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AcroWizard
AcroWizard can create a database and table of acronyms from your document in about 10 seconds. Free trial version offered.
http://www.acrowizard.com/
Anthemion Software Home
Storylines and Writer's Cafe: software for writers.
http://www.anthemion.co.uk/
Ars Lexis Software
Expandable and adaptable dictionary and thesaurus designed for use on Palm-platform handheld devices. The base dictionary has 122,000 words defined. The programs are memory-efficient.
http://arslexis.com/
Avenir
Create outlines, tracks characters, allows editing, revision and annotation of sections of text, and tracks submissions. [Mac OS X]
http://returnself.com/
Biography Software Corporation
The personal author system combines biography and genealogy research tools along with biography writing and publishing tools.
http://www.personalauthor.com/800/indexns.cfm
Character Pro for Writers 2.0
A creative writing tool designed to help writers create great story characters. Newsletter available.
http://www.characterpro.com
ClipWords
Search, edit, combine, or cut and paste entries and move them into any Windows or Mac application. From Epigraphics.
http://epigraphics.com/
Copyscape
Search engine to locate duplicated materials on the Internet.
http://www.copyscape.com/
EaZy Paper
Formats your new and existing papers in the Turabian and Chicago Manual of Style formats.
http://www.eazypaper.com
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.
http://www.editorsoftware.com/
eMediaAdmin
Software for publishing online magazines and newspapers. Creates article webpages, table of contents and chronological archive webpages using customizable templates.
http://www.reedmedia.net/software/emediaadmin/
English Language Online Tools
Readability tests: detect frequently used words, complicated vocabulary.
http://www.online-utility.org/english/index.jsp
123Ezine
Creates a newsletter template, any newsletter design or format, text or web. Creates and manages back issues together with uploading to web sites.
http://123ezine.com
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.
http://www.fictionfixer.com/
Great Dialogue Software
Shows how to write dialogue, whether comic or dramatic. Gives techniques, and examples.
http://www.greatdialogue.com
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.
http://cyclos.com/hi-note.htm
IdeaMason
Assists in the creative and technical aspects of writing, including idea and source management, bibliographical citations in APA, MLA and Chicago, composition organization, and research administration.
http://www.ideamason.com
Intellectus Enterprises
Idea Tracker, for customizing, organizing, sorting, filtering ideas, thoughts and notes. Free trial available. [Windows only]
http://www.intellectusenterprises.com/
Liquid Story Binder
Designed for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and screenwriters. Features include: spellchecking, thesaurus, document indexing, checklists, image gallery, notes, multiple backups.
http://www.blackobelisksoftware.com
Manuscript Studio
Technology for writers publishing their own work or presenting a finished manuscript to publishers, periodicals and agents.
http://www.manuscriptstudio.com
MasterFreelancer
Web store for writers and creative professionals.
http://www.masterfreelancer.com
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.
http://www.bryantmcgill.com/Free_Rhyming_Dictionary/
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.
http://www.mindola.com/
Newnovelist
Breaks down the process of writing into manageable chunks, to help experienced and novice writers complete a novel.
http://www.newnovelist.com
NoTypos.com
Medical spell checker for Microsoft Word. For transcription, notes, reports, and anything medical. Free trial version.
http://www.notypos.com
PageFour
Word processing package designed for writers. It emphasises features used by creative writers, while ignoring the business oriented functionality of the larger word processors.
http://www.softwareforwriting.com
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.
http://www.write-brain.com/power_structure_main.htm
Readability Software Online
Web based readability software that compares your writing with how often the words appear in the Inernet.
http://readability.online-web-software.com
Recipes for Word
Software for the fiction, nonfiction and student/ scholars. Grammatical style checker, literary agent database, are available.
http://www.recipes4word.com
RhymeZone
Online rhyming dictionary and thesaurus.
http://www.rhymezone.com/
The Sandbaggers
Automated manuscript management software for DOS.
http://www.sandbaggers.8m.com/dossamm.htm
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.
http://scholarword.com/product.htm
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.
http://geocities.com/cguyspage/
Spacejock Software
Free software designed to help authors put together the snippets, outlines, fragments and chapters that go into a finished novel. Also offers stock charting software, an ebook reader, a mp3 and ogg player, text to speech, and stock market data.
http://www.spacejock.com/
Story Wizard
Writing software feeds the imaginative mind with ideas for plot lines, characters and places.
http://www.storywizard.co.uk
Storybase
Provides a dictionary of narrative writing prompts that can be personalized by each user.
http://www.storybase.net/
StoryCraft Writer's Software
Story development software. Also online writer's courses in novel and screenwriting.
http://www.writerspage.com/
StyleEase
From Guilford Publications. Formats text and pops in references in MLA style. For term papers, journal articles, theses, and dissertations.
http://www.styleease.com
Textalyser
An online service that allows entry of text or a website. Displays readability analysis, including reading level, sentence length and word counts.
http://textalyser.net/
WareFore Analysis
printMSS - manuscript processing software for the professional writer. [Windows]
http://www.warefore.com/
WhiteSmoke Text Enrichment
Instant, full-text analysis solution, providing context-related language enrichment.
http://www.whitesmoke.com/
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.
http://www.wordcounter.com
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.
http://www.worddog.com
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and hierarchical thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, meronyms, holonyms, derived forms and sample sentences.
http://www.wordnet-online.com/downloads/
WordWeb Pro
Thesaurus and dictionary for Windows with word and anagram finder.
http://wordweb.info
The Working Writer
Software that tracks the business of freelance writing from query letter to paycheck.
http://dolphinsoftware.bc.ca/software/writers/index.html
WriteExpress Corporation
Writing tools for amateurs and professionals.
http://www.writeexpress.com/
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.
http://www.ravensheadservices.com/
The WritePro Corporation
Free professional advice and resources for writers, fiction and nonfiction. Free creative writing tutorial software.
http://www.writepro.com/
Writer's Blocks
Assists with the development and organization of written material.
http://www.writersblocks.com
Writer's Companion
Brainstorm, organize, edit and publish your ideas in one program.
http://www.writerscomp.com/
The Writers Store
For screenwriting software, creative writing, TV movie script and screenplay production software.
http://writersstore.com/
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.
http://www.digitizedi.com/writerscreen/writerscreen.htm
WriteThis
Small freeware tool for writers. Generates writing exercises, based on a set of keywords and criteria.
http://www.theprint.dk/writethis.html
Writing Help Tools
Reviews of writing tools on the Net for letter writing, resume writing, business writing, and general writing.
http://www.writinghelptools.com
WritingLinks.com
A portal of writing software resources, links and information.
http://www.writinglinks.com
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