I posted this site for everyone who would like to keep a private Journal - electronically! The site gives you a realistic, "leather bound" journal with lined paper in it which you can use for notes, thoughts, feelings, lists, story ideas or anything else that you would like to write about. You can keep it private or you can share it if you wish. It's saved in the "Cloud" so wherever you are, there it is! It's free for a good basic version and $19 per year for the full blown "Pro" version with all the bells and whistles. Enjoy!

This is a writer's site by writers for writers. I posted this site because it will appeal to writer's of many genres.

This is a great dictionary site for creative, "visual" people. This site allows you to diagram words and their associations to other words. It's a fun way to brainstorm! See formal description below: Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary - Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate. Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree.

I shared this site because I thought it was a fun way to help get the seeds of an idea to grow! The story starter provides more than one billion different story starters. The Story Starter was selected as one of the top 101 sites for writers by Writer's Digest Magazine for 2008.

I posted Writeboard because sharing ideas with other writers within a collaborative platform is helpful when trying to improve your writing or just a fun and easy way to share ideas. Write without fear of losing or overwriting a good idea Compare different versions of a document Collaborate with colleagues on copy, proposals, memos, etc.

This post is for the person, like me who has used the same program (Word) for years and is looking to expand their horizons! OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages.

This post is for keeping those quick-firing ideas safe and sound. Save your ideas, things you like, things you hear, and things you see. Evernote works with nearly every computer, phone and mobile device out there. Search by keyword, tag or even printed and handwritten text inside images.

Hi Amy! By "organizing" do you mean how do I find my sites and tools and keep track of them? Let me know what you mean so I can help!! I'm a voracious reader and I look up EVERYTHING! If I see a site recommended in something I read, I always look it up.

This site was one that I found by accident and it looks very interesting. It is a tool for visually mapping out projects and ideas as well as a collaboration tool (it integrates with Google docs). I haven't used it yet, but the video overview looks fantastic - check out the video! Create, share and collaboratively work on mind maps with MindMeister, the leading online mind mapping tool.

I posted this tool because it is a great way to look up not only correct grammar, but many other things related to writing. My favorite part of this site is it's quick education videos - they are very informative.

This isn't really a cool web link or tool but for people unfamiliar with it, it is a great "writer's" publication which includes many different writing styles to enjoy!

I posted this because I like to keep this (and a few others) on my computer desktop for quick access while writing Free online dictionary, thesaurus, spanish-english and medical dictionaries, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and many more high-quality Merriam-Webster language resources.

This is a great reference site for looking up just about anything related to words and writing. It includes a Thesaurus and a Translator.

I posted this because it is a great writer's site. The site itself includes even more links for writer's: see site description: This is a full purpose writers site with resources on markets, agents, writers groups, writer conferences and forums for discussing the writing life and workshops where writers can have their works critiqued

I shared this because it is a site that informs about self-publishing for writers and musicians. If you want to try to put your work "out there" by yourself, this is a good way to get started.

This is a great way to create flashcards for just about anything. I have used it for story and character ideas and love the customization of it. 10 million flashcards or create your own.

I posted this as a tool to help fellow writers organize and plan their writing. Storyist is a great way to begin planting the seeds of a novel, short story or screenplay. Sometimes getting your ideas organized is the hardest part of writing. This software can help. Do you have a story to tell? Storyist helps you track your plot, characters, and locations and keeps all of your writing organized and accessible so you can focus on your story.

A cool software tool for classmates interested in screenwriting. Will anyone be joining me this year for the UMass course in screenwriting?? Scribner has a great introductory tool which is free for 30 days of actual use. You can then transfer your work right into Final Draft.

This site has tons of online resources for writing. It includes lot of other links to writing sites and is a great jumping-off place if you are looking for information. Check it out!

This is an interesting site which gives an overview on technology in education. Thought you might find it interesting too. It contains lot of links and articles regarding technology tools.

Yes! I use it ALL the time and thought it would be great for "our library"! The site is a great way to check on how to do things correctly or to remind yourself if you are doing something right. It is a great resource to use again and again for researching formatting,etc.