Best Writing Softwares

Many people ask if writing softwares are of any use. Well, obviously they can help you in writing by correcting it or showing your errors, but you need to come up with your writing ideas – they can’t write those for you. But since you have come on this page, I’ll let you know the best writing softwares that I have come across in recent years.

Google Docs (https://docs.google.com)

Easy to handle, comfortable user interface, Google Docs lets you sort data in columns, add images, format tables, create bulleted lists change fonts and much more. It accepts many file formats including DOC, ODT, XLS, ODS, CSV, RTF and PPT etc., and gives you  So go ahead and upload your existing files.”

Writeboard

This 37signals’ application has now been taken off the market but when it was in use, it helped many across the globe create and store documents online.

Word Processor and Microsoft Word

The world’s favourite, these two remain the most preferred choice for many who have windws on their systems. This $300 Microsoft Office suite empowers users to create high-quality documents, spreadsheets and presentations while managing e-mail messages, contacts and calendar.

Apache Open Office (http://www.openoffice.org/)

Its a free open-source office software for word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, graphics and more. It supports various languages and works both on Microsoft and Mac systems. All the data on it is stores in an internationally accepted format and it can also read and write files from other common office software packages. If you don’t want to spend money on Microsoft Office suite, this is an excellent alternative and can also be used to replace Word, Excel, Powerpoint and more.

AbiWord (www.abisource.com)

This small, compact, efficient and crossplatform word processor comes free of cost and can be downloaded from the website. It comes with all the basic features that you would expect from a word processor, and it also supports different languages and operating systems.

Softwares for writing fiction work - Novels and Screenplays

As fiction requires a better level of creativity, I have listed some software packages that you might want to try out for writing longer, better pieces.

New Novelist

$59.99 download and CD

It breaks down writing into manageable chunks and makes use of stunning Microsoft technology to bring better experience to table. New Novelist turns the tedious writing process into breakable pieces and frees you completely from the old, slow writing rituals and methods. With it, you can develop ideas and put your characters into action. I used version 2.0 of this myself, and it was of big use when it came to word building and pre-writing notes.

Character Pro

First 60 days free, then $69.99

Character Pro assists in creating each part of the character through extensively usable tools and files that guide you to write a well-rounded and realistic character.

Quick Story

$49.99

The Story Generator helps in creating quick story lines and then organize it which editing the basic story on the right. Its simple drag and drop functions are easy to operate and if work on it long enough, you can create a neat work of fiction.

Writers Café (www.writerscafe.co.uk/)

Demo version free, $45 download, $65 on CD.

This fully portable software is designed by published novelist Harriet Smart and comes with a notebook, research organiser, journal, pinboard, daily writing tips, inspirational quotations, writing exercises and name generation. Writer's Café is a set of power tools for all fiction writers, whether experienced or just starting out.

Why Can’t People Write?

Being a business writer, I need to communicate a lot with people on emails. Every time I get in touch with a prospective client, I run into an interesting phenomena – a lot of people sound GREAT until I email them and get a response in return to discover the quality of their writing is, shall we say, substandard. Even worse, such people manage to slip through the cracks and reach higher positions. Some mails are so badly written that I can’t even discern what the person actually wants?

Given the importance of documentation and communication, aren’t writing skills necessary for employees, especially when facing customers? Why are those getting neglected? It is the “cellular phone” culture to blame?

Yes, they do allow us to interact so quickly. Whatever it is, whether we require instant email, chat, internet, we can get it right where we are. I feel this has bred a new kind of laziness. No one wants to wait for anything. Most of the cell phone users don’t even wish to take the time to spell whole words (remember IDK, CU, TC…?). It isn't so much that some people feel short of communicating. They just wish to develop the old, appropriate ways of communicating. I am conscious of my rant which is a bit extreme, but I think about it sometime. As we are gradually moving to a more technology driven society, accurate communication is becoming obsolete, which is a shame.

Why SEO Article Writing Is Better Than Plain Content Writing?

Do you think there's a difference between plain content writing and SEO article writing? If not, then you must read till end and we'll see what you think.

