For Chrome users, an extension to block out those enticing sites that distract you (this is the one I use). if you accidentally try to access a blocked site, you get a message: shouldn't you be working?
This is the site I mentioned last week that sends you a random piece out of a book each day. Non-fiction. Good for ideas to write about, or just interesting.
American.
This is the home site for AWM. Each Wednesday night they invite people to write for an hour together, via Facebook. I think you don't need to be a member to join in.
I spent ages one day checking the dates on my spices and tossing out the ones that were old. At the end of that time I had no writing and lots of empty spice bottles - in alphabetical order. I loved this article. I'm sticking to short stories. Novels sound even more horrifying to try to produce.
Great for assembling scrap books of images - settings, moods, characters, inspirations, details, books, authors, booklists, etc. Excellent search engine of collective obsessions. Also addictive.
One for the nonfiction writers especially but everyone will benefit, I think. Snopes debunks urban legends, lies and ridiculous social media campaigns by a team of fact-checkers. It is very fast and pretty reliable.
I just discovered this app - iTunes blurb below:
A Novel Idea is the premier tool for plotting your story and recording bursts of inspiration. Use its simple interface to create your characters, locations, scenes, and novels and then link them together to create your story's plot. Use the Idea feature to quickly jot down your creative sparks and link them to your story elements.
Downloaded for a play. Looks good - pity no timeline though. Another good thought capturer I was using was Werdsmith but I think Novel Idea has more features.
Another possible Google Reader replacement - has a good rap so far, and promises to work on ANYTHING. You folk with old Safari versions - try to break it.