StoryMill (originally Avenir) is a

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designed for

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s. It provides scene, chapter and

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management capabilities along with the ability to

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text and a claimed industry-first timeline view. Avenir was developed by Todd Ransom, of Return Self Software, who also developed

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, a Mac screenwriting application, for Mariner Software. From version 3, Avenir is being "republished" by Mariner, as StoryMill.Mariner Software Announces StoryMill 3.0 Company to Republish Novel Writing Software

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