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Sonar is a manuscript submission tracking program, I wrote it because I was going nuts keeping track of short story submissions. This program tells me which market has each story, whether a story has been sold or rejected and which stories are gathering dust instead of earning their keep. If you decide to use it, you will be able to view a list of all your stories and then filter them in various ways (e.g. only show stories which are available to send out). You can add markets, stories and submissions and best of all it's completely free!

The Literary Machine is a revolutionary relational database and composition tool that manages any kind of information, even the random thoughts and bits of information you get, and forget, throughout the day. LM's unique system unharnesses you (and your thinking) from the rigid framework of conventional databases. The fruit of this breakthrough is a new species of program. For, LM is much more than a database: it is also a creativity tool.

This program lets you play with words using your own creativity. It builds on the popular idea of 'fridge magnets', combining this with the power of the computer, your screen will fill with various words, and you'll be able to arrange them to make different phrases and sentences. You can also make your own words, and import your own text files to scramble and reassemble. Use it to unstick 'writer's block' or 'polish' your lyrical masterpieces or anything else you can think of! This freeware includes a helpfile, and a link to a support-forum. English, Spanish, German, and Swedish interface.

BookForm is a program that takes a file of text and reformats a version of it in such a way that the pages printed can be put together as a book after being printed out from a standard A4 printer. Just click File to select a file to convert to format as the pages of a book; top Righthand Window represents the formated text as a continuous text file, Botton left and right windows' represent current pages to print. Includes full Visual Basic source code.

Advanced notebook, outliner, information organizer with tabbed interface, formatted text, tree structure and strong encryption. Ideal for free-form or structured information. Stores many notes in one file. Each note is a hierarchical outline of topics. Powerful editing, formatting and search functions, macros, templates, plugins. Extremely configurable. Import and export: text, RTF, HTML, TreePad. Hyperlinks, drag-and-drop. Freeware, open-source.

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.

RoughDraft is a freeware word processor that, although suitable for general use, has features specifically designed for writers of novels, short stories, articles, poetry, plays and screenplays. It's designed to be as practical as possible, offering all the features you need, but without being complicated or awkward to use. RoughDraft is not designed to compete with major commercial word processors. If you need features such as tables, graphics, indexes, outline numbering, cross-references or footnotes, you'll have to look elsewhere. If you want a no-nonsense writing tool, RoughDraft should (I hope) give you what you need. Some of RoughDraft's highlights are: Up to 100 files open at the same time!; Four extra clipboards for inserting longer phrases or paragraphs; Special modes for screenplay writers and playwrights which make formatting easy; Can automatically generate cover pages for manuscript submissions with word and page counts; Shortcut keys for just about everything!; Comprehensive help system.

Writer's Database 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.

Papel is a new and intuitive tool for creative writers, it features a drag & drop interface, fully customisable icons and colour themes, writing project backup, timed Auto-save when editing text content, spell check and thesaurus. Papel allows you to write intuitively without logical tasks interfering with the flow of your ideas.