tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post115846626648499118..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Freeware & Online Tools for WritersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-80597927589633196452010-06-30T00:04:37.251-04:002010-06-30T00:04:37.251-04:00Dear Anonymous:
Thanks for the compliment. I'...Dear Anonymous:<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment. I'm glad you thought all this stuff was so [bleep] great. Alas, I'm never going to have a Twitter or Facebook profile. Ever. The universe will collapse first. So please stop screaming at me. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />PBWthe authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-16499180585480674202010-06-29T23:53:48.395-04:002010-06-29T23:53:48.395-04:00Hey you! All this stuff is so fucking great for wr...Hey you! All this stuff is so fucking great for writers around the universe. THANKS A LOT. I would retweet it, but... HOW? NEITHER YOU'VE A TWITTER OR FACEBOOK PROFILE. Gwt one, to get more people coming around you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-9326443454237212682009-12-27T20:48:31.866-05:002009-12-27T20:48:31.866-05:00Christine wrote: This WOULD be a great list if the...Christine wrote: <i>This WOULD be a great list if there were any discriptions or explainations of what each link went to or about the software the link goes to. As is, it's rather useless and a big waste of time.</i><br /><br />You've found the old original list I compiled, Christine. For an indexed, as well as descriptions of the freeware (for those you just have to put your cursor over the link you're interested in) go to the <a href="http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2007/12/index-of-freeware-online-tools-for.html" rel="nofollow">updated list here</a>. And thanks so much for stopping in; it's always interesting to meet people like you.the authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220786472896283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-74745130666547609252009-12-27T18:48:49.865-05:002009-12-27T18:48:49.865-05:00This WOULD be a great list if there were any discr...This WOULD be a great list if there were any discriptions or explainations of what each link went to or about the software the link goes to. As is, it's rather useless and a big waste of time.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127849966919133849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17643928284811984932008-12-09T06:36:00.000-05:002008-12-09T06:36:00.000-05:00What a great list! There is one tool,that i keep m...What a great list! There is one tool,that i keep myself organized, maybe you'll like it too - http://www.comindwork.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-26614061767215059062007-12-30T00:19:00.000-05:002007-12-30T00:19:00.000-05:00Sheesh!! the word list doesn't do it justice, com...Sheesh!! the word list doesn't do it justice, compendium maybe - I'm sure I'll find something - ThksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500977817197478162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6358822492296344732007-11-20T10:58:00.001-05:002007-11-20T10:58:00.001-05:00Can I suggest RoughDraft 3.00 It is a wonderful li...Can I suggest RoughDraft 3.00 It is a wonderful little wordprocessor designed to meet the needs of writers.Power Planthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567680931523911090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-7798530643032904542007-11-03T19:10:00.000-04:002007-11-03T19:10:00.000-04:00Hi ! Thanks very much for freebie collection. foun...Hi ! Thanks very much for freebie collection. found wonderful thinhs there.. BUT one great sw is missing there for everybody being creative or writer. : Evernote 2, a note program. full featured freeware. ou can do almost everything with it: note text, collect clips, to-do-list....<BR/>i use it everyday.. !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-33759677260463874122007-09-13T23:29:00.000-04:002007-09-13T23:29:00.000-04:00This is fantastic! Now I've got another reason to...This is fantastic! Now I've got another reason to avoid writing. :)Much Cheaper Than Therapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054311381186592152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-8322576294537869742007-09-10T22:55:00.000-04:002007-09-10T22:55:00.000-04:00CuteBabyNames.org could be useful resource. www.cu...CuteBabyNames.org could be useful resource. www.cutebabynames.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83886760531554485642007-06-07T00:51:00.000-04:002007-06-07T00:51:00.000-04:00Oh- and astrology! :D Numerology profiles are grea...Oh- and astrology! :D Numerology profiles are great way to help you figure out a character.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189233539645981900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-9629983649462163352007-06-07T00:46:00.000-04:002007-06-07T00:46:00.000-04:00Much appreciated.Some other things that are helpfu...Much appreciated.<BR/>Some other things that are helpful that I rarely see are fractal map generators (stories can come from maps,) as well as other things that were originally made for D&D. (Ie. NameMage and other free generators.)<BR/>I also recall having found a website that let you create an alternate moon cycle (you could even have multiple moons,) so you could plan out an alternate world.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189233539645981900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-74620032915535957592007-06-06T17:43:00.000-04:002007-06-06T17:43:00.000-04:00Wow! Very comprehensive list! Thank you for taking...Wow! Very comprehensive list! Thank you for taking the time to post this.VampireFausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721270554292932855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89323327320003643462007-05-08T04:30:00.000-04:002007-05-08T04:30:00.000-04:00Now, that's a list, and quite a useful one too. Y...Now, <B>that's</B> a list, and quite a useful one too. You have, however, omitted Google Docs which is available at:<BR/><BR/>http://docs.google.com/<BR/><BR/>no downloads necessary, just a live internet connection, which is more and more available these days now we're approaching a 2.0 society.<BR/>It also allows you to upload existing documents via email, a great backup facility with online storage.<BR/><BR/>Nice blog-keep it up (like I need to say that!)