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A Novlr Alternative for Planning, Revision and Book Design

A writing habit is the beginning. If you are also choosing a home for revision, reader feedback and finished book files, here is how to test Blocwrite alongside Novlr.

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The current writing desk with daily goals and book progress.
Novlr

What Novlr currently offers

Novlr’s official site describes a writing workspace with focus mode, notes beside the manuscript, a plot grid, writing sprints and progress tools. It also advertises an ongoing free plan. Planning and distraction-free writing are therefore not reasons to assume you have to leave Novlr.

Blocwrite

What to try in Blocwrite

Start with the parts of your process that happen after a writing session. In Review, collect revision notes and reader comments with the passages they concern. In Publish, work on an interior and prepare EPUB, print PDF or Word files.

For the planning itself, try a turning point in Plan, link it to an existing chapter and add one established fact under Story. The useful test is whether you can find that detail again when you return to the draft.

Be clear about the cost of joining

If an ongoing free writing plan is essential, check Novlr’s current free-plan limits on its official site. Blocwrite’s full studio is a paid membership with a 7-day carded trial. The separate writing goal calculator is free to use without an account.

Compare the work you need to complete rather than counting features. A familiar editor that gets you writing can be a better fit than moving a manuscript before you have tested the whole process.

A small, practical comparison

Keep your original manuscript. Use the same short chapter in each app, add a planning note, return to it on another day and open an exported copy. Then test how you would collect feedback and prepare the next revision.

You do not need to move every book to decide whether the new process fits. Start with one section you can check carefully.

Product information checked on 23 October 2026 against Novlr’s official website. Features and offers can change; check the current terms before choosing.

Try it with a book of your own

Blocwrite membership includes writing, planning, revision, book design and reader sharing. Start a 7-day trial with a card, then Blocwrite £6.99/month or £69/year. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing.

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