Unlock Your Writing Potential with Revolutionary New Software for Writers
Revolutionize your writing process! A new, easy-to-use software for writers is about to become your secret weapon for developing amazing, sellable stories.
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Noi Sabal
Founder
9 min read • 2,560 words
If you’re a novelist or screenwriter who wants to develop strong, sellable stories, you just found your new secret weapon: Writing Ninja’s software for writers.
Whether you’re just starting out or are an experienced writer looking to up your writing game, Writing Ninja helps you discover the best version of your story and streamline your writing process so you can get your story sold! Our one-of-a-kind, comprehensive suite of online tools is designed to guide you through every step of creating a compelling story for your screenplay or novel.
Writing Ninja revolutionizes Story Development
How? Because Writing Ninja is the most unique writing tool on the market. It’s basically guided creativity that makes your writing stronger, faster, and more sellable.
Finding the Right Software for Writers
Creative writing is already so much fun, isn’t it? (We think so 😉 ) Screenplays, novels, short stories, fan fiction, games… we love ALL fiction writing!
But there are a few things that can make writing even better: your favorite writing spot… a nice cup of coffee or tea… the smooth action of your favorite keyboard….
And if you’re reading this article about “Software for Writers,” then you probably already have an inkling of what we’re going to say next… Yep, you got it: the right writer’s software can also make your writing life more enjoyable — and your writing goals more attainable! Especially if that software is Writing Ninja.
Writing Ninja’s story development tools help you discover the best version of your story by simplifying the script and book writing process. How? Because when you spark your creativity and explore your story with Writing Ninja, you’ll discover things that will unlock the secrets to all of the amazing stories you have inside of you.
No matter where you are in your writing process — if you’re working on a new story, one already in progress, or need to polish a first draft — Writing Ninja’s unique tools can make your writing life easier, more productive, and more professional.
Streamline Your Writing Process
Starting a script or novel can be super exciting… but managing all components of a great, sellable story can be intimidating. When you start writing, you jump into the creative process with all of these ideas swirling around inside your head. And usually, they bounce around waiting to be discovered, put in order, and written down… or they get forgotten or ignored.
But Writing Ninja’s unique Brainstorm Boards® help you organize your thoughts by guiding you through the story creation process. So, instead of just jumping into Final Draft or Microsoft Word and trying to wrangle your ideas into some semblance of order on the fly (while you try to remember everything you’ve learned about story and structure and characters!), Writing Ninja gently prompts you to discover your story.
Wouldn’t it be more fun to relax and have fun coming up with your story? Writing Ninja’s one-of-a-kind, revolutionary software does just that — it lets you stay in creative mode and brainstorm tons of ideas for titles, plots, worlds, and characters.
Basically, Writing Ninja helps you create the best version of your story and discover all the elements you need to write a sellable screenplay or novel.
Your Creative Brain vs. Productivity
If you sometimes struggle to get your story ideas out of your head and onto the page, you’re not alone… and it’s not your fault!! That’s because the human brain is literally wired to stop creativity.
You’ve probably heard that there are two sides of our brains, right?
But did you know the two sides of our brain work against each other during creative writing? The left side of your brain is considered to be analytical & logical. The right side is generally thought of as more creative & intuitive.
So when we’re writing books or screenplays, the two hemispheres of our brain fight against one another and make it really hard to be both creative and technical simultaneously — which is what story development for scripts and novels demands we do.
That’s why we created our one-of-a-kind story development tools. 
Because “people experience creative insights when they’re doing something else, when they’re distracted, when they’re not forcing an idea to come,“ explained Dr. John Stern, a neurology professor at UCLA. (source)
Studies have shown that “people can better recognize creative ideas unconsciously.” And our Brainstorm Boards help you do just that — distract that pesky, over-thinking “Analytic Brain” and allow you to unlock your unconscious creativity and discover amazing ideas you didn’t even know you had.
When you let go, creativity can flow!
A National Endowments for the Arts study says that to “make writing a more 
pleasurable and easy-going experience,” you can use “brainstorming and free associations techniques to stimulate the overall writing task.” And that’s what Writing Ninja is: fun, interactive writing tools that can dramatically increase your productivity and creativity.
