Writing Tools You Should Know About

Writing tools are not nearly as mysterious and specialized as those used by a car mechanic or surgeon. Most of tools you need to write a book are common as dirt. Before the 20th century, all a writer needed was a pen, ink, paper, and a collection of great books to draw upon for information or inspiration. But the most important tool was the human brain.

The last hundred years have given us the typewriter, the computer, a few good software programs, and a few other technical gadgets. But it still all comes down to the brain.

That said, there are a few tools you should know about – not because you must use them, but only because you may find them helpful. Some are very low tech and have been around for generations. (They are consequently, very cheap.) Others are products of our current fascination for gadgets, but they're pretty inexpensive too.

Here are a few of the most useful...

Index Cards

A low-tech, old-fashioned but very useful tool for writers.

Magnetic Poetry

A low-tech but fairly modern tool for generating creative ideas for stories and novels.

Your Writers Website

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