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Debut Author Must-Haves
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items My debut novel comes out Summer 2026, so clearly I’m very very new to this author life, but these are the tools I’ve found to be the most helpful when everything else feels like drinking water from a fire hose.
LOVE Scrivener. You make a one time payment and its yours forever. This keeps all my files and notes in one place alongside my actual draft, so it also indirectly reduces my chances of procrastination because I'm not leaving my file as often
#1 Novel & Book Writing Software For Writers
Undated planners changed my life. I get so overwhelmed with regular planners if I miss one week and then another and next thing I know, a whole chunk of the planner is now useless. There’s way less pressure with an undated planner because I feel like...
Undated Planners
A good fine lined pen is really great for squeezing in notes in the tiniest of corners, and I love color coding everything so these are perfect
Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pens, 0.3mm, 20-Pack
Outside of the health benefits of standing up every now and then, I find that I can get my creative juices flowing a lot better when I can change positions more easily with this adjustable standing desk. Stand, sit, walk in place, etc. And it fits pe...
VVENACE Standing Desk Max – Adjustable Height Home Office Desk & Reviews | Wayfair
I love putting this walking pad under my standing desk to get some steps in while I write. Definitely not every single time I write, but its a nice change from sitting hunched over in a chair when I need it. And it helps to lessen other distractions ...
Homdox Electric Under Desk Elliptical Machine,Ellipse Leg Exerciser,Seated Pedal Exerciser & Reviews | Wayfair
A good journal is a MUST as a writer, and this is just one of several that I use, each designated for a specific purpose of course. The paper has a satisfying texture and I love the security it provides for my work vs spiral notebooks where the paper...
6x8 Faux Leather Journal | Home | T.J.Maxx
If you're self publishing and will be formatting your books yourself, Vellum is THEE software to use, and its currently only available for Mac users. As someone that has used both PC and Mac throughout the last two decades, I definitely prefer Mac fo...
Apple MacBook Air 15 inch Laptop Apple M4 chip Built for ...
Sometimes a laptop can feel too confined for whatever idea I'm trying to get out, so its been super helpful to use these giant post-it boards to draw out my character arcs or maps or general outlines, which I later refine on the computer
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad 25x30 White 30 Sheets 2 Pack
I WISH I knew about this book a lot sooner in this author journey of mine. It makes it a much, MUCH easier to convey your characters' emotions to your readers without you repeating the same “he sighed” sort of expressions.
The Emotion Thesaurus: Writer's Guide 2nd Ed
I love to color coordinate my notes for my books or my general to do lists for the business, marketing, and writing tasks I have to do, so this pack of post-it notes with more varying colors works great for me. I remove and re-stick them to things al...
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 3x3, 15 Pads