I often don't use more than the website and auto correct when I write here, but I've started using more and more tools to simplify some of the process. Silly Fench Translator I started using this tool when I had a character begin "speaking French". It's not perfect but it works with a bit of editing. For example: Our is ur You is oo I typically keep those words not translated.
Fun tool! I'll have to remember that the next time I write a sexy French maid. I used a simple text editor for the longest time, but Twine is really purpose built for this sort of writing and it has become an invaluable tool for the complexities of interactive fiction.
Well i am still pretty new to the "writing scene". Before i joined chyoa at end of June this year, i had never written and published anything. When i started work on my first still unpublished story recently, i didn't really trust the browser. I don't see it as reliable tool to create work in (close a tab by accident, and all your unsaved work is lost? Great!?). That is why at the moment i just use local text files instead, and the simple notepad++ editor. An editor normally at least prompts you if you want to close any unsaved files ;-) Additionally, i installed "Git for Windows" and "TortoiseGit". So every time i work on the story, i commit the changes to the local repository with a few mouse clicks, giving me the option to restore files to earlier versions, etc. So anyways, since i am still new to to writing, i am certainly very interested to get to know what tools other authors use.
When I have to become inspired for names, especially for a lot of minor characters, I use the "fakenamegenerator". Pretty fun tool: http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/advanced.php
If you are looking for random names, this is your site: http://fantasynamegenerators.com/ They have massive database of real (many countries included), fantasy names (Star wars races, Elves, Night Elves, dwarfs etc.), castle names, ship names, company names, plague names, and many many more.
OK, so this isn´t really a tool, but I find that not jerking off for a while really boosts creativity when it comes to sex stories. It´s how I decided to start writing here lol. If you hit a creative block, just don´t fap or look at porn for a while and your brain will desperately start imagining stuff you can use. (caveat: this might just apply to horny dudes. If you are a girl or a cool, non-horny dude with a life, this might not work/take a while before working...)
Thesaurus.com, or the like. Because sometimes you need to ravish a wench while her luscious bust bounces, and other times you need to plunder a harlot as her magnificent bosom gallops.
Unfortunately I started reading this at midnight, I laughed my head off, woke everybody up, now my names SHIT.
Also started writing here mostly because i was searching for a certain sex scene that didn't exist outside my head...Craving does boost creativity sometimes. On a serious note, I stick to the trust Microsoft Word 2013. It has a well enough auto-correction for me and is stable and all that shit. Only drawback is that i have to get rid all of that 'last used documents' stuff whenever i have somebody come over.
I write my interactive story chapters in a program called MacJournal that I first got in an app bundle years ago. I have each site I contribute to saved as a "topic," and then each individual story/branch on that site is a separate "entry." Most of the entries just contain a link to where I left off, but sometimes I'll get something half-written and leave it until I can continue.
http://www.wordhippo.com/ I have been writing a non erotic story in my free time and this site has been helpful when I need to translate stuff into other languages though it has many other features.
I recently stumbled upon the Chrome extension Lock-it. When you activate it on a website, it will show a prompt "Do you want to leave this site? Changes you made may not be saved." on any navigation attempt (go back, close tab, close window, open link in same tab) (It seems, that you have to open a new tab after adding it to Chrome to make it work.) Maybe this could be useful to prevent some data loss while writing
I use a Samsung Galaxy S7. Yep I am writing every single chapter on my phone, I only use my pc for light editing and posting pictures on chapters and the such. Everything is written directly into chyoa using Firefox as a browser. I use the app SwiftKey as a keyboard/spellchecker, I am not a native English speaker and the fact that it can nearly read my mind and propose the right words allows me to type really fast without fear of too much typos.
I pretty much always write in a single google doc. Deals with most of the spelling stuff and is easy to add italics and the like. I also use Twine https://twinery.org/ for when I need to map out more complex stuff, where I have multiple threads splitting and then coming back toghether. It is also just a great little thing for making text adventures
I use Word, and the all-purpose random generator: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/index.php. Also, after reading this thread I will start using Twine.
So I was messing around with a text to speech site and found that having my chapters read back to me helped me identify places that needed to be edited. If you use this I highly recommend you use British Lucy as your reader. It's the one that sounds less like a robot. At least most of the time.
