The Writers Store launched as an actual, physical storefront in 1982, and it focused on building custom computer systems for screenwriters. It has since grown into a highly respected authority on screenwriting and filmmaking tools, and it has even spun off into other reliable endeavors like Screenwriters University. Despite the prosperity, The Writers Store has never lost sight of its top priority: writers. That's obvious simply by browsing the site, which features a dizzying amount of software, books, and online courses just waiting to spark creative wicks. Additionally, the site runs contests for prizes, and its supplies section stocks everything from screenplay fasteners to binding mallets, which also come in handy when checking the reflexes of a typewriter.