Extras; Downloads

Able mind Is a streaming idea generator. It triggers your creativity by dealing "Idea Cards" for products and information. Over 87,000,000 ideas (in the full version) provide streaming content without going online. Ablemind deals cards automatically or on demand. By automating a large set of cards, Ablemind can provide a constant stream of stimulating thoughts on your computer screen. The full version comes with the complete set of 87,000,000 Idea Cards, and Brainstorming 101 Lite, a business creativity workshop in HTML Help format, is also included. This downloadable shareware version has a small set of Idea Cards, complete help files, and a guide to using HTML Help. Note: Ablemind requires the latest version of the HTML Help ActiveX control; the HTML Help Update Program from Microsoft is included with Ablemind.
Fiction Magician A creative writing partner on your Windows 95, 98, or 2000 PC! This digital Creative Writing assistant uses brainstorming and character driven story processes to work its magic! It assists the creative writer in overcoming writer's block and lubricating the wheels of personal creativity. It's a character centric system that assists the writer by generating realistic characters, plot approaches, and scenes. It contains tools to integrate these three elements and fill in rich detail. The system foundations rest upon years of creativity and fiction writing research which include brainstorm and facilitated free association. Founded in common grammar patterns and real life sociology, the magic is always within key stroke. Plot, character and scene generator for those times when your creativity could use a boost. Free association, brainstorming, name generation. Fun! OS: Window. Download: 4.06mb
Paragraph Punch: Description: Helpful and easy program to use in creating and writing paragraphs. It not only gives examples of types of paragraphs to write but guides you along with examples and questions about your writing. Useful for authors and home use. Emphasis on pre-writing, organizing, editing and re-writing.
Microsoft reader If you want to read ebooks, there's only one reader to consider. As much as I like to dislike MS, they do make good programs.
Musings 2.0 Musings 2.0 is a free download for all users and has the following new features: almost triple the number of Quotes, more then double the number of Creative Writing Exercises - almost 800 "muse-inspiring" items! new interface with separate Quote and Exercise views less obtrusive, hideable form, runs from the Windows System Tray automatically displays new quotes and exercises every day
Storybuilder (demo) This is only a 'Slideshow demo' which details and highlights many of StoryBuilder's features, It also illustrates why StoryBuilder can make your fiction writing faster, easier, and more effective. I have included it in the downloads because it looks like an excellent writing aid.
Storyweaver: StoryWeaver is a revolutionary approach to story development. Simply put, StoryWeaver is the most intuitive yet powerful story development software available. Download the demo and see for yourself! Follow the carefully crafted path of 200 insightful Story Cards™ and you'll start from initial inspiration and end up with a completely detailed sequential Treatment of your novel or screenplay. Every step of the way you'll know exactly what to do, and what to do next. And, you won't have to set aside your muse while you work with your story's structure. Rather, you will discover and refine the structure already hidden in your subject matter.
Writing about Reading: This program helps you to write about reading materials like books, magazines and newspaper articles. Topics are suggested and the program guides your writing (Who is the main character? What do you like/dislike about this character?). Emphasis on pre-writing, organizing, editing and re-writing. This is a very useful and helpful program for aspiring authors and general home use.
Writers Block (Trial Demo) Writer's Blocks is a Windows program created to assist you with the development and organization of written material. Screenplays, books, speeches, and research papers are just a few examples of what you can develop with Writers Blocks. Writers Blocks provides you with text blocks that you can use to develop the structure of your written material. Simply put, a Writer's Block is a container that holds text. Each block can be used to enter an idea, scene, point, etc. Like using electronic note cards, Writers Blocks allows you to easily and efficiently manipulate ideas. Unlike ordinary paper note cards, Writers Blocks lets you easily edit, arrange, re-number, and print your blocks.
Writer's Deskbook Writer's Deskbook is a versatile writer's tool for storing, organizing, and combining notes and ideas. Instead of easy-to-lose and easy-to-forget scraps of paper, or countless unrelated computer files, the Deskbook holds all the writer's random jottings and ideas in a convenient and workable format, where they can be organized into a coherent story plan when the time is right. OS: Windows 95, 98. Cost: Demo is free; registration is $14.95 USD Download: 5mb Limitations: Demo runs for 45 days or 60 uses.
Writer's Database 1.2.0 WriteDB is a database system that enables writers to keep a track of the works they have created, the potential publishers they have identified and any submissions to those publishers. It allows you to quickly and easily see what works are awaiting a submission, which submissions are outstanding, which publishers you have tried etc. etc.