Stary Writing

I like the app it’s fun sharing my story with others but I wish it was easier to rearrange chapters after I publish them and my biggest upset is that when I applied for a contract, it gives notice of the date and then says I’ll have a reply within 14 working days but it’s past that and I’ve gotten no response not even a response when I leave feedback asking for an update on status. It’s a good app if you just want to share your love of writing with others, bad if you want to make something for your your story. No app support, no customer service!

As a writer, I love using the Stary Writing app. However, I’ve recently come into an issue where several of my episodes in a book have been revamped and republished for several weeks and haven’t updated in the Dreame app like the other revamped episodes. I’ve contacted the Stary Writing support on three different occasions through their feedback over the last several weeks and haven’t heard anything back. Very disappointing as the revamped episodes are crucial to the story.

As a writer on these apps for a few years, I was excited to see a notification about the new mobile writing app. More so since I usually do my writing on my phone, the idea is way more convenient. For those of those who assume this helps get your book out there and will instantly have follows and likes, that's not how it works. It's a writing tool and a way to share your work. Sort of like Wattpad or other platforms in that sense. Unless you apply for a contract, you have to share your story to push it out there. I will update as I explore more with the app, but for now this is what I have. Pros: •Has a wonderful FAQ for those who are new to the platform. •Is beautifully laid out for a mobile app compared to some other apps. •Easy access to bolding and italics when directly writing. •Can easily set publish dates if you want to set it for a certain time/date. •Can preview before publishing. Cons: •One flaw I have noticed is this: If you write on the desktop version and go to edit it on your phone, it has coding issues. Instead of paragraphing like when you do so on the mobile and draft it, a pre-desktop-draft will have things such as "<p><br></p><p>" •When highlighting already existing text to bold/italicize, you have to hit the pop up menu via the copy/paste option to do so vs hitting the B/I at the bottom of the app.