In the resources section you will find links to articles, markets, dictionaries, anything that can help you write your books. All links will open in a separate window. If you know of anything that should be here please email me.

Writing tools

Character Chart - Fill this out and know everything there is to know about your character
Writing Generator - Includes a character generator, quick story generator, theme generator,
villain generator and much more
Behind the Name - Generates first and middle names. Pick the ethnicity of your character. Writing Fantasy? Indicate whether your character is a fairy or a witch.
Random Name Generator - Generate first and last names. From the 1990 census.
Tavern Name Generator - For those of you writing medieval. Need a tavern name for your hero and heroine to stop at? Try here.
Writer Buddy Toolbox - Has a name generator, block busters, plot generator
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Writing Software

There are so many writing sofwares out there. I've only listed a few here. But if you go to Publishing Central (link provided below) you will find way more than I could ever find on my own.
NewNovelist - Has tesitmonials from published authors, looks pretty user friendly and offers a free writers advice newsletter
StoryMind - Purchase some of the most popular writing softwares including Dramatica Pro and Story View
Dramatica Pro - Probing questions help you find untapped potential in stories
Final Draft - Script formatting software, it automatically paginates and formats your script. But it can do so much more
Movie Magic Screenwriter - Write Brothers, Inc. developed Movie Magic Screenwriter, Dramatica, StoryView and other screenwrting software
Publishing Central - This place has it all - that's why you'll see it all over this website
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Submission Tracking

Now that you've written it and sent it out you need to keep track of where all those stories, articles, novels, poems have gone and what you got paid for them.
SwiftTrack - Submission, expense and payment history
Write Again - Manage your projects, markets/contacts, submissions and deadlines. I use this software and love it
Ultima Thule: Writer's Database - Freeware submission tracker. You need to scroll down the page to get to it
Power Tracker - Automatic reminders, detailed reports, expense tracking

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Writing Websites

firstwriter.com - Agent, Contests, Markets databases and much more. Writing tips, free newsletter, book reviews
The Write Resource - Articles, literary services, resources, education, reference
Screenwriter's Utopia - Script news, forums, live chat, interviews, screenwriter profiles
Breakingin.net - Tools, tutorials, tips and advice
My Writer Buddy - Forums, downloads, newsletter, toolbox, columns. Free to register
Publishing Central - Awesome site. Has everything you could want to know about publishing. Has a section for Canadian information
Preditors & Editors - Listing of agents with recommendations. This is a great site to check out an agent you might be interested in. They give positive and negative recommendations.

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Publishing Houses

Avon
Ballantine Books
Bantam/Doubleday/Dell
Dorchester
Harlequin
Harper Collins
Imajinn Books
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Penguin Putnam Books
Time Warner Books

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Agent Information