by MichaelDickson | Apr 28, 2020 | Tools for Writers
Not long ago, I went to Google and typed this into the search field: “How to Write a Novel.” In a split second, I received over 1,540,000,000 results. That’s 1.5 billion results on how to write a novel. I wet through the first couple of...
by MichaelDickson | Jan 18, 2019 | Tools for Writers
10X Your Thriller Vocabulary Imagine if you had the writing vocabulary of a New York Times bestselling author and their editor. What if you could sit down and write the perfect chase scene or describe the movement of characters in your novel with relative ease. No...
by MichaelDickson | Dec 12, 2018 | Tools for Writers
Novel Writing Tools Beyond Your Basic Word Processor Writing a novel requires a great deal of organization if you want to do it right. You have endless details to work out, thoughts and ideas to put together, and research to keep track of. Depending on the type of...
by MichaelDickson | Oct 9, 2018 | Tools for Writers
Grammarly is the most effective online grammar program. PROS/ Grammarly functions much better online than any other grammar software we evaluated. CONS/ The solution boldy markets until you update to a paid plan. DECISION/ While its pricing option is a little costly...
by MichaelDickson | Jul 24, 2018 | Tools for Writers
Every time I go into Scrivener I learn something new. Sometimes I’ve learned there’s an easier way to do this or that. Other times I’ve learned of new features hidden deep in the software. It’s both exciting and somewhat frustrating to have so many options to choose...
by MichaelDickson | Apr 3, 2018 | Tools for Writers
If there’s one thing I can get enough of, it’s fiction writing tips, and in this post, I’m going to share with you 168 of the best tips I’ve found online today, AND one new nugget I call the Story Idea Generator. Put your phones away...