Book Writing Software for Authors
Writing a book means keeping track of ideas, plotlines, notes, chapters, revisions, and all the little details that make a story work. Dabble Writer keeps it all connected in one writing app, so you can plan your novel, write your draft, and keep moving toward the end.
Chapter 2
Ironically, I have Mr. Crowley's class next. I should have done more to prevent this.
Without prompting, I pull out my textbook and flip to the glossary before taking out a pen and a notebook. It's pretty much the only thing we do in this class: copy things.
So imagine my surprise when a young man wearing slacks and a tie walks through the door
Writing a book gets messy fast.
Your novel is scattered across a dozen documents. And one random receipt.
Right now, your book lives everywhere: a Word doc, a timeline spreadsheet, character notes in a file called ideas_FINAL(2), and one crucial plot twist scribbled on a receipt. Every writing session opens with twenty minutes of archaeology.
So you try the serious software. Three tutorials in and the learning curve qualifies as a separate hobby. Meanwhile the novel sits there, and a small, mean voice starts asking whether you're really a writer at all.
You are. (You're on a novel-writing software site, triaging your book. Case closed.) The problem isn’t you. It's the mess.
Unfinished novels are very good at staying unfinished.
Let’s fix that.
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Whatever's stopping your novel, it's on this list.
Writing a book means juggling chapters, notes, plotlines, characters, and a thousand tiny “wait, where did I put that?” moments. Dabble keeps it all together in one writing app built for authors.
You're 40,000 words into this novel and just thought of a better one.
Don't abandon ship. Park the new one in your Ideas Notebook and get back to chapter eighteen. When its turn finally comes, one click turns it into a full project and all your notes come with it.
- Capture ideas the moment they strike, then return to the draft you swore to finish
- Stray scenes, character names, and what-ifs in one notebook, not seventeen phone notes
- Convert an idea into a project when it's ready — notes and all.
The Salt Vault
Saved Nov 28 — waiting as long as it takesA bank vault beneath the harbor that only unlocks at low tide. Who keeps their secrets where the sea can reach them?
Smugglers' banking hours. A teller who counts in fathoms. The vault floods on schedule — unless someone changes the schedule.
We built Dabble because once upon a time, we needed it ourselves
Dabble started with a writer who got tired of software that treated novels like business memos, and "serious" tools that required a manual thicker than his manuscript. So he built the writing software he wished existed. Simple enough to open and just write. Deep enough to hold an entire series.
10,000+authors writing in Dabble since 2017.
Yes, these are live numbers!
I Love LOVE LOVE this program. For the first time I finished a book and I am soooo soooo happy!
The organization of scenes and plot lines helps me structure my thinking, and the ability to rapidly rearrange things when editing is something I've not found in any other software package.
I write on multiple devices every day, and it makes it so my novels are always available. I've also found the outlining features amazingly helpful.
Every writer needs a writing group.
Yours is already mid-conversation. Ten thousand novelists sharing chapters, trading feedback, and cheering each other through the messy middle.
- Word sprints every day — word wars welcome, trash talk traditional
- A daily feed of wins, woes, and works in progress
- Cohorts, seasonal challenges, and the 60 Day Novel Challenge
- Dabble Academy courses and craft workshops, right on campus