My Favorite Book Writing Software & Novel Outlining Tool – Campfire Writing Tutorial

My Favorite Book Writing Software & Novel Outlining Tool – Campfire Writing Tutorial // Everyone always asks me, “What writing software do you use?” And my answer is Campfire and Microsoft Word. I use Campfire to outline, plan, and write the first draft of my novel. I use this writing software to create character profiles, timelines, take notes on locations in my book, and more! In this video, I’m showing you how I use Campfire as an outlining tool, how I use it to draft my novel, and how I use it to take notes on editing. This is my favorite writing software to use as an author, I hope you love this fun tool for writers as much as I do! Let me know what your favorite writing software is in the comments below!

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IN THIS VIDEO:
0:00 – Intro
1:02 – How I use Campfire as a writing software
1:50 – Things to know about Campfire
3:31 – Start of Campfire tutorial
5:18 – Character profiles
7:40 –Timelines
10:31 – Character relationships
12:00 – Campfire as a writing software
17:02 – Writing a series/linked project
18:38 – Writing stats
20:48 – Locations
21:31 – Maps
22:36 – Timeline in my current work in progress
22:58 – Customizing theme

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Mandi Lynn published her first novel when she was seventeen. The author of multiple books, Mandi spends her days continuing to write and creating YouTube videos to help other writers achieve their dreams of seeing their books published. Mandi is the owner of Stone Ridge Books, a company that works to help authors bring their books to life through cover design and digital book marketing. She is also the creator of The Book Launch Planner, a planner designed to help authors publish and market their books. When she’s not creating, you can find Mandi exploring her backyard or getting lost in the woods.

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[StarlasAiko]

I got all the modules in lifetime licence, except for Research. Anything that would normally go there, I dump into Encyclopedia.
So far, I only used Campfire as World Bible (more or less, I need to use it a lot more) and have not yet investigated how to use it for plotting and outlining. I basically combine Campfire with Scrivener and Novel Factory. I tend to snowflake in NovelFactory and then transfer over to Scrivener with Campfire open on the second monitor. Once done with outlining, I push Scrivener into the second monitor and write in LibreOffice Write.
I will eventually try out Campfire for outlining and writing. Maybe with my next project.

[agl]

Love this. I have researched different writing software for a couple of weeks. There are some great options but I am a very visual person and this has exactly what I need. I will probably just need the character, manuscript, timeline, and outline features.

[RavenShonice]

I Stan classic, trusted Microsoft Word, but I'm a visual person and this program looks amazing. I can't wait to try it!

[vinnyvmir]

Oh my goodness, thank you so much for making this video! I remember actually discovering Campfire way back when it was first getting started (as Pro) and was very interested in the idea of potentially getting it once it became more developed and went more on sale on Steam. I didn't really do or look into it much since they introduced Blaze, but it was always in the back of my mind, so when I was looking into different writing / novel aiding software recently, I recalled it and went to check it out again. That's when I saw these new changes of it being modules now and all that, and everything looked and sounded very clean! And although there are some reviews here and there, yours is the only video one I've come across that's recent it seems.

The software looks good and has definitely expanded a lot. The different purchase options are nice, especially the lifetime one-time ones. Watching your use of it has definitely pushed me more in its direction! Definitely gonna give those free limited uses a try, but already feeling like I might end up getting Campfire (at least the modules I know I'll need forever or for now)!

[AMMolloy]

Campfire looks hella dope. I'm old school though so I think I'll just stick to Word, for now, it was fun learning about new software and other writing options. Love your video style. It's so interesting that I watched a whole video on something I may never even use.

[hockeyvines]

Mandi, Probably the most helpful and clear presentation on writing software. I started writing sort of a biography and it evolved towards a fiction novel I'm at 12, 000 words and was looking for something to help me with the outline and the keeping track of people. I will try Campfire.

[carolseymour]

Im very impressed with campfire. Ive been looking for a visual writing software, Thank you for sharing.

[RogerFordTheSmilingBassHole]

Great Review!

I'm working on a memoir, and will check this out starting today!

Thanks!

[andrewjgrimm]

As I’m working on a picture book, I won’t be needing it (hopefully!), but a very interesting video. Better than storing everything in a spreadsheet!

[creativesoulwriter]

I’ve been waiting for a video like this.

[nekoprankster]

A few years ago I bought Campfire Pro on Steam because I didn't like how World Anvil was subscription-based. I tried it out a bit over the years but I just found difficulty with organizing the panels which pushed me away from using it as a tool. Recently I learned about Write and wasn't sure if it'd be worth spending all that money for a lifetime purchase, but this video was exactly what I needed to make my decision! I can tell that everything has improved since Pro and it looks easier to work with now. Plus, the manuscript's options were more than I were expecting. Thank you for this great overview, since I was having a hard time with finding videos that weren't about Pro or Blaze instead.

[annfinney]

Thank you! Your video helped me navigate and understand how this program works better than the tutorials.

[sabrina-vtwi]

Very well done video! In depth explanations with visual examples. Thank you!

[hollyhunter]

Thank you so much for this awesome video! Dying to use this tool to start my first book. As soon as you said Meet Me at the Summit I paused to go order your book! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and I can't wait to read your novel!

[motivation_guru_]

This is awesome Mandi. Million Hearts from India :) I am really going to make use of this software to let out my mind in the form of words

[path]

I think I will try the free Campfire to see if I like it. I am a beginner writer and awful speller. But my problem is I forget what I wrote and repleate it in a different chapter. I hope Campfire will help me with that.

[DKDFury]

well I know what I'll be using for my fantasy ideas

[destresswithyoga]

Wow!! What a great software program! Thanks for the great info.

[allauk]

Do they have an app? Thank you for sharing this discovery on the product.
I use Microsoft Word Document to do my writings, but it’s not designed for writing a book it seems.
Does this “Campfire” tool has where I can add or create my own symbols like A star of David or crescent moon, or omega…as well religious symbols?

[jahanshahjavid]

Thank you Mandi for this informative video. I am looking into starting an online book publishing company for Persian-readers. Do you know which of the main book publishing softwares supports Arabic/Persian alphabet? Thanks again for your good work. Thank you again for your good work.