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Being a writer, distractions have always been problematic, their intrusion on the process of writing an annoyance that can often render a presumably easy writing task into one that occupies more time than you’d like.

CreaWriter is a very helpful tool that frees you of the many distractions that exist when using a word processor. Whether it’s that flashing icon in your task bar or the minimized Firefox tab that’s calling your attention, the modern experience of writing has become an endeavor hindered by our immediate access to other forms of information.

This tool wipes away all of those distractions, leaving a clean slate (literally!) on which to ply your writing.  As seen above, nothing else exists no your screen but the page to which you’re putting your words. You can further customize it, including the ability to add both background images and ambient sounds – both of which can be disabled, if you prefer just a white space.

In the digital age, distractions are inevitable, no matter how determined we are to avoid them. However, programs such as CreaWriter mitigate the frustration that results from them, making it a little easier to finish what you’re trying to compose.

This is a free program that’s available for Windows only, and you can grab it here.

When reading a blog or engaging in a heated discussion with a pack of pseudo-intellectuals on your favorite message board,  we all finding ourselves scratching our head over some of the words we come across.

Should you ever happen upon a word for which you have no definition, or you’re a budding scribe looking for a word to break up the monotony of your latest piece, Google has just rolled out with their own online dictionary. 

Giving both definitions and synonyms, Google dictionary is a database of words that includes definitions culled from other academically certified sources.

If you’re someone who needs to look up a word several times before having its definition singed into your synapses, you can mark a word – with a star – to which you’d like to return or you can look up recent searches.

In the age of the internet, where print is become obsolete in favor of what’s available on the web, this is just another step in our transition to a fully digital world. For the student who’s laboring over a term paper, to the forum denizen looking to impress upon others his masterful vocabulary, Google Dictionary is a welcome resource that’s just a few keystrokes away.

You can visit Google Dictionary here.