Writing Ninja: Software for Writers
What is Writing Ninja? It’s online screenplay and novel writing software packed with easy-to-use, helpful writing tools you use on your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone to develop the story for your screenplays or novels.
Our exclusive creative writing tools make it really easy to create unique characters, discover rich worlds, and explore your plot in a super-fun (yet professional!) way.
Let’s take a quick look at some of Writing Ninja’s key features so you can get an overview of how it can help you write an amazing story.
(Or you can always just grab a Free Forever account and give it a spin to explore the features!)
Overview of Key Features
Writing Ninja’s software is packed with writer’s tools designed to streamline and enhance your writing process.
With more than 60 different fun and easy-to-use tools, our one-of-a-kind Brainstorm Boards® and NinjaApps will help you quickly discover the best version of your story.
Writing Ninja’s Brainstorm Boards®
Brainstorm Boards® are fun, comprehensive, interactive worksheets for fiction writers. They’re packed with creative prompts, fun & helpful quizzes, lists of examples, story builders, and even a cutting-edge AI Writing Assistant. Our one-of-a-kind software guides writers and novelists through all the technical needs of screenwriting, allowing you to stay in creative mode and enjoy discovering your story.
There are four types of Brainstorm Boards:
Project Brainstorm Boards ensure your overall story is worth writing.
Have you ever gotten near the end of your story and realized you should’ve added something earlier? You think of a character… a plot twist… an event… something that would’ve changed your story and made it oh-so-much-better? Or worse, have you ever finished writing a story you think is wonderful, only to be told by readers, “I dunno… it’s just missing something…” Or producers pass with some version of: “Nope. Doesn’t have ‘It’. You have anything else?” Ouch!
The idea of going back and rewriting everything you just wrote can be so intimidating — so formidable… so all encompassing… so disheartening…! — that the idea of going back and wedging your new element into your already written story feels nearly impossible. We’ve heard from SO many writers that even if they do find something they KNOW is going to elevate their story — make it more entertaining, more marketable or sellable — most of the time they won’t even try to tackle rewrites. They just move on to the next story.
But when you figure out the basic building blocks of your story before you start writing your screenplay or novel, you’ll avoid rewrites and unfinished projects. By doing things like developing exciting, sellable concepts (in the Project Specs Brainstorm Board), fine-tuning your story’s premise and theme (in the Theme Board), figuring out a basic Beginning/Middle/End storyline (in the Rough Storyline Board), and even generating concise Loglines (in the Logline Generator), you’ll ensure you’re writing the best version of your story — from your very first draft.
If you happen to have finished-but-not-sellable projects — one where you know you have to rewrite it but aren’t sure how to start — Project Brainstorm Boards can help! Taking a few hours using Writing Ninja’s basic features to develop your project before you dive into rewrites can save you SO much time and heartache!
Check out the full list of current Story Writing Tools here.
Character Brainstorm Boards have tons of Character Builders that help you discover who your major characters are.
From “Backstory” to “Current Daily Life”… from small things in their life (using Boards ike Pets and Talismans) to the big ones (using our “Life Event Stress Calculator” or “Past Year Conflicts”)… from the way they speak (using Dialogue Boards to help each character sound unique) to the way they act (exploring boards like the Conflict Builder), our online software has dozens of Character Boards that let you flesh out characters, allowing you to imbue realism and depth in the people in your story.
There’s also a series of Idea Generators (with lists of idea-sparking examples and our unique interactive AI-powered help — Ninja Neno — who serves up ideas tailored to your story!) and super helpful NinjaApps that let you do things like discover fitting character names (in the Character Name Generator) and figure out character ages (in the Age Calculator — ’cause we’re writers, not mathematicians!).
Once you’ve had fun Brainstorming your characters, you’ll be able to easily write rich characters with unique voices, full of realistic flourishes that will drive their actions through your story. When you really know your characters, you can write them better and faster.
Check out the full list of current Story Writing Tools here.
Story Brainstorm Boards save you time and lets you write freely!
