I don’t see any current entries. I really enjoyed your article. I am running Linux Mint 18.2 Mate. Plume-Creator, version 0.66 is in the software repository, then after installing the system upgraded it to 0.67. A couple of questions:
1. Is there a later version yet?
2. Can I import a mind map file into Plume?
3. I’ve been using Babisco but am giving Plume a hard look. Any comparison thoughts?
Ken,
I downloaded Plume Creator onto my Asus X401A laptop running Windows 7 and began to use the software with ease and pleasure. Then disaster struck. The project tree on the left of the screen suddenly vanished. Everything else seems to be there. When I go to project and hit the export or print buttons the project tree shows in those windows.
I have tried uninstalling plume, wiping anything plume wherever I can find it and downloading Plume again. This I have tried at least three times but the problem persists.
Any ideas?
Yours hopefully,
Tony Laycock
Thanks so much for this article. I’d never heard of this application & have previously used yWriter5 to work on my novels. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great app as well, but is lacking a few features that Plume Creator seems to handle quite nicely (and as mentioned above, it’s not quite Linux friendly!)
I’ll definitely be giving this a shot & possibly even migrating some existing projects over. Great write up!
I used yWriter for several years, and it helped me to lay out my first three novels. However, when I switched to Linux Mint, I began to find it hard to get yWriter to run, even in Wine. I looked around, and tried Scrivener (a linux version has now been released) and Writer’s Cafe, but did not really take to either of them. Then I ran across Plume Creator, and was very pleasantly surprised.
However, I then switched to from Debian-based Mint to Manjaro, based on Arch, and thought that I would be unable to use Plume Creator. Imagine my delight, therefore, to find Plume Creator in the Manjaro repositories. It’s now installed and running flawlessly, and I am learning to use it while writing my latest novel. It is a real treasure.
Ken,
Thanks for your work. I have always wanted to be a writer, but thought that you needed to have an agent, a publisher and someone’s “permission” to get started. I have been writing all my life for no one but myself. In the last few years I started saving stuff digitally; I did not know what I would do with them. I’ve been unable to work productively for several years now and started to think about writing to add some sort of income to my hard working wife’s pay. I’m reading “Write, Publish, Repeat” and the authors recommend Scrivener. Being in financial straits and an OSS kind of guy, I began looking for alternatives. Plume Creator looks like a soft landing place. Thanks for sharing your experience; it’ll be very helpful. I have never attempted a book. Feet first is the only way I know. Let’s jump.
Come on in, the water’s inviting. These days all you need is the will to write and the willingness to learn and you can publish anything you want with nobody’s permission. Let me know how you like Plume after using it for a while. I have connections to the programmers and we’re always looking to improve the software.
You have posted a really nice article about Plume Creator. Its very informative. I am a occasional writer and was searching for an open source software for story writing. After using this software, I think I have found the perfect software. I would definitely recommend it to others.
Just another thought: I’d love to see the sort of tools to create character dossiers that something like Liquid Story Binder or WriteItNow have. They’re both different, but have features I’d quite like to see combined. I’d look forward to a mise en scene feature that lets me create characters, items, and locations, etc and then for a Chapter or Scene, pull them in or list just those that are relevant to that Scene. Reasonable wordprocessing with typographic characters and style creation, text zoom, and such would be most welcome.
Thanks for this – I’ve been interested in Plume but haven’t done much with it. I’m using Scrivener right now to finish off a novel I started in a different application, but it’s got a thoroughly intractable UI. In a month or so when I start on my next novel, I feel quite inclined to give Plume a real go and see how it works out for me.
It means an important file is corrupted. Try to open the .plume_backup as it’s the last good save. If not, you can always recover your texts. Open your .plume with a software like Winzip or Winrar. All files beginning with “T” + number + .html is a text.
Good day,
I find Plume Creator very good, but have run into a problem I cannot solve: on trying to open a file I get this message under the heading Plume Creator Tree File — Parse error: line 1, column 1. How do I fix this?
Great text. Thank you for say a lot in a few lines. I use Kubuntu and Plume Creator come to be a very useful option. I grateful with Plume Creator and his creator Cyril Jacquet.
