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StyleWriter 4 (14-day trial period)

Editminion (free)

Pro Writing Aid (online editor; mostly free, but offers more features if you pay.)

AutoCrit (offers free analysis for under 500 words)

Paper Rater (designed for essays)

Grammarly 

Writing Software

WriteRoom (distraction free; $9.99)

Scrivener (multi-faceted writing platform; $45)

Pages (mac specific writing software; $20.99 with iWork)

MS Office for Mac (multiple programs for composing; $150)

Google Docs (free online writing)

My Writing Nook (online text editor; free)

Bubbl.us (online mind map application; free)

Freemind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

XMind (mind map application; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

Liquid Story Binder (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $45.95; Windows, portable)

SuperNotecard (novel organization and writing software; free trial, $29; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

yWriter (novel organization and writing software; free; Windows, Linux, portable)

JDarkRoom (minimalist text editor; free; Windows, Mac, Linux, portable)

AutoRealm (map creation software; free; Windows, Linux with Wine)

ZenWriter (free and for $9,95; autosaves; Windows; you can add music; easy to carry on a flashdrive)

BigHugeLabs (online; minimalistic; free; auto-saves; you can create and account and see your documents anywhere you log in)

More Free Software

Generators

Plot Scenario Generator

Script Frenzy’s Plot Machine

GotPoetry.com’s Short Story Starter

Fictiongen’s Genre-Fiction Generator

Nine.FrenchBoys.net’s List of Generators 

Warpcore SF’s Science Fiction Plot Generator

Ugoi.net’s Regency Romance Generator

Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s Random Plot Generator

Squidoo’s Step-By-Step Story Plot Generator

Character Questionnaires

Character Development Questions for Writers (113 Q’s)

Character Questions (30 Q’s)

Character Questionnaire 1 and 2  (Interesting questions)

Child Character Questionnaire (40 Q’sl)

Adult Character Questionnaire (32 Q’s)

The Mother of All Character Questionnaires (382 Q’s)

Character Questionnaire (50 Q’s - Generic)

Character Outlines (Very Complete)

Character Questionnaire Tag

Writing Communities

FictionPress (FanFiction.net’s original fic counterpart)

Figment 

Wattpad

Archive Of Our Own (mainly fanfic)

BBC English Literature Message Board

Scribophile

Writer’s Cafe

Writing Community: Writer’s Workshop

Book Country

GreatWriting

Flickspin

Writing.com

Organization

Storyboard Template

Realtimeboard

World Building

Eplans (visualizing apartments, houses, etc; floorplants)

Planet Maker (visualize a whole planet)

TimeAndDate (timelines, dates)

RoomSketcher 

Fractal World Generator (maps of worlds)

Creating a City From Scratch

Productivity Boosts and Background Sounds

Challenge Accepted!

Coffitivity

Music For Writers

Here’s some weapons for your essay writing arsenal!

Hemingway Editor Calmly Writer  The Most Dangerous Writing App Purdue O.W.L. One Look Thesaurus JSTOR Google Scholar

i love finding free resources to bring into photoshop, so i thought i’d share some places that i love going to for some free stuff. 

r e s o u r c e s

creative market

-they got six free things free for you to download every week, so imagine just how much resources you’ll have after a year. their marketplace is also full of great and affordable design resources. and their blog is pretty awesome too. 

designbundles

- i actually got the paper crane pattern as a free download from their site, because they have a lot of freebies, and they have huge discounts too for items in their design bundles

fontbundles

-a free font every week? oh yeah, you read that right! the fonts can also be for commercial use, so seriously, these fonts are awesome 

i n s p i r a t i o n

design seeds

color heaven. not only are there all these gorgeous color palettes, but there are also these beautiful photographs accompanying each one, because that’s where each palette came from. it is absolutely gorgeous, i tell you.

pinterest

June Pride (p. 2) Wallpapers

Here are a selection of wallpapers for both your computer and phone :-)

You can download all the sets below:

Monday start

Sunday start

Includes right and left hand side to suit PC & Mac

Alternate and undated designs included in the above links

To download the mobile versions, I’d recommend using the links below to open the image at its best quality and save from your browser.

1: Monday / Sunday / Undated

2: Monday / Sunday / Undated

I hope you enjoy using these and if so, I’d love to see them in action!  Feel free to tag me #emmastudies in any photos you upload on Tumblr, Instagram or Twitter.

Whilst these wallpapers are free of charge, it would be amazing of you to check out my Ko-fi account! :-)

Disclaimer: These backgrounds are for personal use only! Please respect that :-) If there are any problems, please contact me!

Free Student Weekly Planner Printables

Here is a selection of 4 printables to use and (hopefully) improve your organisation! There are 4 designs, each offering a different planning focus. These designs come in seven different designs to pick from, in seven different colours: blank, blue, green, purple, pink, peach and grey! 

You can download them for free at the links below:

Folder including all options - Monday & Sunday start

All other free printables (calendars, study, digital planner, etc)

Note: Only the first page will show up on the thumbnails, the files contain all 6 pages/colours - scroll down to see the rest. Once downloaded, you can delete or duplicate the pages you wish.

I hope you enjoy using these printables! If you upload a photo featuring it, I’d love to see. Please tag me on Tumblr with #emmastudies or on Instagram with @emmastudiess. You can see other people using my printables by visiting the #esprintables tag on my blog! Please remember, these printables are for personal use only and should not be redistributed as your own.

Whilst these printables are free of charge, it would be amazing of you to check out my Ko-fi account! :-)

Alternatively, I run an Etsy shop dedicated to student printables, planners and digital items! You can use ‘student10′ to get 10% off any purchase :-)

Lunch Break in the Fields. Charles Sprague Pearce (American, 1851–1914).