TUAW review and giveaway: My Writing Nook for iPad

If there’s anything that I love writing about, it’s writing apps. I’m constantly looking for new and useful apps that will let me write on any device at any time, and keep all of the devices nicely in sync. For that reason, when I heard about My Writing Nook for iPad (US$4.99) and the iPhone / iPod touch version called simply My Writing Nook ($2.99), I immediately contacted developer PT Software Solutions to give it a try. What I found is an uncomplicated app that is perfect for writing manuscripts from any device.

Like many of the apps that I wrote about last year in preparation for NaNoWriMo, My Writing Nook is best for producing large quantities of text without worrying about formatting. The interface is spare, and for situations where you’re just concerned about committing as many words as possible to virtual paper, that’s what many writers want.

In the standard writing mode, you are typing onto a blank sheet of cream-colored paper. There’s also a “dark and stormy night” mode which presents you with white letters on a black background. The settings also provide nine different fonts in a variety of sizes. Auto-correct and spell checking are turned on by default, and a real-time word count can be enabled with a single finger swipe. If you’d like the kids to stay out of your Great American Novel, you can password-protect your work.

Gallery: My Writing Nook for iPad