Writing Resources

acronymfinder lets you find out what any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism stands for.
Aztekera is a passive voice checker that helps eliminate passive voice phrases in your writing.
California Library Literacy Writing Project offers writing templates and other resources to help with writing. Ask our Plumas County Literacy Program for help too!
Convertcase lets you simply enter your text and choose the case you want to convert it to.
Grammarly checks for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.
NaNoWriMo is a free program that helps you track your progress, set milestones, connect with other writers in a vast community, and participate in events that are designed to make sure you finish your novel.
OneLook Reverse Dictionary finds the word when you only know its definition (or related words.)

The Phrase Finder helps find English [UK] idioms, phrases and proverbs that we use every day, with their meanings and origins explained.

Readability Score checks the readability of your text; that is, the ease with which a reader can comprehend a body of written text.
RhymeZone finds rhymes, synonyms, adjectives, and more!

Scribens checks the grammar of your texts and finds spelling mistakes.

Symbols.com is a unique online encyclopedia that encompasses comprehensive information on symbols, signs, flags, and glyphs — systematically organized into categories such as culture, country, religion, and others. 

Tip of My Tongue finds that word that you've been thinking about all day but just can't seem to remember.

Virtual Writing Tutor lets you check grammar, punctuation, spelling, paraphrasing, and vocabulary, or outline essays and write hypertext narratives.

WordCounter counts words and characters and helps improve word choice and writing style.