The emerging trends in technology and lifestyle have made everyone of us a writer, or maybe a sporadic blogger. If you, too, belong to any of these groups, then you would exactly know the relevance of finding free online tools for writing and editing. The Internet offers loads of free online resources for everyone. So why not take advantage of them and make the most out of it? Here are some of the wonderful online resources for writers that I have come across while cruising the blogosphere. All of them are absolutely free of cost.
Images are essential elements for visualizing the articles. They make articles look better. There are some websites which provides images which are licensed to reuse commercially. Flickr is a huge photo sharing site. Flickr Creative Commons have got tons of images which can be used easily. They all have been categorized specifically for easy access. They have got both free as well as paid premium usage license.
Whitesmoke is an online grammar and spelling checker. All you need to do is to paste your text on the online form of Whitesmoke and submit it. It catches common grammar mistakes and spelling errors. It offers suggestions for a better sentence structure as well. MS Word has an incredible spell check and grammar check in-built tool. But sometimes it can miss some words or punctuations.
Ssuite Software provides a bunch of free software downloads for everyone. The main feature for Ssuite software’s is that they don’t need java or dot net to run or install. Hence, they are simple, easy and fast. They are designed to run on all Windows Operating Systems. They have got a huge collection of software ranging from advanced word processors, spell checker, spreadsheets, firewall security software, VOIP and much more.
If you are passionate about writing, then you will definitely like to refine the craft of writing, and maybe even earn a living with that. There are many free online courses which will help you to hone your basic writing skills. Online Writing Lab from Purdue University (OWL) offers several sample guides, writing services and tutorials for its students and the online community. One can browse their site for more information.
This is an online course ‘Writing What You Know’ from The Open University of UK. They provide useful information, samples and instructions for everyday writing. The entire course in designed for 8 hours with 5 elaborate modules. The user is free to take the e-course at his/her own pace.
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Nitha Thomas holds a B.Tech degree in Information Technology and has worked for over four years as a software professional. She is passionate about reading and writing for online media and is pursuing her career as a freelance writer. She is an avid learner who has undergone several courses on writing and web designing. She enjoys writing on a wide variety of topics from technology to self-help and much more.
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