Sarah Williams' Top 15 Writing and Publishing Tools!

In a few weeks I will be visiting local libraries in the Sunshine Coast and sharing my signature workshop - Taming Your Muse - with aspiring writers.

During the 90 minute workshop I will be sharing my top tips on how to avoid writers block and unleash your creativity. Students will also learn about setting and reaching milestones, explore smart ways to become more organised and disciplined and discover new apps and modern technology helping writers achieve their goals.

Sounds great, huh?

It is!

I've taught this workshop to hundreds of writers over the years and many of them have gone on to become fiction bestsellers! 

And before you ask, yes I am planning on turning this into a digital webinar. So stay tuned for those details. But in the meantime I though you might like my Top 15 Writing and Publishing Tools!

Here goes:

Dragon Dictation – Learning how to dictate can skyrocket your productivity and Dragon is the best dictation software out there.

ScribeCount – ScribeCount helps indie authors and publishers to track their Royalties and Profits across platforms and marketplaces. ScribeCount is an author services company that provides sales reporting, ad tracking, social media management, marketing and analytics tools, and news aggregation, all in one real-time easy to read platform. No need to visit multiple websites every day to gather the data you need to make informed business decisions.

Mailerlite – Create advanced email marketing campaigns with features like automation, landing pages and surveys. Get free access to premium features with a 14-day trial!

WordPress – Need an author website? Look no further than WordPress. Reliable and easy to use. Set up a website in minutes with no experience required.

Author Cats – Like my website theme? Author Cats is a fully integrated online website and marketing suite designed especially for authors.

The Creative Penn online courses – Joanna Penn from thecreativepenn.com has created several online courses. They include: How to Write a Novel, How to Write Non-Fiction, Content Marketing for Fiction, Productivity for Authors, and Creative Freedom: How to Make a Living with your Writing.

Adam Croft’s Writing Killer Blurbs and Hooks – Adam Croft is the author of the Indie Author Mindset as well as being one of the most successful independently published authors in the world, and one of the biggest selling authors of the past few years. In this course, Writing Killer Blurbs and Hooks, you will learn how to craft killer hooks, which words and language to use to sell more books, how to make a bad blurb brilliant and why 99% of authors are doing blurbs wrong.

Mark Dawson’s Ads for Authors course – Advertising for Authors is the premier social media advertising course specifically crafted for writers. This advanced course brings you hours of tuition as you learn everything you need to know to create and serve powerful ads on the main social media networks to find new readers and sell your books. If you already have the basics, but want to turbo charge your writing career and results, then this is the course for you. (Suitable for intermediate to advanced levels, fiction and non-fiction.)

Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing 101 – Self Publishing 101 is an extensive course with everything you need to know from the moment you type THE END on your manuscript. It’s a straightforward easy-to-follow guide that will take all the guesswork out of how to publish your book and to get your indie author career off to the best possible start. (Suitable for beginner to intermediate levels, fiction and non-fiction.)

Vellum – A book creation tool for Mac that allows you to professionally format both ebooks and paperbacks for publication.

KDP Rocket – This amazing tool takes the hard work out of keyword research for Amazon ads, as well as giving great insights into Amazon categories and competitors.

Draft2Digital – If you’re considering going “wide” I recommend Draft2Digital as an easy way to get your ebook into multiple retailers. Draft2Digital also has a great formatting tool available.

IngramSpark – Print-on-demand publishing for self-publishers: the perfect combination of quality, quantity, and variety. With world wide distribution including book stores and libraries.

Alliance of Independent Authors – Join the global, non-profit association for self-publishing authors. Advice, advocacy, campaigns, community, discounts, education, forum, and services watchdog.

Google Books – Enjoy millions of the latest Android apps, games, music, movies, TV, books, magazines & more. Anytime, anywhere, across your devices.

Full disclosure, some of these are affiliate links. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. I have and do continue to use all these took in my business and only promote things I really love!

If you know of any other tools or resources I'd love to hear from you. Hit reply to this email and I'll add them to my list.