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| Subject: 9 Best #Tools to Make #Writers More Successful, Organized, and Effective Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:56 pm | |
| JULY 25, 2014 by SANDRA MILLER 16 COMMENTSWRITING LIFE 9 Best Tools to Make Writers More Successful, Organized, and Effective
Being a successful writer has a lot to do with natural talents. But that doesn’t mean you should stop developing your skills of creative expression. Writers can always become better by becoming more productive and organized. No need to waste valuable time searching for the best tools to make writers more successful. Following is a list that will help you start increasing your productivity right away! 1. SquareSpace Note There is hardly a writer who hasn’t started using Evernote, but not everyone knows about this great app that enables the user to sync all notes with Twitter, Dropbox, Evernote, and more. Enter your ideas in a note and send it to another program with a single swipe. Notes are important because ideas keep coming all the time, but you won’t always have access to your documents whenever your creative juices start flowing. 2. HT Recorder This tool will enable you to record not only voice memos, but important conversations and conferences as well. The ability to capture just about anything in audio format will help you increase your productivity because no idea will be forgotten. Instead of wasting time taking notes, you can simply produce high-quality audio and use it later to elaborate your ideas. 3. Word Count Tool Citation generator WritingHouse has launched the new word count tool that counts the number of words you paste into the box. It also shows how many times you have used a specific phrase or word. 4. Listly This tool enables you to create lists of articles that are important for your work. You could use it to document your own online publications, but you can also collect inspiring articles that will form the foundation of your future work. 5. OhLife When you subscribe to OhLife, you will receive friendly daily emails asking how your day was. You can write whatever you want in response and express your deepest concerns, joys, fears, and all other feelings and thoughts. OhLife is different from writing a diary because it gives the impression that someone is listen reading your thoughts. Plus, it provides an über-cool collection of your daily occurrences. 6. Streaks The simplest things are often the most effective. That’s the case with Streaks, a tool that enables you to track your goals by putting an X on the calendar every time you complete a task. You will hate seeing blank spaces so much you’ll easily gain motivation to accomplish all daily goals. 7. MindNode This tool is helpful when you need to gather your thoughts. Every writer understands how important it is to visually represent ideas to combine them into a strong concept. With MindNode, you can create cool mindmaps that will organize your thoughts in the most intuitive manner. 8. Writers Cafe Publish and share your writing with readers of Writers Cafe and get reviews and advice from thousands of other writers. Search publishers, literary agents, and literary magazines. 9. Synonym-Finder This tool helps you find the synonyms to make your writing more interestingand avoid repeating the same words. The process of writing is based on creative thinking, but still involves a lot of discipline and organizational skills. When you start using the right tools to increase your effectiveness, your work will stand a much greater chance of reaching a wider audience. |
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