Top 12 Apps and Tools for Teaching Creative Writing
BY NANCY CHRISTINOVICH
Want to improve your storytelling craft? Where there’s a will there’s a way! The educational software provides you with a large number of insights.
Creative writing requires both ideation and estimation skills. Need a brainstorm? The smart use of kickstarter apps will give rise to your inspiration flow and assist in organizing ideas.
The other tools are developed to improve the quality of writing. They help to develop your penmanship, wind up grammar, level up text readability and uniqueness.
Let’s consider top 12 writer’s’ helper-outers!
99 Words
- Free
- Let the inspiration flow! 99 Words approach is based on the collaboration between e-learners. Each of them should create a chapter which has no less than 99 words. The story is passed from one author to another until it’s finished. An app sparks creativity, encourages users to improvise and work in a team. Write on!
Note Everything
- Free
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- If you are mulling over a notion even when not actually writing, use this free app. Note Everything helps you to organize sketches, voice notes and even drawings. There’s no limit to your imagination! All you have to do is catch an idea – and note it down.
RedNotebook
Free
- Keeping a diary can be a major asset to develop your penmanship. If you are the documenting type and enjoy describing the events from your life, use RedNotebook.
- This tool provides you with open-source journaling option for Windows and Linux. You will be pleasantly surprised with RedNotebook usability. It lets you quickly search through old entries and find specific dates. You can export entries in PDF, Latex HTML or plain text format. Add images, links and templates – as you wish. Be imaginative and enjoy writing for yourself!
Hemingway
- Free
- The concept of the online editor is based on the American preeminent author’s approach. Hemingway is irreplaceable when you get down to the heart of writing process. The tool helps to edit text making it skimmable. The editor marks the passive voice and adverbs green and blue. When a word or phrase has a simpler alternative, it’s shown purple. Hemingway helps you to improve text readability. Make every single phrase clear!
Grammarly
- Free or Premium from $11.66 / month
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- The free online tool is writer’s magic wand. After registration, you can download a document or copy paste text and check it for grammatical errors. Mistakes related to articles, spelling, punctuation and the sequence of tenses are indicated as critical issues. The service also offers advanced options of correcting stylistic errors or inappropriate words order. Grammarly can be installed as web extension at your browser to make emails and social media posts orthographic. Create airtight stories only!
Readability Score
- Free or Premium from $3/ month
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- Text scoring tool helps creative writers to optimize their phrases and make the text easy to read. The grade level depends on the length of the sentences, words’ length, the number of adverbs, passive voice and cliche count. The concerned criteria of text quality are indicated with different colors so that a writer could alter phrases and make amendments. Readability-score suggests free checking three pages of unlimited length for each day. Develop your penmanship and have the guts to cut!
Bubbl.us
- Free or Premium for $4,91
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- This free website assists you in organizing the thought-starter. Are you beginning a novel or narrative essay, us helps you to create the map of your ideas. Customize the bubble color, text size and formatting including hyperlinks. Even the registration is not required unless you want to save data. Brainstorm quickly with the online easy-to-navigate platform!
The Brainstormer
- $1.99
An app is responsible for the writers’ moment of inspiration. The wheel randomly combines plot, subject and style so that authors can make their conscious choices. Brainstormer has the thought-out and user-friendly interface which makes the process fun. Say goodbye to the writers’ block!
Story Skeleton
- $8.99
The tool for iPhone and iPad helps to structure the storytelling process. The electronic index cards jot down the ideas to construct the narration of plot elements and abstracts from the text. Story Skeleton is effective for creating outlines and structuring the narration. Download a text file or use index cards within the app — as you wish. Remember, even a ridiculous idea can be of use!
Writing Prompts
- $1.99
Here’s another effective source of lead for e-learners. Words, images, sketches, colors and current events combine billions of prompts to develop your imagination. You can store your favorite prompts as you wish. The tool is multitasking-friendly. When switching to another app, Writing Prompts works away right where you left off. Writing process is fun!
Clean Writer
- $0.99
A text editor hides away extra options and favors inspiration. The unique concept of Clean Writer is focusing on the plot instead of extra formatting and design options. An App is implemented on MacWorld, PCWorld and TheNextWeb.com. It handles only plain text files.
Clean Writer is perfect on the brainstorming stage and working on drafts. Focus on the score!
PlagiarismCheck
- Packages from $5.99
Forget about the risk of composing nonunique text. The plagiarism detection tool is based on the advanced algorithm solutions. PlagiarismCheck analyzes the text of an unlimited length. It indicates even the altered words order or machine translation of another piece of writing.
The service offers to check three first pages for free. Find the calm of mind! Be sure that your piece of writing is original!
You may also find the following list of apps and tools helpful:
https://prowritingaid.com/art/26/10-Free-Writing-Apps-and-Tools.aspx
https://elearningindustry.com/18-free-digital-storytelling-tools-for-teachers-and-students
http://lifehacker.com/the-best-apps-for-any-kind-of-writing-1563998071
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/best-free-software-for-writing-10-programs-to-unleash-your-creativity-1141280
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/10-great-writing-apps-classroom.shtml
http://nybookeditors.com/2016/04/use-these-18-apps-to-improve-your-writing/
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/250503
http://www.avatargeneration.com/2012/11/top-8-apps-for-teaching-creative-writing/
Author’s Bio: Nancy Christinovich is the independent writer specializing in freelance, social media, and marketing. Nancy’s personal interests apply across psychology, education and art. Сonnect her on facebook, twitter or Linkedin.
