Writing tool

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Definition

Writing tools is software that helps people to write

See also: professionnal software

Tools

There are many kinds of tools.

• Any kind of word processor
• Structured word processors
• Outlining tools
• Cognitive maps
• On-line collaborative writing tools (such as Wikis or through-the-web editing/storing/sharing à la Writely)

Links

Important notice: The initial author of this page (DSchneider) did not test any of these.

Collaborative writing systems

There are dozends of systems, but probably not many of them in large scale use.

• wikis
• Writely.com A Google project
• Writeboard

Outlining

• Any outlining mode in word processors

• WriteEZ
• KeyNote
• Papel

=== Tools for specific genres

Story writing

• WriteThis. The tool generates writing exercises, based on a set of keywords and criteria. It can generate characters, locations, items and special rules, and you - the writer - have a specified number of minutes to combine these things into a story.
• QuickStory 5 (A free version is QuickPlot ) ?

Resume/CV writing

• e.g. Resume Builder

Wordprocessing for writers

• RoughDraft has features specifically designed for creative writing: novels, short stories, articles, plays and screenplays.
• yWriter, Story writing software (by Simon Haynes, free)

Note takeing tools

• Scribe note-taking program
• The Literary machine “is a dynamic archive and an idea management tool aimed at creative thinking - built especially with the writer in mind. It is packed with indexing and display techniques so general and potent that you will use it as an intelligence center.” (There is a freeware version)
• EverNote
• Text Block Writer “is a virtual index card program for writers. It can be used to organize research papers, articles, fiction, non-fiction, books and whatever related to writing. It is intended for people like me who use paper index cards to write all the notes and pieces of an essay, and then arrange the pieces and then use that to type them into the computer.”

Guidelines

Sometimes guidelines for writing are also called tools.

• E.g. Fifty (50!) Tools which can help you in Writing

General links

• http://fencer.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/the-search-for-the-perfect-writing-tool/