Source: Squibler: Where writers get serious Squibler is not available for free past a 14 day trial mode, but it does have some free features that you and your students can use without an account. The Plot Generator helps you start a story with an idea. Students could copy the idea into their own document…
Source: Wavemaker, Cross Platform Novel Planning and Writing Software Wavemaker is an only web app designed to help you or your students write books. There are three projects you can start with, and Wavemaker will set up the different chapters for you to jump in and start writing. If that’s all there was to Wavemaker…
Source: 4thewords | Online Writing Game And Community This is a cool writing site which makes writing a game. Unfortunately, there is only a 30 day free trial available, but they are beta testing a product for teachers. 4thewords offers users a place to write, share, and play. Writing on the site offers different achievements…
Source: Ludwig • Find your English sentence I so wanted to title the post Write gooder English with Ludwig, but I think I would have been the only person to find it funny. As a person who’s English skills aren’t the best (and yes, I know gooder is incorrect 😉), Ludwig is a fascinating way to look…
Source: Coverjig | Make a book cover you’ll love For students writing books, CoverJig can be used to create a book cover for their work. The site works without signing in, although if you want to save progress, you’ll need to create an account. To export your picture for free, you’ll screenshot the book cover….
Source: Writing Program R. L. Stine, the writing machine himself, has put together a 16 page book to help writers in grades 3-8. The book steps through the process of getting ideas, setting up scenes & characters, and the most important part of writing, getting over writers block. Pacing is up to you, started at…
Source: fablement You may already be using Twine, Inklewriter, Netstory, or Squiffy to write interactive fiction, and here’s another option. Fablement is not only a platform for creating interactive fiction, but it is also a source for stories written by others. Signing up can be done with a Google, Facebook, or Apple sign in, or…
Source: inkle blog – inklewriter lives again! I posted about Inklewriter way back in 2016. It is a tool much like Twine for creating interactive stories. Inklewriter is now back, and free to use on the web. There are several new features, but the biggest is that Iinklewriter is now open source. That means your…
The resulting paper begins: “Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. The Green Light Situated at the end of Daisy’s East Egg dock and barely visible from Gatsby’s West Egg lawn, the green light represents Gatsby’s hopes and dreams for the future.” That’s not A+ work by any…