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Toolkit presentation: week 1 - 1 views

www.authorstream.com/...2185-writers-toolkit-june-2013 Productivity Resources
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Online version of presentation on information flows, managing resources and note-keeping.
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Reeder for Mac - 0 views

reederapp.com/index Productivity Resources
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Feedly alternative for Mac users
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Etymology online - 1 views

www.etymonline.com writing reference English
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    The history of English word usage. Fascinating for anyone who loves words but essential for anyone trying to vaguely keep things accurate in historical fiction. Also a little addictive.
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Duotrope - 1 views

duotrope.com resources writing English Australian US America opportunities
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  • Catherine McArdle on 11 Jun 13
     
    Site listing huge number of writing opportunities. Used to be free but recently became necessary to pay to join. Weighted towards the US, but does list Australian opportunities, such as anthologies. Basically world wide publishing opportunities.
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Celtx - 0 views

www.celtx.com/desktop.html writing Productivity
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Free (or very cheap if you want upgrades or cloud version) software for writers, including formatted templates for scripts of all kinds and integrated shooting calendars, production resources, etc
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Scrivener - 2 views

www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php writing Productivity
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  • Deryn Mansell on 10 Jun 13
     
    Great software for drafting - much easier to use than MS Word for longer pieces of writing. It's worth downloading the trial and setting aside some time to play with the tutorial.
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    I adore Scrivener. We'll take a look at it this Wednesday.
  • Catherine McArdle on 11 Jun 13
     
    I've got something called Scrivener in my Applications folder. I think I might have bought it at one stage. Is it a program you buy?
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    Yes it is, though it's only about $40. Have a play.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Writing software designed especially for writers. Costs around $40 (but do a search for vouchers and you may get a discount).
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Aeon timeline - 0 views

www.scribblecode.com Plotting writing
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Complex timeline and plotting tool for Mac users only (sadly), integrates with Scrivener. Around $40 from iTunes, but there's a free trial version.
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Timetoast - 0 views

www.timetoast.com Plotting writing
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Simple timeline tool to keep track of episodes, characters, dates, etc. Can be private.
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Bubble.us - 0 views

bubbl.us Plotting
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Online mindmapping tool
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Freemind - 0 views

freemind.sourceforge.net/...Main_Page Plotting
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Download free mind mapping software (for Windows or Mac). If you don't like Freemind there are other options listed on the page.
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Mind mapping tool (Wise Mapping) - 0 views

www.wisemapping.com/
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  • anonymous on 12 Jun 13
     
    This is the free web-based mind mapping program I mentioned last night; it's basic but has all the functionality that most of us would need.
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Google Scholar - 0 views

scholar.google.com.au Resources Research
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    Rich repository of journal articles and published papers on almost anything. If you are a member of a university library or State Library and put that in your Scholar profile, it will tell you when you have direct access to an article in a subscription-based database.
  • Lyndal Cairns on 12 Jun 13
     
    It's is always worth investigating the authors of a paper before you use it from Scholar, I reckon. Universities overseas, particularly in the US, have different funding arrangements and sometimes the papers here (especially health-related ones) are less than independent.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 12 Jun 13
     
    Fair call. True also of many materials online - factual or opinion-based ... or in the hard to tell the difference category. One good measure of credibility (or arguments against the findings) is to look at how many other people have cited the material and what they've done with it, which you can do via Scholar.
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TED Talks - 0 views

www.ted.com/talks Research
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  • Michael Cains on 12 Jun 13
     
    Some good inspirational presentations and talks to get you thinking. Regularly update with new ones, and very topical, sometimes confronting.
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Poetry resources - 0 views

www.writersdigest.com/...poetic-asides poetry resources community
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  • Jennie Fraine on 11 Jun 13
     
    Robert Lee Brewer provides prompts weekly prompts, a poem-a-day challenge in April and November, and exercises in all forms of poetry plus coaching on expanding your presence on the web as a poet.
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Access State Library of Victoria eresources from home - 0 views

www.slv.vic.gov.au/...access-eresources-home Resources Library Research
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  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    Huge range of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, journals, databases (eg AustLit). They are free to access (but you have to join the library - also free - to do so.)
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Varuna - 0 views

www.varuna.com.au Varuna
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  • csjames on 11 Jun 13
     
    Varuna runs lots of fellowships and residencies-some involving collaboration with publishers. Well worth a look and something to dream about/aspire to.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    A great one to keep an eye on as fellowships come around several times a year. I was there last year and it is bliss.
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Macquarie Online Dictionary and Thesaurus - 0 views

www.macquariedictionary.com.au/...login.html dictionary online Australian
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  • Catherine McArdle on 09 Jun 13
     
    My favorite dictionary. You have to pay to use it.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    Good addition. This is often cited as the dictionary standard for Australian authors. You can access it free if you join the State library and many of your local public libraries too.
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Writing Tips - 0 views

www.dailywritingtips.com/...fiction-writing Writing
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  • Michael Cains on 10 Jun 13
     
    A whole lot of stuff, tools, advice, articles and comments - some of which are quite useful or get you thinking at least.
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American vocab compared to New Zealand - 0 views

www.richard-seaman.com/...ersusNewZealandVocabulary.html vocabulary English Australian US New Zealand spelling
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  • Catherine McArdle on 09 Jun 13
     
    Helpful list if you're aiming to write for the US market and want to check vocab usage. New Zealand English, but many words like Australian vocab.
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Box - 2 views

www.box.com/files writing cloud backups
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  • Catherine McArdle on 09 Jun 13
     
    I keep copies of all my writing on this Cloud site.
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  • Deryn Mansell on 10 Jun 13
     
    I use dropbox.com. I think it's a similar concept to box so I would be interested if anyone has any insight into the pros and cons of each. I've found using the cloud for storage particularly handy as I work on different computers at home and work - the cloud is a lot harder to lose than a usb.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    They are similar, but as I understand it the differences are: Box is great for sharing and collaboration - perhaps better at it than Dropbox, with more collaborative functions. But you need web access to use it properly. If you just use it for regular back-up that's fine. Dropbox synchs files between your computer and the cloud so you always have access even when not online. That's critical for me. I work in my files on my machine/device and Dropbox backs it up for me immediately, so I don't have to think about it. Google Drive/docs is another option. Depends on your needs.
  • Lyndal Cairns on 11 Jun 13
     
    I use Dropbox for pictures and Google Drive for text, in essence. The benefit of Google Drivein my opinion is that it ties in (almost) seamlessly with Google's online word processing tools.
  • Kelly Gardiner on 11 Jun 13
     
    Agreed. Simple to use and really terrific for online collaboration. Slightly different concept as the files aren't natively in Word or Excel or whatever, but still very handy.
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