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| ideas4writers is all about ideas. When you
become a full member the idea categories down the left of
the screen come to life. You get immediate access to thousands
of ideas - and we add over 100 new ones every month. |
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Members get an idea of the day too, but theirs is a month
ahead! So are the what ifs. Get a month's start on everyone
else!
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| archives |
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| Catch up on all the bits you
missed with our fantastic archive. All the ideas of the day,
what ifs, eZines and newsletters are available here for immediate
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| writing engines |
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| We're really proud of our writing
engines and think they could make a real difference to writers
- and make your life easier! We currently have six writing
engines and we're planning to add more over the coming months.
Read on for more details... |
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The astrology engine works in
two ways. If you know your character's date of birth it
produces a detailed personality profile based on Western
and Chinese astrology. If you don't know their date of birth
then it allows you to calculate it based on their main personality
traits. It doesn't matter whether or not you believe in
astrology - you'll get plenty of ideas for great characters
and stories. And you can get your own personal profile too
- simply enter your own date of birth. Once you know your
character's date of birth you can also use the biorhythm
engine. See
a sample
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| The biorhythm engine
charts the ups and downs of life and lets you see how well
(or badly) your characters will perform on a given day. Will
the attempted bank robbery succeed or end in miserable failure?
If you don't know which way to take the story, this engine
will help you decide. And just like the astrology engine,
you can use the biorhythm engine on yourself and your friends!
See a sample |
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| The face engine
lets you design faces for your characters. Choose from a wide
variety of head shapes, hairstyles and facial features, then
position and resize them as you wish. Save your finished characters
for later, share them with your friends, or print them out
and pin them above your writing desk! |
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| Ever have trouble coming up with names for
your characters? We have the solution - it's the name
engine. Now includes six nationalities: UK, USA, French,
German, Italian and Spanish. More coming soon! See
a sample |
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| Our story
engine randomly generates a story situation together
with a complete set of characters, motivations, locations
and objects. Great fun, simple to use, and an incredibly inspiring
way of finding new stories to write. You'll never run out
of ideas if you use this - guaranteed! See
a sample |
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Tarot is a wonderful tool for writers, combining
character and plot in one simple tool. It doesn't matter whether
you believe in it or not - just look upon it as an idea generator.
One tarot reading will give you all the material you need
to start planning a great story. Interpreting the cards is
normally no easy task, but our tarot engine
does all the hard work for you.
See a sample |
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More engines are currently in
development:
We're currently working on genre-specific versions of the
story engine. |
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| date-a-base - the full list |
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| No doubt you've already come across our date-a-base
of significant historical events and anniversaries that are
well worth writing about. In the members' zone you get the
full list, 3 - 12 months in advance, to give you plenty of
time to research and write about them. |
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| critique forum |
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| Send in your writing and get
feedback and useful advice from other members. If you want
an honest, unbiased opinion of your work and advice on how
to fix any problems and make it even better then this is the
place to come. The atmosphere is always friendly and relaxed.
Everyone helps each other and we all become better writers. |
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| discussion forums |
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Stuck for answers or desperate for
a bit of chat with someone who understands what a writer's
life is like? Our caring, sharing, friendly forums are just
the place for you. Whether you're giving advice or receiving
it, asking for help or just nattering about your favourite
Word templates, you're always sure of a warm welcome and
plenty of friendly support when you're feeling down.
We have several discussion forums including: writing
(general writing matters), technology
(word processors, computers, printers and the Internet),
getting published (ideas, hints
and tips and experiences with publishers, editors and agents),
the expert is in (for all those
difficult research questions), chat
(talk about anything you like) and ideas4writers
(discussion about the website itself, plus news announcements
and the latest changes).
As a significant number of members are studying with the
Writers Bureau, we also have a writers
bureau forum where you can chat to fellow students,
discuss the course and assignments and review each other's
work.
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| help, advice, hints, tips,
your questions answered |
| Members get the benefit
of an interactive service. Send in your writing, computing
and word processing problems and we do our best to find the
answers and report back to you. We also have regular writing
technology columns from our resident IT guru, Dr Dave. |
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| and much more... |
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| We're running out of space on
our tour, and we can't tell you about everything. So we'll
keep a few things secret for you to discover when you become
a member. Take our Extras section, for example - stuffed with
useful information, inside knowledge, and tons of inspiration. |
