Resources

*Some of these listed I am affiliated with. I truly believe and use the product and through my referral I receive a small stipend.

  • Email software and support - Convertkit.com

    I've tried many products available on the market today. This was the easiest for me to learn and use.  To answer your unasked question: Other companies offer some of the same services, so why should I choose them? In my humble opinion, they go beyond what others provide in terms of quality of training and assistance. I hate it when I have to search and search to find a way to communicate with a company I'm working with, and Converkit.com gets a gold star from me every time. Plus, I love their 30-day free trial, meaning you have access to all levels of training during that time.*

  • Web.com

    They have great customer service. You can hire someone for $149 to set it up for you, or do it yourself. Or you can go a bit more expensive and have a WordPress site. You can get a free domain there, too. They have an extensive video and written database for everything. So if you are reader or need to see it, they have you covered.

  • Pubsitepro.com

    It is simple, quick, excellent customer service... and to my knowledge, the only platform that is geared exclusively to authors. Now, when it comes to building a website... I need a lot of handholding. In other words, I need a lot of HELP. They have been there for me whenever I have a hit a sticky-wicket situation, with detailed instructions, and usually a video I can stop and start as I am fixing what I messed up or building... like this page. 

  • For publishing: Draft2Digital.com

    If you are writing a book with anyone else and you want someone else to do the math as in splitting royalties and sending everyone the forms needed for taxes.... Draft2Digital is the one for you. The anthologies I publish are written by ten authors, me included. It would be a nightmare for me to handle that aspect since I am NOT an accountant. They also can publish you works wide (going to their huge list of bookstores or go only to one. Plus, once you put it in a basic format and submit it, along with the covers you have picked for eBook and print, they format it into the specific style for each vendor. Makes it easy-peasy. 

  • Writing & Formatting Software for Authors:

    Atticus.io - Fabulous and easy to use. Can format from Mac or Windows. Cost is $147 for lifetime. Microsoft Word

    Campfirewriting.com - great for world building, too. You can now write and publish there. Or make your book available to read on the site.
    Autocrit.com - Great for writing, keeping track of your word count, and an excellent copy editing software*
    Atticus.com - formatting for publication
    fantasynamegenerators.com/moon-rabbit-names.php - runs on donation, not mandatory
    vulgarlang.com/ - language generator - free and paid
    prowritingaid.com - The best grammar, etc. program, can integrate with almost all programs you can write in*
    K-Lytics.com - great for finding the right category and niche you write in, plus shows you top book covers to devise your own. The best statistical look at eBooks.

  • Reference Books

    The entire series by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi (I have these in both e-book and print)

    • The Emotional Thesaurus

    • The Positive and Negative Trait Thesaurus

    • The Urban and Rural Setting Thesaurus

    • The Emotional Wound Thesaurus

    • The Conflict Thesaurus Vol 1 and 2

    The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction by Philip Athans

    1,000 Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers by Valerie Howard

    Strong Verbs Strong Voice by Ann Everett

    The Storyteller's Dictionary, Chenault & Gray Publishing (Stephen Chenault, Tim Burns, Mark Sandy, Kim Hartsfield, and Jason Vey)

    Writer's Secret Weapon Reference Guide by Cheyenne McCray and H.D. Thomson

    Body Trauma - A writer's guide to wounds and injuries, 2nd Edition, David W. Page, MD, FACS

    Fight Write - How to write believable fight scenes by Carla Hoch

    Thesaurus of the Senses - a tool for writers, teachers, students, and word lovers by Linda Hart

    Body Beats to Build On by April W Gardner 

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