Hi all, I found this online somewhere. The author's name of this information is Mandy Wallace. You can go to her site at: www.mandywallace.com.
14 Tools to help with your writing
- Evernote captures story ideas and drafts on the go.
- Audiosparx
gets you in the mood to write emotional scenes. (Which emotion do you
want to evoke in your scene? There's a track for it to inspire you, and
you can literally search this database by mood.)
- The Pomodoro Technique breaks through writers block, twenty-five minutes at a time.
- Roomsketcher (get the free option) makes it easier to create and visualize the spaces your characters inhabit. Design your space, then
keep it open while you write for more realistic settings.
- Write better with these free, online courses in writing and literature from the International Writing Program at Iowa State University.
- Visualize your story ideas and plot structure with Mindmup, a free mind-mapping software.
- Find that word that’s on the tip of your tongue with OneLook, the reverse dictionary.
- Organize your character and setting research or get new story ideas with Pinterest. (Follow my writing boards for easy tips while you're there.)
- Write historically accurate novels and dialogue with Google Books Ngram Viewer.
Type in a word or phrase and Ngram will compare books from across the
centuries to map when exactly that word was in use, and how often.
- oTranscribe
saves you the time and hassle of manually transcribing interviews.
Helpful for any fiction and nonfiction writer who includes talking to
actual humans as part of their research ;)
- Write more potent prose and eliminate cliches with Cliche Finder.
- Enhance your focus with Coffitivity.
It funnels just the right amount of ambient noise into your writing
space. And it’s scientifically proven to get you in the flow.
- Project Gutenberg offers the classic novels so many authors have learned from in free, digital formats.
- And finally, finish your novel this year with 750 Words. This writing consistency trainer tracks and graphs your daily writing
progress.
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