WEBSITES WRITERS CAN’T BE WITHOUT

By Therese Stenzel

Have you ever found one of those amazing websites that you can’t believe you stumbled upon, so you immediately send the link to all your writer friends? Well, here is a list of such websites. These aren’t dictionaries, laugh of the day, or my friend’s new website etc, these are practical, useful writer tools you can use on a daily basis.

Enjoy!

http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/index.htm

Click on The Non-verbal Dictionary to get a list of emotions and their physical reactions.

http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm

Click to download free reading software—excellent for reviewing your manuscripts

http://www.kathycarmichael.com/index.html

Click on-On Writing for a pitch generator—great for when you need to pitch to an editor

http://www.vertex42.com/calendars/blank-calendar.html

If you use calendars for story timelines or keeping track of your writing word count.

http://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf

When you need a break from writing—guaranteed to reduce stress

http://www.computerhope.com/

Actually helps you solve your computer problems

http://nine.frenchboys.net/

Creates random names, character/location/room descriptions,

http://www.collegedegrees.com/blog/2008/06/11/100-useful-web-tools-for-writers/

An amazing website for lists of writer websites