Who makes the writer of books, blogs or even reports and documents, today can not rely only on an Office program installed on your personal computer. A writer must be able to write using the same portable tools on every computer he uses, which is possible and easy today thanks to web applications.
In this article we see the most useful web-based writing tools to be opened on the internet browser that become available, via the internet, wherever you go.
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1) Organizational tools
To write something effectively you need to be organized and keep your ideas.
- One way to organize your work is to use mind maps, ideal organizational tools for exploring, developing and perfecting ideas.
In another article, more than 10 sites are reported to create mind maps and idea diagrams .
- To organize writing on the computer, a "Wiki" style notebook like Cherrytree is also useful so you can always have the terminology to use and the main meanings at hand.
- To manage ideas you can use the Wridea online service which allows you to write down ideas to organize them when you have time.
2) Writing instruments
To write to the computer without using complex programs such as Microsoft Word, you can use a writing tool of those without distractions, simple and without too many buttons.
For example, there are web apps like WriteApp and Writer that should satisfy the most demanding.
- In addition to these basic, there are other special writing apps on the internet.
For example, an app like Ilys that forces the writer to write at least a certain number of words before he can make changes.
It is a way of forcing the writer to complete a page, article or topic before making changes.
- For those who write scripts there is a dedicated app like PlotBot, an online editor that automatically formats the script and that also allows you to collaboratively write.
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3) Anti-distraction tools
Since each app is a website to be opened on the browser, it is obvious that the temptation to open a different site like Facebook or others can distract the writer.
Tomato.es is a site that uses the tomato technique, that is, that marks the time in this way: I work for 25 minutes and then 5 breaks, after 4 25-minute work sessions, 15-minute break.
With the time scanned in this mod, the whole day's work can be done in about two hours.
If you want to deliberately block access to sites that waste time for a few hours, you can install an extension like StayFocusd for Chrome.
4) Utility tools
Even writers who prefer to use more stable writing programs may still find the following support tools useful.
- Wordcounter is the site that counts the words and letters written in a text.
- Fraze.it is a site (to put the Italian language = to find the right word to put in a sentence.
- oTranscribe is used to transcribe an audio file transforming it into written text, ideal for unwinding a recording.
The site supports MP3, OGG, WAV audio files, videos with MP4 format, also in Italian.
- WordReference, the world's leading website as a vocabulary and translator in all languages, also works to conjugate verbs correctly.
- Spell checker to write to the computer without Italian spelling mistakes and programs to write in English correctly.
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