#toolsandresources — Public Fediverse posts

Making the Most of Your Word Processing Tools

Standard Manuscript Format for Writers Last month, I shared my tips for How to Use Scrivener (Without Anxiety). But as I mentioned in that post, the industry standard for publishing is Microsoft Word. So if you just can’t get on board with Scrivener, I’m back with some tips for some of the other common word-processing...
The post Making the Most of Your Word Processing Tools appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/07/word-processing-tools/

#PublishingandSelfPublishing #ResidentWritingCoach #ToolsandResources #WritingCraft #WritingHelp

The Emotion Thesaurus is Amazon’s Daily Kindle Deal (1.49) + a Discount on Character Thesaurus eBooks

Great characters aren’t built from a single element. They’re shaped by emotions, personality traits, fears, past wounds, goals, and the roles they play in their world. That’s why our character-focused thesaurus guides are designed to work together. Each guide helps you understand your character’s layers from a different angle, helping you craft someone who authentic,...
The post The Emotion Thesaurus is Amazon’s Daily Kindle Deal (1.49) + a Discount on Character Thesaurus eBooks appeared first on WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®.
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2026/06/amazon-discount-character-thesaurus-sale/

#Characters #Series #ToolsandResources #WritingCraft #WritingHelp

Amazing Resources for Neurodivergent Writers

My last post highlighted Writing Tips for the Neurodivergent Brain, but what about writing resources and tools? What sorts of “helpers” are out there to help people with not-so-great executive functions get to the end? What the Heck Is “Executive Function”?
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/08/resources-for-neurodivergent-writers/

#Focus #NeurodivergentWriters #ResidentWritingCoach #ToolsandResources #WritingCraft
@indieauthors

Reading Like a Writer

We all know that as writers we should be reading a lot. It’s one of the best ways to learn the craft, and Stephen King’s quote on the topic is legendary: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” While it’s great to beat your annual […]…
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/05/reading-like-a-writer/

#Plotting #ResidentWritingCoach #Setting #StoryStructure #ToolsandResources
@indieauthors

Writing Tips from a Neurodivergent Brain

Last Fall, when I wrote about writing a novel “scene by scene,” I received a ton of interesting feedback. Most of it was a variation on these three questions: I’ll give you my answer in a nutshell. I don’t write out of order to be different or creative. I…
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2025/05/writing-tips-from-a-neurodivergent-brain/

#Focus #ResidentWritingCoach #RevisionandEditing #ToolsandResources #WritersAttitude
@indieauthors