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    Writing is all about the work.  There is no doubt about it.  Luckily, there are tools and resources out there that can do much to handle the minutiae so you can handle the craft.
Tools of the Trade
  It is amazing how many free or inexpensive tools are available for the published or aspiring writer.  Below you will find links with descriptions for some of these exceptional tools.  Now, here's the really good thing.  This list is not complete.  Why is that good?  Because it means that you can share the tools and resources you have found.  Just contact the webmaster with links and descriptions and they'll be posted as quickly as possible.
 
Useful Tools
Link Description Platform Cost 
yWriter   Download: A Complete package for managing your novel.  yWriter keeps track of your characters, important items, locations and much more while providing a management system for scenes and chapters.  If you only look at one new tool, check this one out. PC FREE
Sonar   Download: Track Submissions with this easy to use tool designed by the maker of yWriter. PC FREE
Open Office   Download: This complete suite of PC tools matches Microsoft Office in every way except cost.  Manuscripts are saved in much smaller files.  Package contains Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.  Open Office files can be saved in MS Office format for compatibility. PC FREE
7th Sanctum   On-Line: Ever find yourself stuck for a name?  Seventh Sanctum offers a wide variety of name generators for every kind of character type you can imagine. ALL FREE
Bartleby's Quotes   On-Line: Nearly 40,000 quotes and attributions easily searchable . ALL FREE
On-Line Dictionaries     Dictionaries for every use and occasion.  What more could you want? ALL FREE
       
Sites of Interest
Link Description    
California Writers Club  California Writers Club - Parent to us all, and gateway to the other CWC Branches    
FAW Meet-Up   Our original "Meet Up" and informational site, created and maintained by Ninette Pierce.
FAW Yahoo! Group   An informal space for communication between FAW group members (By invitation).    
FAW on Facebook Yes, we're on FACEBOOK, too!    
Copyright Info Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States as of January 2009
   
California Authors Directory   Browse books by Author, on-line!    
NaNoWriMo   Compete with yourself to write a 50k word novel in 30 days every November!
WEbook An excellent Writing Community site for new writers!
Creative Writing Corner Creative Writing Blog
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