Lists for Writers

Lists for Writers is a great addition to any writer’s toolbox. Helpful to both novice and expert writers alike, this app delivers list after list of prompts and ideas for your brainstorming sessions: names, character traits, plot lines, occupations, obsessions, action verbs, and much more! Whether you are working on a creative writing project, a short story, an essay assignment, National Novel Writing Month / NaNoWriMo, or your next fiction book, this app helps get it done.

NEW! Support for multitasking on the iPad!

Shuffle and search features! You can now search any list as well as randomly shuffle lists and search results!

Includes dictionary support so you can look up most words without leaving the app. 

Includes a Notepad feature where you can collect any interesting list items for your writing, edit them, and email or print your notes. 

Featured in Slate magazine and The New York Times!

* * * * *  "perfect to browse for inspiration" - Cult of Mac

Lists included:
* Character - Naming
  - First Names (male and female) 
  - Last Names
  - People/Roles
  - Nonhuman Characters
* Character - Physical Characteristics
  - Body Types
  - Facial Characteristics
  - General Physical Characteristics
  - Skin and Complexion
  - Hair
  - Clothing
* Character - Occupations
  - Modern
  - Archaic
* Character - Milestones
  - Anniversaries
  - Birthstones
  - Birth Flowers
  - Zodiac
* Personality - Thoughts
  - General Characteristics
  - Phobias
  - Philias
  - Obsessions
  - Wisdom
  - Belief Systems
  - Emotions
* Personality - Behaviors
  - Character Traits
  - Bad Habits
  - Hobbies
  - Super Powers
* Plot
  - Seven Basic Plots
  - Thirty-six Dramatic Situations
  - Conflicts
  - Issues
* Setting - Geographical
  - Cities (U.S. and World)
  - Landforms
* Setting - Countries by Continent
  - Africa
  - Antarctica
  - Asia
  - Australia
  - Europe
  - North America
  - South America
* Setting - Other
  - Forms of Government
  - Encounter Locations
  - Archaic Locations
  - Futuristic Locations
  - Modern Locations
  - Weather
* Genres
  - Fantasy, Myths, and Magic
  - Divination and Fortune Telling
  - Ecclesiastical
  - Holidays
  - New Age
  - Nautical
  - College Teams
  - Sciences and Studies
  - Scientific Instruments
  - Military Terms
  - Military Acronyms
*Miscellaneous
  - Animals (Domesticated)
  - Animals (General)
  - Animal Sounds
  - Colors
  - Color Values
  - Foods
  - Vehicles
  - Feeding and Eating
  - Textiles
  - Halloween
  - Thanksgiving
  - Christmas
  - Forms and Shapes
  - Units of Measurement
  - Carriages and Chariots
  - Fighting and Combat
  - Dance Styles
  - Bearing
  - Causation
* Words - Grammar
  - Action Verbs
  - Dialog Verbs
  - Nouns
  - Prepositions
  - Adjectives
  - Adverbs
  - Verbs
  - Common Misspellings
  - Transitional Words and Phrases
  - Word Terms
* Words - Fun
  - Rhyming Words
  - Gadzookery
  - Nonsense
  - Triples
  - Aussie Slang

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PRIVACY DISCLOSURE

Lists for Writers:

- Does not collect or share any personal data
- Does not contain any ads
- Does not contains in-app purchases
- Does include links to the Thinkamingo web site, Facebook page, and Twitter profile in an information page