Links to Writing Tools and Resources:

Planning and plotting:

• Scrivener by Literature and Latte - Novel planning software. Not free, but has a lot of functions.
• yWriter by Spacejock software - Free novel planning software.
• Emma Darwin's Novel Planning Grid - A useful novel-planning grid for people who like to do it the old-fashioned way.

Submission logging:

• The Submissions Grinder - Free submissions tracking website.

• Sonar by Spacejock Software - Free submission tracking database software.

Getting the words down:

• Coffitivity - Noise generation website that plays coffee shop background tracks for the writer who wishes they were in one.
• Writertopia Word Meters - Word meters to keep track of your progress.
• Write or Die - Does evil things if you stop writing, like play loud noises and delete your words.
• Written? Kitten! - Rewards writing with pictures of kittens.

Random prompt generators:

• Magnetic Poetry - Online "magnetic" poetry kits.

• Seventh Sanctum - Has random generators for pretty much everything.
• Random Proverb Generator - Generates random proverbs. "Faith will move the worm."
• Inspirobot - Generates "inspirational" posters.

Writing Websites:

• Write 1 Sub 1 - write and sub a story every week, or every month.
• National Novel Writing Month - Home of the November novel-in-a-month madness.
• Story A Day - Home of the May story a day challenge.
• Absolute Write - Large and busy writers' forum.
• Swanwick Writers' Summer School - Fantastic summer school for writers (UK based).