I generally post links to handy websites, advice on craft, and software reviews within that category. If you’re looking for other handy tools I encourage you to check out the toolkit category. There are other tools that I could have mentioned ( Evernote, Wikipedia, Creative Cloud) but I wanted to focus on the stuff I use day in and day out. It was fun to reflect on the stuff I use every day. All that said, it lays flat, it’s easy to carry, and it’s cheap (you get three for 9 bucks). The paper also bleeds a bit more than I’d like. For one: I wish it was dotted instead of ruled as I do everything from make notes to draw sketches within it’s pages. I have used various notebooks for years now and this is the best. The Moleskine Cahier Journal is my notebook of choice (for now). After using this exclusively for the last few months, I ended up buying a second one it’s perfect for taking notes, making quick sketches, and signing books. It is under twenty dollars and easily worth every penny. I recently decided to switch to fountain pens and was looking for an entry-level pen, as so many can get expensive. This Pilot Metropolitan fountain pen is my favorite thing in the world right now. It’s nice to have the peace of mind knowing that my work is safe in the cloud as opposed to on hard drives that can fail, go missing, or be destroyed. I love it so much I wrote a whole blog post about it.It’s a good way to keep what used to be temporary work in a digital permanent format which makes it easy to access and reference.ĭropbox is my offsite backup and file sharing solution. Scapple fully replaced that, allowing me to visually picture my plots, character arcs, and storylines. I used to use a whiteboard, or a wall and sticky notes. I wrote a quick post about Scrivener a while back, it sums up my feelings about the software and links to a lot of other handy articles. It’s also excellent at exporting high-quality ebook files as well. The more I explore its features the more I love it. It’s incredibly customizable and once you figure out how it use it, it really streamlines the writing process. I use it for everything from brainstorming to the actual process of writing prose. Scrivener 2 is the software I write in most often. If you’re looking for something nimble and light I highly recommend it. That said, all in all, it’s been a great workhorse.
#SCRIVENER FOR MACBOOK AIR UPGRADE#
Come upgrade time, I’ll eschew portability and focus on something a bit more powerful.
I got the Air because I thought I wanted the portability, but I’m no coffee shop writer, and I’ve since found I don’t carry it around very often. I love this little machine, I’ve written five manuscripts on it and it’s served me well. It’s starting to show it’s age, but my first tool is my 2012 13″ MacBook Air.
Hopefully you’ll find something new and useful for your own writing. I’m posting these here because I love ’em and want to share my experience with my readers and fellow writers. None of these companies asked me to endorse them or these products.
So, for the heck of it, I figure it would be fun to compile a list of products I regularly use in my everyday process of writing. Over the last few months, I have received a couple of emails asking what I use to write.
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