I don’t see any current entries. I really enjoyed your article. I am running Linux Mint 18.2 Mate. Plume-Creator, version 0.66 is in the software repository, then after installing the system upgraded it to 0.67. A couple of questions:
1. Is there a later version yet?
2. Can I import a mind map file into Plume?
3. I’ve been using Babisco but am giving Plume a hard look. Any comparison thoughts?
Thanks, Darrel
Hi Tony,
Unfortunately, I don’t use proprietary OS’s so I can’t really help you. Best thing I can recommend is to try and contact the developer through the SourceForge page. http://sourceforge.net/p/plume-creator/tickets/?source=navbar
Good luck. The program works much better on Linux. ;-)
Ken
Ken,
I downloaded Plume Creator onto my Asus X401A laptop running Windows 7 and began to use the software with ease and pleasure. Then disaster struck. The project tree on the left of the screen suddenly vanished. Everything else seems to be there. When I go to project and hit the export or print buttons the project tree shows in those windows.
I have tried uninstalling plume, wiping anything plume wherever I can find it and downloading Plume again. This I have tried at least three times but the problem persists.
Any ideas?
Yours hopefully,
Tony Laycock
Steven, glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks so much for this article. I’d never heard of this application & have previously used yWriter5 to work on my novels. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great app as well, but is lacking a few features that Plume Creator seems to handle quite nicely (and as mentioned above, it’s not quite Linux friendly!)
I’ll definitely be giving this a shot & possibly even migrating some existing projects over. Great write up!
Hi Ken
I used yWriter for several years, and it helped me to lay out my first three novels. However, when I switched to Linux Mint, I began to find it hard to get yWriter to run, even in Wine. I looked around, and tried Scrivener (a linux version has now been released) and Writer’s Cafe, but did not really take to either of them. Then I ran across Plume Creator, and was very pleasantly surprised.
However, I then switched to from Debian-based Mint to Manjaro, based on Arch, and thought that I would be unable to use Plume Creator. Imagine my delight, therefore, to find Plume Creator in the Manjaro repositories. It’s now installed and running flawlessly, and I am learning to use it while writing my latest novel. It is a real treasure.
Kind regards
Elizabeth Mills
Elizabeth, that’s awesome news! Thanks for sharing. I hope someday Plume get into the Ubuntu repositories. Enjoy and happy writing!
Ken,
Thanks for your work. I have always wanted to be a writer, but thought that you needed to have an agent, a publisher and someone’s “permission” to get started. I have been writing all my life for no one but myself. In the last few years I started saving stuff digitally; I did not know what I would do with them. I’ve been unable to work productively for several years now and started to think about writing to add some sort of income to my hard working wife’s pay. I’m reading “Write, Publish, Repeat” and the authors recommend Scrivener. Being in financial straits and an OSS kind of guy, I began looking for alternatives. Plume Creator looks like a soft landing place. Thanks for sharing your experience; it’ll be very helpful. I have never attempted a book. Feet first is the only way I know. Let’s jump.
Donald,
Come on in, the water’s inviting. These days all you need is the will to write and the willingness to learn and you can publish anything you want with nobody’s permission. Let me know how you like Plume after using it for a while. I have connections to the programmers and we’re always looking to improve the software.
Welcome writer!
You have posted a really nice article about Plume Creator. Its very informative. I am a occasional writer and was searching for an open source software for story writing. After using this software, I think I have found the perfect software. I would definitely recommend it to others.
Just another thought: I’d love to see the sort of tools to create character dossiers that something like Liquid Story Binder or WriteItNow have. They’re both different, but have features I’d quite like to see combined. I’d look forward to a mise en scene feature that lets me create characters, items, and locations, etc and then for a Chapter or Scene, pull them in or list just those that are relevant to that Scene. Reasonable wordprocessing with typographic characters and style creation, text zoom, and such would be most welcome.
Thanks for this – I’ve been interested in Plume but haven’t done much with it. I’m using Scrivener right now to finish off a novel I started in a different application, but it’s got a thoroughly intractable UI. In a month or so when I start on my next novel, I feel quite inclined to give Plume a real go and see how it works out for me.
Thanks for a great intro to a product I’d never heard of – and I have been looking for this for a long, long tiime.
Cheers
Mike
To Leo,
It means an important file is corrupted. Try to open the .plume_backup as it’s the last good save. If not, you can always recover your texts. Open your .plume with a software like Winzip or Winrar. All files beginning with “T” + number + .html is a text.
Good day,
I find Plume Creator very good, but have run into a problem I cannot solve: on trying to open a file I get this message under the heading Plume Creator Tree File — Parse error: line 1, column 1. How do I fix this?
Great text. Thank you for say a lot in a few lines. I use Kubuntu and Plume Creator come to be a very useful option. I grateful with Plume Creator and his creator Cyril Jacquet.