Writers: we're a tortured bunch. And with our Macs and our iPhones and iPads in hand, we can do a lot of damage. Heck, there's a whole bunch of great writing apps out there designed specifically to help fuel our creative fires. They say that writing may be a dead trade, but these free apps definitely prove that writing is still alive--especially in our hearts.

All cheesiness aside, here are three great, totally free apps that'll help stimulate your mind, inspire your creative, and help you stay focused on that Sci-Fi novel you're writing in your basement. Remember, every writer needs a toolbox, and we just have ours stocked with Apple products.

Mac

To stick with the theme, we’re writing this column in our Bean word processing application. For writers, the hardest part about the job is sitting down in our seats and pumping out sentences. Sometimes, the inspiration just isn’t there, or our minds are off wandering about the most inane things. We found that the best practice for churning out written content is writing on an empty word processor--kind of like what writing with a type writer used to be like. Microsoft Word’s busy toolbar (and soon to be even busier with the next Office update, which contains the infamous “ribbon”) can be very distracting when you’re trying to write out your next novel--or your dissertation. Bean is most definitely a veritable solution, as it is a very simple word processing application free of distractions, with just  the right amount of options you need to put together a paper.

iPad

If you’re managed to master typing on the iPad (and have somehow, miraculously, designated the device for taking notes in your college-level engineering course), Sundry is a wonderful note taking application that comes chockfull with a variety of features, like an equation solver, the inclusion of a library of commonly used math symbols, voice recording and a whiteboard. This is the perfect app to have on your iPad if it serves a utilitarian purpose in your life. 



iPhone

We all know that it’s kind of impossible to write down ideas while we’re driving. Sure, voice record is great, but transcribing your voice afterward can be a painful and grueling process--we still feel a little funky about hearing our interview voice played back to us. Dragon Dictation takes your spoken word and converts it into text, so you can easily dictate ideas to your iPhone or iPod touch, even if you just can’t find the time to sit down and write your ideas.

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