Great Resources For Writers

Editorial ServicesEditorial Services from The Write Practice Team. Every writer makes mis­takes, but that doesn’t mean you want your read­ers to see them. If you’re con­sid­er­ing self-publishing, pub­lish something you’re proud of. If you’re going the tra­di­tional route, give your book the best chance pos­si­ble. Get professional editing.

Let's Write a Short Story!Let’s Write a Short Story! by Joe Bunting. What is the best way to improve at writing fast, get published sooner, and build a lasting career as a writer? Short stories. More than 96 five-star reviews on Amazon can’t be wrong. Get Let’s Write a Short Story!

14 prompts: practical writing prompts that inspire

14 Prompts by Joe Bunting. Most collections of writing prompts have hundreds or even thousands of prompts, but this book isn’t meant to be a random list of ideas to begin your novel. 14 Prompts will inspire you to a new way of seeing your writing process.

You are a Writer by Jeff GoinsYou Are a Writer by Jeff Goins. An eBook about what it takes to be a writer in the 21st Century. In it, you will learn everything from how to get started with a writing career to ultimately getting your work published — and all the wonderful work in between.

Software

scrivenerScrivener (Mac or Windows) is the best wordprocessor I’ve found for writers, and easily allows you to keep even the biggest novels or books organized. I often use it to capture ideas months or even years before I start the actual writing. If you have a hard time keeping your writing organized, I recommend Scrivener.

Blogging Resources

BlueHostBlueHost. If you want your blog taken seriously, a self-hosted WordPress blog is the way to go. BlueHost makes setting up your blog easy. With hosting for only $6.95 a month, it makes it a no brainer.

Genesis Framework

Genesis Framework for WordPress. Since upgrading to Genesis, I’ve been impressed with how fast it is and how simple it makes managing SEO. It’s no wonder some of the best bloggers run their sites on it.

 

Tribe

Tribe Theme for WordPress. If you’re trying to build your platform, the most important thing you need to do is build your list of fan. The Tribe theme for WordPress is a great way to do it. Plus it’s so pretty. Note: This theme requires the Genesis Framework.

Note: Like many of you read­ing this, I’m a poor, strug­gling writer try­ing to make a liv­ing cre­at­ing art while con­cur­rently fright­ened by the ques­tion of how I’m going to pay for my children’s edu­ca­tion, since mine was so ridicu­lously expen­sive and I earn so lit­tle from it. Unlike most of you, though, this writ­ing thing is my full time job. Thus, a few of these links are affil­i­ate links, mean­ing I get a lit­tle money when you pur­chase some of the prod­ucts I’ve men­tioned. Please don’t take this the wrong way. I only rec­om­mend prod­ucts I actu­ally use and believe will improve your writ­ing expe­ri­ence and chances of get­ting pub­lished. Thus, if you want to help your­self out and sup­port a poor, strug­gling writer, don’t be afraid to buy some of this stuff. By the way, the FTC asked me to tell you this (go gov­ern­ment!), but I’m kind of glad they did. This was a nice chat. Okay that’s all. Bye.
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