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Outlining Tools
Acta, Idea Cruncher, MacFlow/WinFlow
Screenplay Editors
Drakkon, Dreamascript, Final Draft, Hollywood Screenplay, HollyWord, LetterBox, Page 2 Stage, RoughDraft, SceneWriter, Screenplay Outliner
Spelling and Grammar
Spell Checkers, Cypress Media Group: Software for Writers, Do Grammar Checkers Work?, Editor, FrKeys, Grammar Slammer, Grammarian, Groan, iFinger Electronic Reference, Machina Sapiens, Numberator
Submission Tracking
Quick Query Tracker, SwiftTrack, The Writer's Database: Submission Tracker, Ultima Thule: Writer's Database, Write Again
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.
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.
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.
Ashleywilde Publishers
Plots Unlimited, software program that helps fiction writers generate solidly constructed story plots and outlines.
Autobiography Software Program
Oral histories, life stories, family histories written and preserved using a word processor. Creates a family heirloom document.
Biography Software Corporation
The personal author system combines biography and genealogy research tools along with biography writing and publishing tools.
Character Pro for Writers 2.0
A creative writing tool designed to help writers create great story characters. Newsletter available.
Clip Words
Search, edit, combine, or cut and paste entries and move them into any Windows or Mac software application. From Epigraphics.
Devonsoft
Story Bones - assists in constructing a story. Provides a framework for developing the plot, builds character profiles, scene details and reporting. [Windows]
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.
eMediaAdmin
Software for publishing online magazines and newspapers. Creates article webpages, table of contents and chronological archive webpages using customizable templates.
eZine Assistant
A free application that manages and formats eZines and email newsletters.
FictionFixer
Tracks 250 characteristics of bestselling novels to define a model of what readers desire. Corresponding aspects of your manuscript are matched to this paradigm or 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.
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.
Idea Fisher
Idea-generating tools and techniques for business and creative writers.
Intellectus Enterprises
Idea Tracker, for customizing, organizing, sorting, filtering ideas, thoughts and notes. Free trial available. [Windows only]
Liquid Story Binder
Designed for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and screenwriters. Features include: spellchecking, thesaurus, document indexing, checklists, image gallery, notes, multiple backups.
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.
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.
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.
Projx Online
Free online text counting, metric and currency editing and invoicing web application.
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.
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.
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.
StoryCraft Writer's Software
Story development software. Also online writer's courses in novel and screenwriting.
StyleEase
From Guilford Publications. Formats text and pops in references in MLA style. For term papers, journal articles, theses, and dissertations.
Textalyser
An online service that allows entry of text or a website. Displays readability analysis, including reading level, sentence length and word counts.
The Sandbaggers
Automated manuscript management software for DOS.
The Working Writer
Software that tracks the business of freelance writing from query letter to paycheck.
The WritePro Corporation
Free professional advice and resources for writers, fiction and nonfiction. Free creative writing tutorial software.
The Writers Store
For screenwriting software, creative writing, TV movie script and screenplay production software.
Warefore
For the professional writer.
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.
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.
WriteExpress Corporation
Writing tools for amateurs and professionals.
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.
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.
Writer's Desk
A personal online workspace for writers to develop and track both creative and business efforts and goals.
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.
WriteThis
Small freeware tool for writers. Generates writing exercises, based on a set of keywords and criteria.
Writing Help Tools
Reviews of writing tools on the Net for letter writing, resume writing, business writing, and general writing.
Xerotron
Software to aid in generating new ideas. Ideal for inventors, teachers, writers, students or anyone with an active, creative mind searching for new ideas. Built-in dictionary-thesaurus.
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.