Novel Ideas

Web 2.0 Apps to Help You Get That Novel Written!

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Fiction writing ain’t what it used to be. We live in a new world, where dozens of online tools are available to make the process easier and faster, helping you organize and work your way through the process with ease. Let’s take a look at the usual steps to writing a novel, and how various online tools can simplify them. Traditionally, the first step in writing your novel is Brainstorming. And the Internet offers plenty of options for brainstormers in the form of “mind-mapping” software. There’s MindMeister, a visual tool for mapping ideas that’s accessible via your web browser or [Read more…]

49 Free Online Reference Tools for Freelance Writers

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The first blogs were nothing but links. Early bloggers compiled links of wonderful and useful things to share with other folks online. I like keep that early spirit of sharing in mind when I make up my own lists of links to share. Today, I’ve accumulate some terrific free resources for writers. Some are dictionaries, some encyclopedias and others are tools to bookmark to use as needed. I hope you find these links handy and helpful. 49 Free Online Reference Tools for Freelance Writers Dictionaries Dictionary.com – You no longer have to lug around your Funk and Wagnalls. The Free [Read more…]

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