I am a lv II and III mage on Asheron's Call. I know how it is when you have to sit in the corner of a mage shop and just sit there and try tapers. For this I recommend SplitPea. This is a awesome program and you should check it out. They tell me in not supposed to link directly to the program, so here's the site. http://cc.xrgaming.net/taper
Also, if you have a skill of 220 or higher in any school, think about learning Diamond Spells. SplitPea has them in its program, but if you do not desire to download anything, click here