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WhiteSmoke Text Enrichment - http://www.whitesmoke.com/
Instant, full-text analysis solution, providing context-related language enrichment. |
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Editor Software - http://www.editorsoftware.com/
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. |
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WordCounter - http://www.wordcounter.com
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. |
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WriteExpress Corporation - http://www.writeexpress.com/
Writing tools for amateurs and professionals. |
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Textalyser - http://textalyser.net/
An online service that allows entry of text or a website. Displays readability analysis, including reading level, sentence length and word counts. |
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English Language Online Tools - http://www.online-utility.org/english/index.jsp
Readability tests: detect frequently used words, complicated vocabulary. |
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Newnovelist - http://www.newnovelist.com
Breaks down the process of writing into manageable chunks, to help experienced and novice writers complete a novel. |
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Power Structure - http://www.write-brain.com/power_structure_main.htm
Provides several different views allowing the writer to organize and study his work from the perspective of plot, character, and other customizable settings. |
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Avenir - http://returnself.com/
Create outlines, tracks characters, allows editing, revision and annotation of sections of text, and tracks submissions. [Mac OS X] |
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Spacejock Software - http://www.spacejock.com/
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. |
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Hi-Note - http://cyclos.com/hi-note.htm
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. |
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MasterFreelancer - http://www.masterfreelancer.com
Web store for writers and creative professionals. |
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PageFour - http://www.softwareforwriting.com
Word processing package designed for writers. It emphasises features used by creative writers, while ignoring the business oriented functionality of the larger word processors. |
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Writing Help Tools - http://www.writinghelptools.com
Reviews of writing tools on the Net for letter writing, resume writing, business writing, and general writing. |
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StoryCraft Writer's Software - http://www.writerspage.com/
Story development software. Also online writer's courses in novel and screenwriting. |
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StyleEase - http://www.styleease.com
From Guilford Publications. Formats text and pops in references in MLA style. For term papers, journal articles, theses, and dissertations. |
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The WritePro Corporation - http://www.writepro.com/
Free professional advice and resources for writers, fiction and nonfiction. Free creative writing tutorial software. |
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Mindola Software - http://www.mindola.com/
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. |
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AcroWizard - http://www.acrowizard.com/
AcroWizard can create a database and table of acronyms from your document in about 10 seconds. Free trial version offered. |
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WordNet-Online - http://www.wordnet-online.com/downloads/
Free dictionary and hierarchical thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, meronyms, holonyms, derived forms and sample sentences. |
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WriteItNow - http://www.ravensheadservices.com/
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. |
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Great Dialogue Software - http://www.greatdialogue.com
Shows how to write dialogue, whether comic or dramatic. Gives techniques, and examples. |
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WritingLinks.com - http://www.writinglinks.com
A portal of writing software resources, links and information. |
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Intellectus Enterprises - http://www.intellectusenterprises.com/
Idea Tracker, for customizing, organizing, sorting, filtering ideas, thoughts and notes. Free trial available. [Windows only] |
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Ars Lexis Software - http://arslexis.com/
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. |
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Storybase - http://www.storybase.net/
Provides a dictionary of narrative writing prompts that can be personalized by each user. |
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WriterScreen Software - http://www.digitizedi.com/writerscreen/writerscreen.htm
A writer-friendly program that retain all your story writing in one place. Keeping your thoughts free and organized as you develop your story. |
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Writer's Blocks - http://www.writersblocks.com
Assists with the development and organization of written material. |
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WordDog Plain English Editor - http://www.worddog.com
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. |
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Liquid Story Binder - http://www.blackobelisksoftware.com
Designed for professional and aspiring authors, poets, and screenwriters. Features include: spellchecking, thesaurus, document indexing, checklists, image gallery, notes, multiple backups. |
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McGill English Dictionary of Rhyme - http://www.bryantmcgill.com/Free_Rhyming_Dictionary/
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. |
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EaZy Paper - http://www.eazypaper.com
Formats your new and existing papers in the Turabian and Chicago Manual of Style formats. |
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ScholarWord - http://scholarword.com/product.htm
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. |
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WriteThis - http://www.theprint.dk/writethis.html
Small freeware tool for writers. Generates writing exercises, based on a set of keywords and criteria. |
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FictionFixer - http://www.fictionfixer.com/
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. |
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Biography Software Corporation - http://www.personalauthor.com/800/indexns.cfm
The personal author system combines biography and genealogy research tools along with biography writing and publishing tools. |
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IdeaMason - http://www.ideamason.com
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. |
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eMediaAdmin - http://www.reedmedia.net/software/emediaadmin/
Software for publishing online magazines and newspapers. Creates article webpages, table of contents and chronological archive webpages using customizable templates. |
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ClipWords - http://epigraphics.com/
Search, edit, combine, or cut and paste entries and move them into any Windows or Mac application. From Epigraphics. |
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Zentalis - http://www.zentalis.com/
Makers of Pot Boiler, software to assist authors in planning and writing novels. Windows, Mac or Linux. |