Software for Writers

WriteItNow - Creative Writing Software

 Here's a piece of software that I came across and a very comprehensive and useful program it is too. There's an impressive list of features including: 150,000 word thesaurus, spell-checker and word count.

Each character can have their own profile, each location and even objects that are pertinent to the story can have theirs which you can edit and enlarge as the plot develops and are always handy when you want to check details. (Does she have blue eyes or grey?)

It will produce charts showing relationships between characters and a timeline of events. You can generate links within the story between characters and events. Imagine you're describing the heroine of your story and mention her childhood home. A link between the two can be set up. You can then link to her husband and any other character to show how they all relate to one another.

Version 4 (2009)
Ravenshead, the publishers, have now brought out Version 4 with a much improved graphical interface and lots of added goodies. Here's a brief look at three of them:

Storyboard and Scenes - Each chapter can now be broken down into 'scenes' or sections. These can be displayed on a 'storyboard' which helps you to see at a glance the construction of the chapter. Chapters are displayed one beneath another with their scenes alongside. You can move the scenes around within a chapter via the storyboard and the text is moved within the story at the same time. You can even move a scene from one chapter to another.

Web Links - This is great if you are writing a non-fiction book or a historical novel and draw some of your research from the web because Web Links does what it says and enables you to embed a link in the text that, when clicked, takes you to the website you drew the information from.

The new version also enables you to set Writing Targets to check how many words you have written or how long you have been writing each day. Then there's Writing Prompts which help build characters, plots, locations and much else besides, by presenting you with questions which you answer to build up a profile of who or what you are dealing with.

There is so much more to this program than I have room for here, but you can download a free demo version to try it out yourself.

You've seriously got to take a look. It's fabulous... Click here

Write Any Book in Just 38 days!

eBook Gold 3.0

If you're thinking about self-publishing it might be an idea to check out eBook Gold. This is a piece of software that can quickly and easily turn your manuscript into a self-contained e-book in just a few clicks. You can include not only text, but drawings, photos, Flash files and more besides. You can lock the book so that people can't 'copy and paste' your work to give to other people, nor can they 'drag and drop' your photos and other graphics.

This software enables you to create your own self-contained and secure e-books which can be sold or given away. Novels, biographies, poetry collections can all be converted quickly and easily. More info here

Not just for writers, this, but for anyone with a computer

AVG Anti-Virus solves all your email virus, spam and internet security problems.

Better than the competition in my opinion - and I've tried 'em. There's a free version so you can try it out, but the grown-up versions really do the business. I use it and have no regrets and no problems. Highly recommended. Take a look.

WriteSparks is an idea generating software that can help you come up with that perfect idea to fire your imagination.

Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ, WriteSparks! creator, has this to say: "WriteSparks! is every writer's newest best friend! If you need some creative sparks to start or end your day, WriteSparks! is the perfect software for the writer in you!"

WriteSparks! is not an e-book. It is not a writing course either. WriteSparks! is a writer's software you can run from your computer whenever you need to... jumpstart your writing; break out of a block; get rid of boredom; write away your frustrations; write for the sheer joy of writing.

There is a Lite version which is free and does not expire. If it works for you you can upgrade to Premium or Gold paid versions at reasonable cost. Click Here to take a look.

PDF-Creator allows you to create your own professional-looking PDF files from ANY document. Simply open your file, such as a Word document, and click File > Print. Select the PDF-Creator printer and you're done. It'll create your PDF for you!

Here are some of the amazing features of the simple PDF-Creator:

   Simple PDF file creation: Just click File & Print and you're done!
   Full Windows support: Works with Win 98, NT, 2000, XP, & Vista!
   PDF anything: Create PDFs from ANY program that prints
   Copy protection: Stop people printing or copying your PDF files
   Password protection: Add passwords to any of your PDF files, easily!

If you don't want to shell out on Adobe's PDF maker, then this is a real cost effective alternative.

Click Here for more info.

Dr.Michael Masterman, creator of the Speed Reading Secrets software, says: "I Absolutely GUARANTEE You Can TRIPLE your READING SPEED in Under 60 MINUTES". And he continues to talk in capital letters all the way through his website.

If you're a conservative, level headed British person like myself, you may find his brash American language a little difficult. However, if you recognise that you really do need to UP (sorry) your reading speed, then it's probably worth ploughing through the hyperbole just to see what he offers. Go on, I dare you. ;-) Click Here

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Smart Author Software

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