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Writing & Editing Tools
> Scrivener – reliable, it works, widely used. See https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
> Living Writer – still not quite ready – have to sort out the smart quotes issue – they’ve promised it’s imminent! See https://livingwriter.com
> Novel Factory – still like it, the download version, but I’ve half migrated to Living Writer for these functions. See https://www.novel-software.com/
> Reedsy Free Tool – love this – simple and it works, just not comprehensive enough. See https://reedsy.com/write-a-book
> Word – it’s got better … dictation built in now, I do like the spelling & grammar checker … it gives corrections at a level I can cope with. See https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
> Prefer Grammarly to ProWritingAid (though keep returning to PRA). See https://www.grammarly.com/ and https://prowritingaid.com/
> Google Docs – an old favourite – been using since 2001! See https://www.google.com/docs/about/
> Vellum -can’t beat it, don’t want to replace it. See https://vellum.pub/
Hosting & web …
> OptimizePress (suggest you look at Elementor for an equivalent). See https://www.optimizepress.com/ and https://elementor.com/
> Domain names – Fasthosts. See https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/
Listing Platforms
> Amazon – the best – built-in promos. See https://kdp.amazon.com/
> Smashwords! New convert – I like it! See https://www.smashwords.com/
> D2D – great promo opportunities now. See https://www.draft2digital.com/
> Google Books – hugely improved interface, would prefer better sales info. See https://play.google.com/books/publish/
> Kobo – robust and straightforward, always enter their promos – 50% success rate. See https://writinglife.kobobooks.com/dashboard
> Ingram Spark – newly improved income interface, MUCH better. Join ALLi for 5 x codes each month. See https://www.ingramspark.com/
> PublishDrive – feel like it has less to offer smaller authors now, but it does help you to reach some unique territories. See https://publishdrive.com/
Graphics …
> Canva – paid upgrade – this is the best tool for websites and social media. Video creation very simple. See https://www.canva.com/
> BookBrush – in two minds – got a Black Friday offer to end July, which will cover my new series. See https://bookbrush.com/
> DepositPhoto – watch out for the AppSumo offers, David Gaughran or Dave Chesson usually shout it out. See https://depositphotos.com/
> Fiverr for boxsets. See https://www.fiverr.com/dhananjayaeffec
> I STILL like https://www.myecovermaker.com/
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