Coming up with a story is easy — but finishing one that will sell can be hard!
No matter what your writing style — whether you’re a planner who loves outlining your beats, a pantser who hates to plan before you write, or somewhere in between — the simple act of doing Story Brainstorm Boards will unleash your creativity. Quite the opposite of stifling it; a little bit of planning allows your analytical brain to rest while you write, allowing you the creative freedom to enjoy the writing process — while still slaying the technical aspects needed to create a successful screenplay or novel.
A little planning can go a long way with Writing Ninja’s one-of-a-kind BeatBoards®. With three different levels of detail, the BeatBoards help you brainstorm your overall story with ease, regardless of writing style.
Pantsers can map out a few basic plot points with MapPoints® on our one-of-a-kind Writing Roadmap®.
Or if you’re a Planner who wants to discover more story beats, you can break your story down into manageable pieces on your Story Puzzle®. and create an outline for your writing projects.
There are tons of different Story Brainstorm Boards to help you develop an amazing story within your writing process. For example, there’s the Ultimate Goal and Story Stakes for your Main Character, or the Character Clash and The Big Push, which ensure natural conflict in your story, and many more!
Check out the full list of current Story Writing Tools here.
World Brainstorm Boards help you design rich, immersive settings.
Often when people think of “World Building,” they think of Sci-Fi or Fantasy. But Writing Ninja’s World Brainstorm Boards helps you dive into your world, no matter where — or when! — it is.
From our real, current world… through historic places/times… to re-imagined contemporary or near-future worlds, doing World Boards steep your imagination in your story’s places. So no matter where you’re writing — from the same block you grew up on to a distant galaxy full of aliens — a little brainstorming on your locations helps you write better, more detailed scenes or chapters.
Currently, World Boards are more limited than the other Boards. But we have the basics covered; you can develop a World Overview, do some Real World Research, and explore Inhabitants and Technology. But with plans for dozens more World Brainstorm Boards, like Magic Rulebook, Create a Language , Folklore Backstory and even how to Explore Allegory, soon the World Boards will be as robust as other Boards.
When you combine your brainstormed World ideas with your Character Board ideas, you’ll intuitively have fast and helpful insights that help you write unique, fleshed-out characters to inhabit your story’s world.
Check out the full list of current Story Writing Tools here.
There are already more than 60+ unique Writing Tools in our software for writers — and we are developing tons more!
Like our NinjaApps, which are helpful little widgets to help you with writing tasks, like a Story Beat Calculator, Title Generator, and other tools like:
A helpful lil’ Deadline Buddy® that will gently prod you via text or email, reminding you of project deadlines and writing goals.
There’s even an Idea Vault®! So when inspiration strikes, you can capture fleeting ideas and keep ’em safe in your private Ninja Vault. Then you can have fun exploring them later, at your leisure. With the Idea Vault, you’ll never lose or forget an idea again!
Check out the full list of current Story Writing Tools here.
Basically, Writing Ninja’s story development software has just about everything you need to develop, write, and manage every aspect of your story.
Just think of Writing Ninja as your personal guide through the intricate process of screenwriting (or novel writing!), leaving no stone unturned and every idea explored.
Writing Ninja isn’t just any old “software for writers” or “book writing software.” It’s a comprehensive suite of Writer’s Tools that will revolutionize your approach to writing screenplays or novels. It’s the secret weapon that can elevate your storytelling and help you write a project that will sell.
So when you’re ready to get that amazing, sellable story out of your head and into the world, give Writing Ninja a try! We even have a robust 100% free version you can use forever! Grab your Free Forever membership now to check out our impressive free tool set and start having fun with our one-of-a-kind software for writers.
About the Author
Noi Sabal has been steeped in story for decades: writing screenplays, teaching storytelling at the university level, editing TV shows & feature films, and consulting on scripts. Her work has been broadcast nationally and worldwide on ABC, Disney, Fox, Nickelodeon, Sundance, and many more. In 2017, Noi founded Writing Ninja®, a suite of Story Development Tools that empowers writers to build better stories, one Brainstorm Board® at a time.
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