometimes you delete by selecting the ‘Edit’ button and then a bin icon at the foot of the screen, other times this doesn’t appear but you can swipe left to delete).
But these are quibbles. The app is better than I thought and my previous one-star review was harsh. Happy to put the record straight.Show lessBig Tram
Developer Response
Thank you for retracting your previous review. Your response reinforces my belief that it is better for users to contact the developer before writing inaccurate reviews. You mention an inconsistency in your revised review. The app conforms to the user interface best practices of 'visibility' and 'affordance'. The reason that swiping is not the only method for deleting items is that the swiping gesture isn't visible, so users new to IOS would be unaware of it. The edit button on the other hand is visible and affords being tapped. Not only that, but once in edit mode it is possible to select and delete multiple entries in one go, which is not possible just swiping.Very nice indeed
I love this. Very well organised, with lots of nice touches, I especially like the ability to add notes to a piece of writing. A full-screen mode is available if you want a clutter-free field, and it can sync across devices via iCloud.Tedo2
As promised, found how to export
And it is a sleep way. Select the text, press share, and add any app you want share this will. I selected one of my markdown apps, and it works,Nadinbrzezinski
Developer Response
Thanks for the review. You already can export/print text for review. Choose Edit mode for the folder containing the text, select the text(s), then tap the share button at the left of the toolbar. You will be presented with a list of options, including export/print. Contact us via the website if this doesn't answer your question (writing-shed.com).Great Writing App
This app does exactly what I need for writing my short stories. Project management, drafts including versioning and allows me to collect research for each project.
Been a couple of bugs but developer tracked them down quickly and released an update within a couple of days. The best writing app I found on the App Store.Show lessAlanex
Still crashing
I really love this app, but isit is still crashing when I open it 😔 it pops up with what I’ve written and then just goes back to my phone’s home screen 😢TealMKRose
Developer Response
These issues apply to v2.71 and were fixed within a few days.
