SPA Girls Podcast – EP141 – Ten FREE Online Tools for Authors
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Looking for some new online tools to help you in your publishing journey? Curious about what online time-savers other authors have, and how they use them to make their careers work better, faster, smarter? Is your budget creaking at the seams? Don’t worry, we’re here to help!
This week we give you Ten FREE Online Tools and Websites that you can use to upskill, inform and educate yourself in your self-publishing journey. Every single tool we give you is something that we’ve used ourselves, and that we can personally recommend to you.
We were also slightly nutty this week, so be prepared for some craziness!!
- A soft Murmur – Free ambient music or sounds – https://asoftmurmur.com (Shar’s pic)
- 2. Dave Chesson/AMS ads course https://kindlepreneur.com/who-is-dave-chesson/
Free Course – https://udemycoupon.learnviral.com/coupon/free-amazon-book-advertisement-ams/
(We all love Dave!)
- Romance Divas – Forum – https://romancedivas.com (Apply for membership and make sure you contribute. They don’t appreciate lurking but these ladies know their stuff.)
- Pixlr- Free Fonts/Free Graphics – https://pixlr.com
- Picmonkey – photo editor – https://www.picmonkey.com
- DIY Book Design – Free online book mockup maker for ads – http://diybookcovers.com/3Dmockups/ (Seriously easy and Cheryl’s Favourite)
- Cover Vault – Free Book mock-ups – https://covervault.com
- Jami Gold – Free Beat sheets/Structure/Spreadsheets – https://jamigold.com/for-writers/ (A good writers resource site)
- Kristen Lamb – Marketing Vault/Social media – https://authorkristenlamb.com
- K-Lytics – Information on genres and a free monthly email – http://k-lytics.com(Amazon) (If you like facts and figures)
- Bonus: KanBan – Free tool for organising your to-do list – https://kanbanflow.com/pricing
June 28, 2018
I’ll add a few freebies to your list, if that’s okay…
1. YWriter. For new writers just starting out, if you can’t afford Scrivener–try Ywriter. It is a free writing software that is a lot like Scrivener. Great for organizing and writing your next great novel!
2. 4theWords. If you are having trouble getting motivated to get those words on the page. This sight might be able to help. It basically gamifies your writing time. Battles monsters, do quests, etc., all while getting your daily writing done! Free trial, then $4 a month.
3. Habitica. Great way to motivate yourself to get things done. Don’t just gamify your writing, gamify your whole life!
Hope these help someone.
Belinda White
July 11, 2018
many thanks Belinda!