Writing sounds so glamorous to most people. While it can be, it is also a lot of hardwork. These are some of my favorite tools and resources to keep me mving inthe right direction as an author.
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Books Every Writer Needs
Writing Tools
Marketing
Books Every Writer Needs
Learn from him, laugh with him, commisurate with him. . . every aspiring fiction writer needs to read this book.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue)
READ IT! I own the paperback, kindle, and audio version. I read or listen to it twice a year. Incredible stuff.
The Emotional Craft of Fiction: Writing Stories
Another Must Read! Transformed my first book from blah to great.
Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice
This guy creates bestsellers! Sit at the master's feet and absorb.
Stein On Writing: Master Editor's Craft
Writing Tools
It's like having an editor sit next to you. Way beyond spell check, this actually improves your writing.
ProWriting Aid
Great Proofing and Revision Tool. You don't have to have this and Prowriting, but I do. They tell me different things and I use both regularly.
Grammarly
Hands down the best ebook formatting software and very reasonable lifetime price. I sort of hate subscriptions lol.
Atticus - An Author's Best Friend
Marketing
An email list is a must. Mailerlite is a great email service provider with great productivity aids.
MailerLite
I use Hostinger for my website hosting. They have a great AI site builder that can build a site for you in minutes. Very Reliable.
Hostinger
Upload your book once and these guys will get it everywhere. Apple, Google, Kobo, Barnes and Noble and about 30 more sites.
Draft2Digital
Affordable Social Media Management so you can write instead of posting all day.
