When Dickens sat down to create and write, he was faced with far fewer distractions than we are. But, he also had less to help him.
Sure, he could go hang out with Yates and Thackeray, but he didn’t have access to the wealth of online writing tools we have today.
So, we may count ourselves as lucky writers that we can find an answer to our queries in seconds today, and that there are online tools made just for us.
Are you ready to write your novel and would love a helping hand?
Here are some online writing tools that can help you reach your goal!
Here are some of my favourite online writing tools
Scrivener
An online tool for writers who just need to write! Scrivener can help you organise your work, and many say it is easier to use than Word. It also helps with formatting, a process that some authors find laborious.
Grammarly
Even the free version of Grammarly is quite helpful! It doesn’t just check spelling for you, but it offers clear grammar information that can be very helpful.
It’s not always right, so do bear in mind that carefully checking is sometimes needed, but overall it’s an app that can make your writing tighter.
Evernote
Evernote is your virtual novel scrapbook! This app is so great for those moments when an idea suddenly hits you, and you need somewhere to scribble it down.
The best thing about this is that you can add photos, videos, voice notes, tasks and keep them all in one handy place, so you don’t have to scramble around to find them again.
Cliche Finder
I love this tool because it’s not always easy to find those cliches in our work. After all, the way we speak is often through cliches, so it makes sense that those well-known phrases sneak into our text.
Cliches are not always bad, but this tool helps make you more aware of the content of your writing, and that’s a good thing.
And finally…The Novel Writing Masterclass
Yep, I’m going to include the online course that I have created! It’s Time to Write Your Novel: The Masterclass is a bite-size course designed to take you through the stages of writing your novel.
It includes 40 classes that have been created to fit into your busy life, with worksheets. The idea is that you watch one and then move onto the next one when you have completed the requested step.
This means that you are being held accountable for your creative actions and are stepping through the process of planning, creating, writing, and next steps.
As a Doctor of Creative Writing with years of experience lecturing and tutoring adults, I’ve created this course to be fun, easy to watch, and informative and help you write the novel you know you can write.
Here’s what we chat about:
- Time blocking
- Coming up with ideas
- Getting in the creative zone
- Creative Data
- Characterisation
- Plot
- Setting
- Character arcs
- Secondary and tertiary characters
- Grammatical person
- Tense
- Planning your novel
- Word Count
- Dialogue
- Research
- Incentives
- Motivation
- Accountability
- Blurbs
- Plot holes (and how to fix them)
- Peer reviewing
- Editing and Self Editing
- Developing a thick skin
- Self Publishing
- Traditional Publishing
- Formatting
- Marketing
- Agents
- Synopsis
- Cover Letters
- Social Media for Authors
If you are ready to move forward with your writing, to go from ‘I don’t know how to write this‘ to ‘I’ve got this novel written‘, then get in touch.
I’ll be going live with my new website and this masterclass very soon, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
Alright, those are my suggestions for online writing tools!
Assistance is available, and you are not on this writing journey alone, writer. If you want to talk about 1:1 coaching, you need an editor, or you’ve just got questions in general about how I can help you – get in touch. I would love to talk to you about your writing!
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