Drafting
This list provides great tools to get words on the page.
(Last updated: 5th November 2021)
- Atticus – Book Formatting Software
- Scrivener The best writing software
- Aeon Timeline The writers timeline tool
- Evernote All your notes; never lost.
- Novlr On-line writing tool with lots of features & growing fast.
- Draft So simple and yet so jammed with writing features.
- StackEdit Simple writing with the ultimate list of publishing options built in.
- The Internet TypeWriter
Publishing / Distribution
All the links you need to login and keep track of your publications distribution.
Help & Community
Find people like you to ask questions, get information, and share ideas.
- 20BooksTo50k (Facebook)
- ALLi – Independent Author Resources
- FanFiction.net Fiction for Fans…
- KBoards Unofficial Kindle/Amazon writers home
- NaNoWriMo Every year, every November
- Wattpad Online writing
Other Resources
Great spaces and services which overlap many other sections and should be explored.
(Last updated: 5th November 2021)
- Reedsy – Author Tools & Services
- Dropbox Simple free storage for your files
- Story Plot Generator – A plot in a sentence
- Anagram maker
- Character Factory Detailed character building
- Contrasting Emotions
- Fake Name Generator Fast character builder
- Listverse Amazing things, listed.
Podcasts
Great Podcasts with good advice and information for free.
(Last updated: 5th November 2021)
- The Creative Penn
- The Sell More Books Show
- Writing Excuses
- The Self Publishing Show
- StoryGrid
- Self Publishing Journeys
- Write Now Podcast
- Ask Alli
- Writer’s Routine
- Partners in Crime
- Six Figure Authors
- The Rebel Author Podcast
- Next Level Authors
- The Bestseller Experiment
- Writers, Ink
- Create If Writing
- Literary Friction
- Shipping & Handling
Editing
- Grammarly – Editing tools
- ProWritingAid – Editing Tools
- Hemmingway App The only editor which can tell you how good your writing is as you write it!
- My Story Doctor
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