There are plenty of free online word processors
out there, but Google Drive and Zoho Docs are two of my favs.
Personally, I use a combination of Google Docs and Microsoft Word on an
old laptop that I use primarily for writing. That way, I can write
anywhere, and download later when I'm home. Plus I have an extra saved
copy. (I also periodically print my work because I like a "hard" copy I
can mark all over.)
Writer
Unboxed and Ploughshares are
two excellent writing blogs for when you need extra help and
inspiration, or just an impetus to keep going.
NaNoWriMo's Writing 101 forum
is just what it says: a nuts and bolts writing forum where no question
is too basic or embarrassing. All of their forums are a fun diversion
from NaNo's kamikaze style, but this one is particularly helpful, as are
NaNo'ers as a whole.
Write or Die forces you to write by
punishing you when you don't. According to their website, it's "a web application
that encourages writing by punishing the tendency to avoid writing.
Start typing in the box. As long as you keep typing, you’re fine, but
once you stop typing, you have a grace period of a certain number of
seconds and then there are consequences." To be honest, I've
never used this, but I know a lot of people who swear by it. And swear at it.
Absolute Write is a writers' forum that spans genre and offers a good many sub-forums on everything from self doubt to legal issues.
BOOK RIOT is a book blog not afraid to talk about diversity in real, honest ways without cowering to political opinion. (At least in lieu of creativity.) Here is a recent post on writing the other.
Absolute Write is a writers' forum that spans genre and offers a good many sub-forums on everything from self doubt to legal issues.
BOOK RIOT is a book blog not afraid to talk about diversity in real, honest ways without cowering to political opinion. (At least in lieu of creativity.) Here is a recent post on writing the other.