Webpen
In the fall of 2005, I was learning Ruby on Rails and about to compete in NaNoWriMo again, so I wanted an application that I could use to organize my thoughts, characters, and plot points. A few other writers wanted the same thing, so I sat down to create such an app.
I think I had the preliminary scaffolding and basic functionality finished in just a day or two, and the rest of the (then) pre-alpha project was fleshed out over the next month or so, until NaNo got in the way in November. After NaNo was over (with a second completion/win for me), I began to work on the app again, overhauling some areas and adding in a few new features that had been planned and/or asked for. 2006 saw the release of the beta version and a basic halt in production.
Webpen currently supports a user’s ability to create characters, places, objects, and events, all of which can be skimmed and searched using folksonomy tags. The user can also create snippets of text and overall stories, which are used to track common elements. A story also consists of a word goal, to provide the user with an idea of how much further they have to go, if they’re working on something like a NaNovel.
Visit Alpha Site | Visit Beta Site (both sites require registration)