Gary Bentley

I've been working on Quoll Writer for close to 7 years now but it's been a hobby project, something I do to help facilitate my own writing.  The problem with Quoll Writer being a hobby project is that I can't devote much time to it.  In the past I have either worked on a QW release in my spare time or on my stories and first book.  During that time I've had a full time job that paid the bills but last November my circumstances changed and I moved to working part-time.   Seizing the opportunity I decided to complete <a href="https://quollwriter.com/user-guide/editor-mode/overview.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Editor Mode</a> with my newfound extra time.  It was a vanity project, something I really wanted to do because I believe it provides a function that writers have needed for a long time.  But now I'm at a junction.  Going forward I need to make a choice.  Either I continue developing QW for the majority of my time and have writing as my hobby or QW becomes my part-time hobby again and development slows to a crawl. This is where you come in!  With your help I can devote the lion's share of my time to QW.  The recent explosion in interest has introduced a large number of new users to Quoll Writer and many of them have made feature requests.  I want to push ahead with QW's development but I need funding to do so. Here's a brief list of the major features I'd like to add to QW in the future: <ul><li>Add documents to assets and characters</li><li>Introduce scene and chapter planning</li><li>Have a timeline allowing you to plan events and timings in your story</li><li>Integrate with publishing tools and websites (such as Amazon, Lulu and Smashwords)</li><li>Real HTML export </li><li>Generate <a href="http://www.wordle.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">word clouds</a></li><li>Print preview with better print handling and options</li><li>ODT/PDF file import/export</li><li>Introduce a "text tidy" that would allow you to format your text according to configurable rules, for example "2 spaces after a full stop" or "use this quotation character"</li><li>More metrics/statistics and visual representations</li><li>Beef up snapshots to be real backups</li><li>Project/chapter versioning</li><li>Build on and improve Editor Mode</li><li>Create a "Find an Editor" website service</li><li>Move QW to use <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/javafx/get-started-tutorial/jfx-overview.htm#JFXST784" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JavaFX</a></li></ul> The list of minor improvements is so long I won't even attempt to list them. But let me be clear.  Development of Quoll Writer will never stop while I have breath in my body and at least 1 finger that can use a keyboard.  I use Quoll Writer for my own writing and I NEED Quoll Writer.  It is only the pace of development that is changing.  With your help I can keep the pace high and make QW even better. What about a Mac version?  I get a lot of requests for a Mac version but I believe that since it is a standalone project it would be better handled with a Kickstarter rather than as part of the normal development of QW.  It also allows Mac users to get QW rather than non-Mac users having to pay for it.  If you would be willing to fund a Kickstarter for a Mac version please let me know.

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