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Submission Tracking
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123Ezine
Newsletter software. Create a newsletter template, any newsletter design or format, text or web. Creates and manages back issues and automates uploading to your site.
Willow Tea
For and about writers, with book recommendations, software, and suggestions to improve writing. Submissions are accepted, upon approval, for inclusion and representation of good writing.
Ars Lexis Software
Expandable and adaptable dictionary and thesaurus designed for use on Palm-platform handheld devices. While comprehensive (the base dictionary has 122,000 words defined) the programs are memory-efficient.
Hi-Note
Outline and brainstorm on the go. Create notes and subnotes, similar to topics and sub-topics used in other programs, on your Palm Pilot. Easily incorporates graphics as well as text.
The Working Writer
Software that tracks the business of freelance writing from query letter to paycheck.
Clip Words
Search, edit, combine, or cut and paste entries and move them into any Windows or Mac software application. From Epigraphics.
Self-Publishers Affordable System
Explains the home based publishing system which allows everyone to produce their own professional book inexpensively and in any number they want. Sample books on display.
Spacejock Software
Free software designed to help authors put together the snippets, outlines, fragments and chapters that go into a finished novel. Same site has a freeware submission tracker too.
Avenir
Create outlines, tracks characters, allows editing, revision and annotation of sections of text, and tracks submissions. [Mac OS X]
ScholarWord
An MS Word integration which facilitates writing in MLA, APA, CBE or Chicago styles, rapidly citing sources, and accurate editing. Download free trial for Mac or PC.
Textalyser
An online service that allows entry of text or a website. Displays readability analysis, including reading level, sentence length and word counts.
Projx Online
Free online text counting, metric and currency editing and invoicing web application.
WordWeb Pro
Thesaurus and dictionary for Windows with word and anagram finder.
The Writers Store
For screenwriting software, creative writing, TV movie script and screenplay production software.
AcroWizard
AcroWizard can create a database and table of acronyms from your document in about 10 seconds. Free trial version offered.
Anthemion Software Home
Storylines and Writer's Cafe: software for writers.
Ashleywilde Publishers
Plots Unlimited, software program that helps fiction writers generate solidly constructed story plots and outlines.
Liquid Story Binder
Designed for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and screenwriters. Features include: spellchecking, thesaurus, document indexing, checklists, image gallery, notes, multiple backups.
Character Pro for Writers 2.0
A creative writing tool designed to help writers create great story characters. Newsletter available.
Copyscape
Defend your rights online, fight against online plagiarism and content theft. Copyscape finds sites that have copied your content without permission, as well as those that have quoted you.
WriterScreen Software
A writer-friendly program that retain all your story writing in one place. Keeping your thoughts free and organized as you develop your story.
EaZy Paper
Formats your new and existing papers in the Turabian and Chicago Manual of Style formats.
Editor Software
StyleWriter, the plain English editor. The Electronic Writing Course and an Electronic House Style. Information and advice on writing in plain language plus a free trial of StyleWriter software.
FictionFixer
Service involving software analysis which tracks 250 characteristics of bestselling novels to define a model of what readers desire. Corresponding aspects of one's manuscript are matched to this paradigm or to a specific work.
Great Dialogue Software
Shows how to write dialogue, whether comic or dramatic. Gives techniques, and examples.
GRiM Software's Musings
A tip-of-the-day style program that presents the user with inspirational quotes about writing, as well as creative writing exercises to awaken the muse within. Can be downloaded from this site.
IdeaMason
Software that assists in all the creative and technical aspects of writing, including idea and source management, bibliographical citations in MLA and Chicago, composition organization, and research administration.
Intellectus Enterprises
Idea Tracker, for customizing, organizing, sorting, filtering ideas, thoughts and notes. Free trial available. [Windows only]
LeftMargin Pro
Designed to allow a person to write a novel - from concept to publication - within a single application.
Manuscript Studio
Technology for writers publishing their own work or presenting a finished manuscript to publishers, periodicals and agents.
MasterFreelancer
Web store for writers and creative professionals.
McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme
Free software version of this 14-volume authoritative reference work, offering a subset of the publication's entries in order to encourage and popularize poetry.
Mindola Software
Miss Lonelynotes helps manage writing projects using a simulation of 3x5 note cards. Includes character tracking and plot references. Windows SP/200 and Mac OS X Panther.
New Novelist.com
Software to help experienced and novice writers complete a novel.
NoTypos.com
Medical spell check software for MS Word and Corel WordPerfect. For transcription, notes, reports, and anything medical. Free trial version.
Biography Software Corporation
The personal author system combines biography and genealogy research tools along with biography writing and publishing tools.
WriteItNow
Write and store complete novels. Keeps track of characters, events, locations, and ideas. Provides timeline charts, spell checker and manuscript submission tracker. PC and Macintosh computers.
eMediaAdmin
Software for publishing online magazines and newspapers. Creates article webpages, table of contents and chronological archive webpages using customizable templates.
RhymeZone
Online rhyming dictionary and thesaurus.
RoughDraft
Freeware word processor. It has features specifically designed for writers of novels, short stories, articles, poetry, plays and screenplays.
The Sandbaggers
Automated manuscript management software for DOS.
Z-Write
A smart word processor that makes organizing text a breeze. Create sections in the lefthand frame, enter the text in the full-size page area on the right. Navigate through large documents by inserting named bookmarks via the utilities menu.
Story Wizard
Writing software feeds the imaginative mind with ideas for plot lines, characters and places.
StyleEase
From Guilford Publications. Formats text and pops in references in MLA style. For term papers, journal articles, theses, and dissertations.
WriteThis
Small freeware tool for writers. Generates writing exercises, based on a set of keywords and criteria.
Warefore
For the professional writer.
WhiteSmoke Text Enrichment
Instant, full-text analysis solution, providing context-related language enrichment.
WordCounter
Ranks the most frequently used words in any given body of text. Use it to find keywords, or just to see what words you overuse. Free to use online, not a download.
WordDog Plain English Editor
Searches Word documents for wordy phrases, redundancies, ambiguous words, outworn expressions, formal language, cliches, and suggests crisp, clear plain language alternatives that everyone can understand.
WordWeb Pro
Find words and make anagrams with this powerful thesaurus/ dictionary software.
Power Structure
Provides several different views allowing the writer to organize and study his work from the perspective of plot, character, and other customizable settings.
WriteExpress Corporation
Writing tools for amateurs and professionals.
Writely
Free web word processor which lets you share and collaborate your work online.
The WritePro Corporation
Free professional advice and resources for writers, fiction and nonfiction. Free creative writing tutorial software.
Writer's Blocks
Screenplay outlining program that duplicates the popular index card system on your PC. From Ashley Software.
Writer's Companion
Brainstorm, organize, edit and publish your ideas in one program.
StoryCraft Writer's Software
Story development software. Also online writer's courses in novel and screenwriting.
Writing Help Tools
Reviews of writing tools on the Net for letter writing, resume writing, business writing, and general writing.
Zentalis
Makers of Pot Boiler, software to assist authors in planning and writing novels. Windows, Mac or Linux.
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