Bright Shiny New Tools
Adobe Express
Adobe’s popular online graphics app now has a “free forever” plan. Adobe Express is similar to Canva, but offers some differences including better font selection
Anytime Mailbox
If you’re concerned about exposing your real home address on your emailed newsletter, or you travel a lot and want to have your email managed
Dropbox Shop
Dropbox Shop launched in private beta last year and allows users to create product listings for digital content. You can add content directly from Dropbox,
TimeFlip
If you’re a productivity or time tracking junkie, this is the device for you. You assign projects to each of the sides of the die,
Booksio
THE BOOKSTORE FOR GIVING BACK We know you probably have at least a dozen places to buy books and magazines from. Why do you need
PayHip
Payhip is an easy-to-use platform that lets you sell digital content directly to readers. After creating a free account, enter your products and prices, and
Websites Worth a Look
Anytime Mailbox
If you’re concerned about exposing your real home address on your emailed newsletter, or you travel a lot and want to have your email managed
Booksio
THE BOOKSTORE FOR GIVING BACK We know you probably have at least a dozen places to buy books and magazines from. Why do you need
Booksweeps
BookSweeps provides marketing tools and turnkey promotions to help you grow an audience for your writing. Here’s what makes BookSweeps the most popular lead generation
World Anvil
From the website: World Anvil is a set of worldbuilding tools that helps you create, organize and store your world setting. With wiki-like articles, interactive
Book Brush
Book Brush simplifies the creation of high-quality professional ads and social media images for your book marketing. This user-friendly platform has numerous features designed specifically
TinyPNG
Use TinyPNG to shrink images for your websites and apps. That means faster image loading and less bandwidth usage. TinyPNG can compress your WEBP, JPEG,
You Are a Badass at Making Money
You Are a Badass at Making Money will launch you past the fears and stumbling blocks that have kept financial success beyond your reach. Drawing on her
Estate Planning for Authors: Your Final Letter
From the website: The challenge with an estate that includes Intellectual Property (books, stories, plays, films, etc.), is it has a value that can last
A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling
From the website: If you want to attract, engage, and captivate your audience, you need this book. Written by an award-winning transmedia creator and renowned
Romance Your Plan: Taking Genre Fiction Marketing to the Next Level
In Romance Your Plan, bestselling author Zoe York explores “how to pick the right marketing plan for your brand, your books, and your readers.” Discussion
The Anatomy of a Best Seller: 3 Steps to Deconstruct Winning Books and Teach Yourself Craft
The Anatomy of a Best Seller “will help you break down the best books in your genre, understand how and why they work, and then
Reach: Create the Biggest Possible Audience for Your Message, Book, or Cause
From the website: Reach provides a clear and structured approach to creating a successful online presence that will create the biggest possible impact for any
Finding the Right Message
From the website: Jen Havice, messaging strategist and customer-driven copywriter, walks you through how to ask the right questions to learn what makes your customers
Scrivener Stuff
Bibisco
bibisco is a novel writing software that helps you to write your novel, in a simple way. Billed as an alternative to Scrivener, it has both a
Write Now with Scrivener
The team that makes Scrivener has started a monthly podcast. Here’s the description: “In Write Now with Scrivener, journalist Kirk McElhearn interviews writers of all