Search Engine Optimization article writing or SEO article writing is one of the biggest things to hit the internet and online marketing since…well…search engines! Although many know that SEO is a great way to ensure that their site ranks well in search engine rankings, a clarity between white hat SEO tricks and grey methods is somewhat missing.

The great debate of SEO Article Writing vs. Content Writing

Some people will argue that content writing is different that SEO article writing, and to some extent, it is true as well. Some of the things that you need to bear in mind which doing any of these writings is that both content writing and SEO article writing must have good grammar, thoroughly researched, entertaining, engaging, informative, and relevant.

However, one of the major differences between the two is that content writing doesn’t have to be focussed on using keywords at a specific density to optimize the page for search engines (which in turn promotes higher page rank), whereas SEO article writing is precisely about it. There are many websites that have promoted themselves to a new height by consistently following their SEO article writing plan.

SEO article writing can prove to be tough when the keywords aren’t something that a normal speaker, reader, or writer would say, read, or write. The SEO keywords must flow naturally and appear to blend in with the theme, while at the same time fitting the requirements of SEO article writing and web promotion. Only truly talented SEO writers can write articles worth reading and gaining information

What is good SEO Article Writing about?

Before you find a writer who can do SEO article writing for you, you need to know what a decent SEO article looks like. As a client, you should know what kind of content you need, do you need it to be written in first person or third, and how long the article should be. There are plenty of SEO article writing companies that will tell you that average length of a SEO article should be between 400 and 600 words. Depending on the type of content and the way it'll be used, you can find out your keyword density. According to the standard SEO article writing rules, a web page or blog post of 500 words you should have a keyword density of around 2.5%-4%, implying a good SEO article writing should give you between 12 to 22 keywords for a 500 word article. That’s a little bit more than what you think. If you don’t think it is difficult, go ahead and give it a try. You will most likely be surprised to find out at how difficult SEO article writing can be.

Finding a good company in SEO article writing

Once you know how tough SEO article writing is, the best is to leave it on professionals. Only quality SEO article writers can deliver articles at the speed of light. They also help you understand the other intricacies of SEO article writing. If you are finding it difficult to categorise any writing as SEO article writing, consider this article as an example - Do you realize that the key phrase used in this particular article is 'SEO article writing'? The total number of words for this article is 600 and the number of times the keyword phrase was used is 28 times. The keyword density is 4.66%

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Nitima is a seasoned content and SEO article writer and has worked on projects related content writing, blog, brochure writing and creating marketing collateral. You can find more about her work from her website WRITING ROUTES or blog - Offbeat Spirituality

Plagiarism in Essay Writing

As our society is progressing, so is the fall in ethics. People have become desperately attached to win-at-any-cost ethos. Sports personalities, politicians, professionals – no one is left untouched by this practice.


The cheating in essay writing has made its way in the education system as well. Gone are the days when essay writing was considered to be an art. Today, who likes to spend time in researching and presenting original ideas through essay writing when everyone knows the Internet can give them what they want at one fourth of the effort.

Almost in all the major British and American universities there has been a significant growth in the plagiarised cases detection across all faculties. Over the last five years or so, the changed outlook of students towards education in general and writing in particular has seen a significant tilt. Almost 90% students, though are honest in other dealings, are caught in the act of cheating annually.

The word plagiarism has its roots in the Latin plagiaries, referring to someone who has abducted a child, a kidnapper in other words. Today, in the world of essay writing the plagiarist is seen as someone who has snatched the work of someone else and given it its own name. Students sometimes commit plagiarism in essay writing by using the academic thinking of someone else without acknowledging. Other common methods include copying and downloading from net. There is also a trend of paying someone else for own essay writing, which is justifiable as long as the other party does not copy it from some other resource.

To find such a resource can be made easy from being tedious if you know where to search. The author is a seasoned writer who has written hundreds of essays, white papers, case studies for students and companies. She believes in creating documents that gently induce client’s personality in them. Although most of her work is covered under NDA, you can have a look at the some of the publically available writings here




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