16 Digital Tools for Writers

Mindie Burgoyne

BTO 2015

Where does the Writer Need Help?

WriterNeeds

Research

Develop Content

EditStay

Productive

Writers Block

Three Kinds of Digital Tools

• Software

• Apps

• Online Tools

Research Tools

• Feedly

• Camera / phone

• Evernote

• Voice Memos

• SoundNote

• Storify

Evernote

Note organizing system – online or app

User network of over 35 million, accessible on multi-devices.

Browser clipping tool

Evernote

Evernote

Voice Memos

Other Tools for Research

• Storify

• Mobile Phone

• Camera

• Feedly or other aggregator

Tools for Building Content

• Cliché Finder

• Wordcounter

• Bibme

• Dragon Dictate

• Scrivener

• Mindmapping

Dragon Dictate

Dragon Dictate

Dragon Dictate

Scrivener

Scrivener

Scrivener

Scrivener

Scrivener

Scrivener

• Keep all elements of a book, screenplay, manuscript together

o Research and Notes

o First, second drafts

o References, inspirations

• Export for manuscript pdf or Kindle and other platforms

Scrivener is like a big three-ring binder with tabs and pockets.

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping

Cliché Finder

Wordcounter

Wordcounter

Bibme

Productivity

• Dropbox

• Unstuck

• Mindmapping

• Evernote

Mind Mapping

Voice Memos

Dropbox

Unstuck

• On demand coaching

• Imagination Prompts

• iPad only

• 50 targeted tips

• You become your own

shrink

Writers Block - Creativity

• Writing Prompts

• Imagination Prompts

• Mindmapping

• Unstuck

Mind Mapping

Unstuck

Writing Prompts

• 60 sketches

• 250 Scene elements

• 600 text prompts

• Available online or offline

Imagination Prompts

Marketing

• YouTube

• Mail Chimp

• GoodReads

• Amazon Author Page

YouTube

GoodReads

Amazon Author

MailChimp

16 Tools

• Evernote

• SoundNote

• Voice Memo (cell phone)

• Storify

• Scrivener

• Dragon Dictate

• Wordcounter

• Freemind – mindmapping

• Bibme

• Cliché Finder

• Dropbox• Unstuck• Writing Prompts• Imagination Prompts

Marketing

• YouTube

• Mail Chimp

• GoodReads

• Amazon Author Page

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