1. Twitter
This might be obvious to some, but twitter can help. Hashtags like #wordcount and #amwriting can connect you to other writers and keep you accountable to any goals you set. When used during #nanowrimo or #acwrimo there
2. wordhippo.com
All the synonyms or antonyms a writer needs can be found on Word Hippo. They also have rhyming words.
This is a simple content management system that can be used by writers as an editorial calendar to keep their own writing projects or blogs on schedule. It also has a checklist function that allows you to tick off tasks as you go and which syncs across all your devices – also handy for collaborative projects.
4. http://www.ommwriter.com/en/
OmmWriter is developed by a creative agency in Barcelona. It is best described as a “writing environment”. Using colour and sound therapy, the program creates subtle backgrounds and sounds that can stimulate writing and block out all the excess clutter you often experience when writing on your computer. The downside is it isn’t free, but at $7.33 as the starting price, it isn’t too expensive to try out.
5. http://gottcode.org/focuswriter/
6. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ia-writer/id392502056?mt=8
7. http://www.onepageperday.com/
8. http://www.plinky.com/prompts/1743/answers/new
(disabled, but useful tool to escape writers block)
9. https://www.focusboosterapp.com/
online Pomodoro technique time mapping
10. http://writtenkitten.co/
11. http://writeordie.com/
12. http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
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14. http://www.sourcebottle.com/
journalists can use Source Bottle as a way to find people to interview
15. AutoCrit
‘An online manuscript editing tool enabling fiction writers to quickly and effectively self-edit their work anytime, anywhere.’
16. Grammarly:
Finds and corrects up to 10× more mistakes than your word processor – edits your tweets, emails and any other writing you do online – through a chrome extension (free).
17. Scrivener: A program for writers designed to help compose and structure long and difficult documents, like novels or scripts.
18. http://750words.com/ – point system to keep you motivated to reach 750 words per day. A great tool for writers who want to get into the mindset of writing daily. It also gives you some fun stats at the end of each day that describes the overall theme of the writing and how you felt.
19. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/leechblock/ For those who find it difficult to exercise self-restraint when it comes to checking Facebook, for example, this firefox extension that allows you to block certain sites at certain times of the day. Or if you are on a mac you can try http://selfcontrolapp.com/ which does the same.
20. stretching reminder (get
