Free Resources for Fiction Authors (Writers)
High quality fiction involves hard work and persistence. Study your craft, attend workshops, read widely, and share your work with other skilled writers. The trick is to put all your ideas into a useable format without killing your desire to write.
Below are some tools to make your writing journey a little easier. If there is something you'd like to see on this page, contact me and I'll see what I can do.
Below are some tools to make your writing journey a little easier. If there is something you'd like to see on this page, contact me and I'll see what I can do.
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Simple Synopsis Blueprint
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Want to build an author website?
What do you really need when you're just starting out as an author?
I recommend having a very basic, free website. Don't waste money monthly before you have money coming in. All you need is a page with information about you, e.g. why you write, what you write, something interesting about your life and a good photo, as well as a contact page (use a built-in form rather than having your email or phone number displayed to the public). Only add a blog if blogging is something you enjoy doing regularly.
What about when you are published?
Now is a good time to buy a web domain and include links to your book(s) on your website. There are all sorts of extra pages you can add, but the truth is that so long as you have the basics, people can find you.
I recommend Weebly
I've used Weebly for a decade, to build a professional and flexible website. Their customer service has always been excellent, even when I wasn't paying for my site.
Use my referral link so that when you upgrade to a paid plan you'll get 10% off. I can't wait to see what you make!
Click here to start building a website.
I recommend having a very basic, free website. Don't waste money monthly before you have money coming in. All you need is a page with information about you, e.g. why you write, what you write, something interesting about your life and a good photo, as well as a contact page (use a built-in form rather than having your email or phone number displayed to the public). Only add a blog if blogging is something you enjoy doing regularly.
What about when you are published?
Now is a good time to buy a web domain and include links to your book(s) on your website. There are all sorts of extra pages you can add, but the truth is that so long as you have the basics, people can find you.
I recommend Weebly
I've used Weebly for a decade, to build a professional and flexible website. Their customer service has always been excellent, even when I wasn't paying for my site.
Use my referral link so that when you upgrade to a paid plan you'll get 10% off. I can't wait to see what you make!
Click here to start building a website.
Scrivener
Everything you need to craft your first draft in one app.
This program was specifically developed for writers and provides a range of features to help organise material, do research, create plots and write the best book you can. It's a typewriter, cork board for planning, character profile template, scrapbook for research.
Now get writing!
For more information, click the button below for Windows or Mac.
Already own an earlier version? Visit the upgrade page.
Already own a licence for a different computer? Visit the cross-grade page.
This program was specifically developed for writers and provides a range of features to help organise material, do research, create plots and write the best book you can. It's a typewriter, cork board for planning, character profile template, scrapbook for research.
Now get writing!
For more information, click the button below for Windows or Mac.
Already own an earlier version? Visit the upgrade page.
Already own a licence for a different computer? Visit the cross-grade page.
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SCRIVENER FOR WINDOWS
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SCRIVENER FOR MAC
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Other Literary Groups
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