<BR/><BR/>Mark<BR/><BR/>www.markchambers.org.ukwriter for hirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016754722343534210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1169504236203336382007-01-22T17:17:00.000-05:002007-01-22T17:17:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this...but i went to 'manuscrip...Thanks for posting this...but i went to 'manuscript tracking' and it tried to download something that was telling me that i had a virus..! <BR/><BR/>ChrisChris Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172143011772763572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1164661226683121442006-11-27T16:00:00.000-05:002006-11-27T16:00:00.000-05:00Hi,New VMN Toolbox version 4 is released:http://pb...Hi,<BR/><BR/>New VMN Toolbox version 4 is released:<BR/>http://pbackwriter.blogspot.com/2006/09/freeware-online-tools-for-writers.html<BR/><BR/>Check it out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1159018900530894722006-09-23T09:41:00.000-04:002006-09-23T09:41:00.000-04:00Thank you Paperback Writer for mentioning my littl...Thank you Paperback Writer for mentioning my little thesaurus tool.<BR/><BR/>I'm excited that this small linguistic tool can be of real help to writers in English, nothing can be more rewarding to me than that.<BR/><BR/>Yes, "writers are universally income-challenged" - exactly.<BR/><BR/>If you are writing in ANY way helping society, just drop me an email, mentioning one of your published works (either online or offline), I'll be very happy to send you a life-time universal license (of course free) to all existing and future versions of Mobysaurus Thesaurus. (No fee or donation required)<BR/><BR/>Also, free life-time universal site license is available to any educational, non-profit, charity (and alike) organization. (No fee or donation required)<BR/><BR/><BR/>- Anderson, author of Mobysaurus Thesaurus<BR/>http://www.mobysaurus.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158813304377416952006-09-21T00:35:00.000-04:002006-09-21T00:35:00.000-04:00I note that the first two links are to AbiWord. Ab...I note that the first two links are to AbiWord. AbiWord has some serious problems.<BR/><BR/>It's unusable for novel-length manuscripts. Even simple reformat tasks, such as a change of typeface (Courier to Times Roman, for example), on a 85K word ms. takes FOUR MINUTES even on a fast processor (Athlon 4400 X2). Open Office Writer takes less than a second to do the same task.<BR/><BR/>AbiWord also has display problems, and even printing problems: capital 'O' is partly chopped off in Courier New.<BR/><BR/>AbiWord can't be recommended. Open Office Writer is a better choice.John Schoffstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497253286397133681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158727909905001722006-09-20T00:51:00.000-04:002006-09-20T00:51:00.000-04:00Oh. My. Goodness. What a list!Oh. My. Goodness. What a list!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805501348812702651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158704802851792772006-09-19T18:26:00.000-04:002006-09-19T18:26:00.000-04:00Cripes, P.! I'll bet you were just as surprised by...Cripes, P.! I'll bet <I>you</I> were just as surprised by how many links you've found as we are.<BR/><BR/>WTG, P.!Jaye Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595648222196000153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158684572772872852006-09-19T12:49:00.000-04:002006-09-19T12:49:00.000-04:00*GASP* Wow. Thank you SO much, PBW, for all you do...*GASP* Wow. Thank you SO much, PBW, for all you do for writers. :) We really appreciate it. *investigates links*<BR/><BR/>JessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158679524354579102006-09-19T11:25:00.000-04:002006-09-19T11:25:00.000-04:00Just yesterday I clicked my way through all of you...Just yesterday I clicked my way through all of your Ten posts to find new software for me. Yes, all of them. That's how life works. :)<BR/><BR/>Here are a few programs (freeware, of course) that I would like to mention:<BR/><BR/>- AutoRealm (http://www.autorealm.org for information and tutorials) (http://wiki.autorealm.org/AR/FileVault The filevault of the wiki with user maps and symbol libraries)<BR/>It is a great program to make maps and has many features. It even has two distance measuring tools and can do fractals to make those nice looking coastlines. <BR/><BR/>- IcoFX (http://icofx.xhost.ro) Very simple icon editor, which I use to make icons for Keynote. Why would I do that? I use Keynote to store all the information about my stories. That means character info, worldbuilding, notes, thoughts, etc. All these can get their own icons, so I made little people icons in different colors for characters. <BR/><BR/>- True Crypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/docs) I don't have any long-time experiences, but will be using this a lot soon when I get a laptop. It is an encryption program that creates containers for your files. These containers can only be opened with a password. I prefer this one to other programs that only let you encrypt files, because this way no one knows how many files you have and what they are called. <BR/><BR/>I think all of my other programs are already in the list. It is possible that I got the above three programs from your blog, but I've been freeware hunting a lot and don't really know.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to finding and sharing all these great links! They are very helpful and way too much fun to try out. :)<BR/><BR/>I also shamelessly want to add something else, because it more or less fits the post and I think I saw him here before:<BR/>Thank you, Simon Haynes, for creating such a wealth of useful programs and making them available for free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158668734032783882006-09-19T08:25:00.000-04:002006-09-19T08:25:00.000-04:00I'm impressed again by how much effort and time yo...I'm impressed again by how much effort and time you devote to helping fellow writers. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158668082928396792006-09-19T08:14:00.000-04:002006-09-19T08:14:00.000-04:00pbwiki.com a free personal wiki. I followed a li...pbwiki.com a free personal wiki. I followed a link from an article in the current issue of Vision and am using it to organize a current WIP. It's not software, but it may be useful to other writers and it is free. :)Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-1158667186074477752006-09-19T07:59:00.000-04:002006-09-19T07:59:00.000-04:00Wow, thanks so much for all the useful info!Wow, thanks so much for all the useful info!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853980637566992330noreply@blogger.com