3/9/09

Tools

Here are some good writers tools that I recommend:

This is a program you can download that structures your novel. It tells you word-count for each scene, allows you to input character profiles, setting descriptions, track objects through a scene, move parts around. I don't like to layout my book before I write it, but this was a helpful tool in the next drafts. Just remember to backup your work.

This translates text to audio. It's not particularly accurate, but it's fun to play with because you can change speed, accent, and language of your manuscript.

This is great for if you hear a slang word that you want to use in your writing and you want to make sure you're using it correctly or make sure that there aren't alternate definitions that will offend readers.

I use a lot of British settings and characters, so this is a pretty handy British/American dictionary.

This site clarifies any problems you might have with lie/lay or affect/effect, etc.

Amazing resource to find out what things are called (it's online!)

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