#writingapps

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NaNoWriMo: A useful app with multiple writing challenges that lets you create a project and implement goals! You can track your word count or your editing progress and can set up how many words you need a day to reach your goal in a specific timeframe :) 10/10! I personally use this one everyday

Google Docs: I'm sure most of you know of this one, but out of all the platforms I've written on, I love Docs the best for a few reasons. One, it has a lovely autosave feature and as a night time writer, I can get groggy and forget to save at times. Another is that it's very easy to use, the fonts are awesome, and it runs well even on a high word count!

Notion: Notion is honestly useful for everything. I use it for my everyday to-do’s, as a calendar, and I even have a notion page for random quotes I like! I actually recently started using it for organizing my WIP and while it’s not designed to do that, it’s super easy to turn your notion into anything you want since it’s so adaptable. Also, it can be super aesthetic :)

Writer's Companion: A free program with no ads that is custom-made to help you build your world, create characters, write outlines, set goals, and more! It basically helps you keep all the different elements of your WIP organized

ProWritingAid: Alright, so I'm sure most of you know Grammarly. ProWritingAid is basically that, but you can use it for creative writing (and in my opinion their platform is better and their prices are more reasonable :)) Unlike Grammarly, ProWritingAid very at targeting dialogue and it's super useful for grammar and style too!

Pinterest: Super useful for finding face claims and inspiration for your novel :) While it isn't directly writing related, I don't think I'd be able to write as well without it! You can also find some nice writing tips on there too

Scrivener: This platform is purposefully designed for authors so it's super useful and requires less formatting compared to if you're making your manuscript on Google Docs or Microsoft Word! It has a cool management system for documents and notes and a cool thing is that you can write your WIP in any order and easily rearrange it :)

Zepeto and Picrew: There’s a huge portion of writers that can’t draw and find it hard to find the right faceclaims for their OCs, so Zepeto and Picrew are my personal favorite apps/websites for character visualization :D

HONORABLE MENTIONS!!

Notebook.ai

Toyhou.se

Story Planner

Pure Writer

Character Planner

Novelist

Also, just some websites with micro writing communities:

CAMP NANOWRIMO. campnanowrimo.org

CRITIQUE CIRCLE. critiquecircle.com

CRITTERS WORKSHOP. critters.org

FICTIONAUT. fictionaut.com

INTERNET WRITING WORKSHOP. internetwritingworkshop.org

STORYADAY. storyaday.org

WATTPAD. wattpad.com

THE WRITERS CHAT ROOM. writerschatroom.com

Technology is changing at a rapid pace, and while I don't claim to have all the answers, one of my passions is making technology a bit easier for the layperson to understand. When I try to talk about some of these changes on social media, I'm also hearing a lot of authors say something to the effect of, "I don't write (fill in what's being targeted today), so it doesn't matter." Or, as someone from a publisher I used to work with says, "(fill in who is being a PITA today) always does this. it's nothing new." Now, I'm used to being the suffocating canary in the coal mine, so this type of dismissal is nothing new. One thing that my pattern-seeking brain does is identify trends and the ways in which the wind is blowing, and some of these tech changes fall under this umbrella. And I want to let you know about them.

But also, because of the ways in which technology is changing, a lot of people I speak with are confused. Or they're wondering how they can adapt or keep up. That's where Tech Thursdays will come into play. I hope to discuss some of the more salient issues and share my thoughts on them in the hopes of cutting through the noise and helping authors do what they love to do most -- write.

I'll also be talking a bit more about the services I offer. I think people right now want to know that there's a real person behind the customer support they receive, and more importantly, a real person who values the creativity and input a real person can bring to technology -- not AI slop.