15 Apps for Writers

The following apps are ones I’ve either used or have heard about from other writers. Each app offers help with productivity, promotion, creativity, or the actual act of writing a story. They are listed in no particular order.

I’m linking each of these apps to the Apple store, but many are also available at the Google Play and/or Amazon App Stores.

IntervalTimer

1) Interval Timer: Focus on your productivity and beat procrastination. By Nasa Trained Monkeys

Evernote

2) Evernote: Capture notes and sync across all devices. Stay organized. By Evernote

OneNote

3) Microsoft OneNote: Lists, photos, and notes, organized in a notebook. By Microsoft Corporation

Word

4) Microsoft Word: A word processor. By Microsoft Corporation

Pages

5) Pages: A word processor. By Apple

TheBrain

6) TheBrain: Dynamic Mind Mapping, Note Taking and Information Management. By TheBrain

SimpleMind

7) SimpleMind+ Intuitive Mind Mapping: Helps you organize your thoughts, remember things and generate new ideas. By xpt Software & Consulting B.V.

ListsForWriters

8) Lists for Writers: Ideas for creative writing. By Thinkamingo

ThRex

9) Thesaurus Rex: a thesaurus with modern content and synonyms for new words. By Dictionary.com

MW

10) Merriam-Webster Dictionary By Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Wunderlist

11) Wunderlist: To-Do List & Tasks By 6 Wunderkinder

Hootsuite

12) Hootsuite: Schedule Posts for Twitter, Instagram & More. By Hootsuite Media Inc.

Pocket

13) Pocket: Save Articles and Videos to View Later. By Read It Later, Inc

WhiteNoise

14) White Noise: Ambient sounds of the environment to help you stay relaxed and focused while you write. By TMSOFT

YogaStudio

15) Yoga Studio: Play, create, customize and schedule easy-to-follow HD video yoga classes. By Gaiam, Inc.

 

Setting Inspiration: From Farmlands to City Living

Here are some of my recent setting inspiration finds that I’m saving for future projects:

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Sizzling Summer Reads Giveaway at The Romance Reviews

Sizzling Summer Reads

The Romance Reviews is hosting a Sizzling Summer Romance Party during the month of June. Join in the fun and get several chances to win great prizes, including a copy of my latest book FRIENDS AND LOVERS. There are more than 150 participating authors and publishers with more than 150 prizes up for grabs during the whole month of June, including a grand prize of a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate.

The event runs from June 1, 12:00 am EST to June 30, 11:59 pm EST. My Q&A question will appear on June 5, from 12:00 am EST to 11:59 pm EST. Stop by the Romance Reviews event page to see if you know the answer.

Please note: you need to register and be logged in at TRR before you can play the games.

Good luck!

Links I Love: Starting a Bullet Journal, A Beautiful Man, Powerful Habits, and More

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NEAT HACKS


LIFE TIPS


HOW COOL

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Don’t-Miss Article: The Woman Who Cared for Hundreds of Abandoned Gay Men

Love And Petals

We must never forget what those early days of AIDS were like. How the world lost so many beautiful, wonderful people, and how so many of them died alone, afraid, and unloved because of fear and ignorance and hatred.

People like Ruth Coker Burks did what was heartbreakingly all too often needed.

Meet the Woman Who Cared for Hundreds of Abandoned Gay Men Dying of AIDS.