Software for writers?

[Anonymous No.13669435]

I got a subject matter that I can't stop writing about and I wish to turn it into a disturbing "choose your own adventure" style horror novel. Horror books can be scary on their own but I think I can really push the bar by putting the reader into the main character's viewpoint where they are forced to pick from outcomes that all lead to distressing situations.

I've never done this before so I'm just using Microsoft Word. Are there better options out there? What is the best way to keep track of my multiple branching scenarios?

[Anonymous No.13669488]

>>13669435
this is why post it notes were invented anon

[Anonymous No.13669499]

>>13669435
also choose your adventure books did rather peak in the 1980s

[Anonymous No.13669520]

>>13669488
Hmm didn't think of that. I could turn my wall into sticky notes and red strings. Hell sounds kinda fun desu. Would def prefer a software version of this tho since my hand writing is shit

[Anonymous No.13669530]

>>13669499
Aye I get it, but I never felt any of them really pushed the horror aspect hard enough and I got one hell of a nasty story to tell.

[Anonymous No.13669742]

>>13669435
Index cards would be great as well. You can number them and cross reference.

A personal wiki would let you link between pages. That's a little more involved though

[Anonymous No.13669751]

>>13669742
I've been thinking about doing colored highlighting for each story arc, with another color for story arc switching events. Not sure if that will pan out or not but it's my first thought

[Anonymous No.13669844]

>>13669751
You can get multicolor index cards too

[Anonymous No.13669886]

evernote

[Anonymous No.13669941]

Scrivener could work for you.

[Anonymous No.13670384]

>>13669886
>>13669941
This is exactly what I was hoping to find with this thread. Thank you.