Livingwriter Reviews

Be warned if you are using it to work

Be warned if you are using it to work off line So disappointed that this platform does the one thing you don t want a writing platform to do it lost a huge chunk of my writing If you are working off line and then you connect to the internet It doesn t sync and loses what you ve been working on I lost about 3000 words

Not fit for purpose

Not fit for purpose The last straw the sync completely deleting and replacing chapters with other chapters Livingwriters response was it shouldn t be happening and I should check the revisions history This did mean I was able to recover full chapters from the previous day But its not like it tells you when its happened so you have to go back through and search Of course this only works for full chapters all the times its done it to small pieces of text its impossible to keep track off Previously A day where I couldn t log in- CS says sorry your region wasn t working but it is now The mobile app only letting you work on chapters Can t access anything in a subfolder of the elements or plotting board- let alone edit them CS says they will look into it When opening the desktop I m watching loads of text just disappear - CS response- did I check the green sync on my mobile before I opened desktop I hadn t checked specifically that time- but it was deleting work that I knew I had written the day before- so had obviously synced at some point- or if it hadn t Why not So I had already stopped using the mobile app and was taking notes on my phone and adding in later at desktop The reasons I chose Livingwriter over other systems was so I had a reliable backup on multiple devices and to use it on mobile Both functions unreliable and as a result unusable

No Customer Service support no acknowledgement of problem

Had been transferring all my word docs over to Living Writer and spent the weekend polishing and writing new copy when suddenly I noticed my copy had stopped syncing an hour prior That had never happened before I emailed the company as there is no phone contact and asked them to contact IT to retrieve The next morning a customer service person responded with direction to go to revision history and no acknowledgement of the lack of syncing therefore no revision history for that timeframe I continued to reach out to them and by the end of the day I asked for an apology for my loss of about 2000 words or more and there has never been another response to date I started removing my content over the next two days and still no reply The more I spent time revisiting and exploring the site the more I realize all my content had been deleted not just the original 2000 words Buyer beware They do not stand behind their product They also did not acknowledge my request for my money back After shock and pain from the original let down I realized MS Word still was an improvement in formatting and some other features and I was better off without Living Writer I hate to have to write this review but thought you all should protect yourself Writing here is like giving birth to a baby born dead Since I already own MS Word it is a much improved experience

I have been trying to

I have been trying to Cancel living writer since I discovered a free program Since I senty first cancellation request I have been unable to log in I keep getting a message to renew my subscription That would not be an issue if they had also stopped charging me So I am paying for a subscription I don t have

Great potential weak execution

At the surface the tool looked great I started off as a free user to test functionality and see if it will be good for my manuscripts Overtime I transferred around 40 of my active manuscripts into the tool and along with the main one I was preparing to publish This is when the issues began as my due date was drawing near I pay for the subscription AI extension The issues I have faced - The exports do not follow the formatting structure you have set will it be DOCS PDF or Amazon exports all of those are extremely flawed The alignment and text all over the place with fonts sizes wrong and even different fonts through the chapters and paragraphs That s a total nightmare as after exports you need to do the formatting all over again even worse than in the beginning of your raw drafts - Multiple issues with the AI tools some of those even appear to breach the terms of service that they advertise It will be too technical to go deep to explain all the details But I have provided all the detailed evidence to their support - Support is non-existent it takes weeks for them to answer a single email no resolution or even estimate is provided and no service extended So you re basically paying for the functionality that is nonexistent At the current state I would strongly recommend to stay away from the tool if you value your work and want some respect for it Look for a more reliable partner I m already moving all my manuscripts as far away as possible from this tool and there are few alternatives which on the surface are looking good too It s sad but the unrealized potential and ignoring of the issues will hurt the tool With such attitude their advertisement motto of not going anywhere will soon become we re sorry but we are shutting down

Don t recommend this tool

In the beginning the tool looks great and easy to use and they said you can always access your manuscripts even if you cancel your subscription Last month I had to cancel my subscription temporarily because I don t have the money for it now but then I got a message saying I can only access my manuscripts for the next couple of months That is unacceptable and I will never recommend this tool to anyone because of it Plus since the background can be dark there is sometimes confusion when downloading the manuscripts Sometimes a part of the text isn t visible is white while other parts are

The app that WRITES an author s wrongs

I discovered LivingWriter on the SoftwareAdvice platform on last Saturday I believe I thoroughly enjoyed Software Advice because now I have a relationship with them I am an author battling the dreaded writers block I have a concept for my next book but due to the intrepid attacks from writers block I have been unsuccessful In two months I have written only 500-600 words most of that is useless because none of it it fits together or flows anywhere It s Babel When I can t call forth something that is meaningful relevant and compelling I feel like I have wasted my time and the commercial that says I could have had a V8 immediately comes to mind It had gotten so bad that I even put my writing materials out of sight So when I found SoftwareAdvice after I inquired about whether there were any CBL applications that could be helpful to first year law students I looked at a couple but nothing jumped out at me Then almost like an after thought I inquired about applications which could support an author in developing a book concept Once again titles began scrolling down my screen There was a comparison of two apps per screen view It was app 2 that reached out to me It was named Living Writer I checked it out and I saw two unavoidable reasons why I just HAD TO try LivingWriter First it had a two week free trial and as if to seal the deal the subscription price was only 9 99 WHERE DO I SIGN was my next thought I got the app onto my phone and began rummaging through the features I could write up to three or more manuscripts simultaneously and I could do it chapter by chapter The aspect that truly bowled me over was the Suggest A Feature selection where I can ask them to add some feature that I would want to see as a part of the app This was more than a Suggestion Box area It was kind of interactive because IT asked questions such as In what way would this feature benefit your current writing style I thought this wasn t merely profound It was ingenious I have been working on LivingWriter for almost a week and while I m limping along still trying to beat the block I HAVE started writing more regularly In fact I came up with a concept for a NEW book that I m excited about and with the modality that LivingWriter possesses I can work on my current original book project AND I simply click on the new manuscript and I can write there There is a DEFINITE benefit in having TWO potential pieces of art to mutually develop If one idea doesn t flow the second idea can offer inspiration for me I m ecstatic about Living Writer and I am planning to write a LOTTA-LOTTA good material with and because of it LivingWriter may have and quite possibly did stop me from ending my pursuit of and passion for creative writing Dear staff at hello livingwriter YOU RE THE BEST

Probably the best writing app out there right now

Amazing application I was using Scrivener before it and tried Dabble then landed on this one It s smooth amazing interface and plot boards allowed me to finish my first book in less than 6 months Only con I would say is sometimes they don t hit their roadmap milestones

I m trying my hand at writing a novel

I m trying my hand at writing a novel big change from my usual 9-5 It s been pretty useful especially for keeping track of all my ideas and chapters Had a bit of trouble figuring out some of the features wish there was more help available But overall it s making this new journey a bit easier If you re like me trying something new might be worth a shot