Expand Your Writing 10X With One Simple Trick [Plus Download]

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...

4 Novel Writing Tools For the Organized Writer

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...

Grammarly Pros and Cons – A Review for Fiction Writers

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...

6 Awesome Scrivener Tools You Didn’t Know Existed

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...

168 Fiction Writing Tips and One Story Idea Generator

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...

Ebook Formatting – 5 Pages You Must Include in Your Book.

by MichaelDickson | Mar 20, 2018 | Tools for Writers

The front and back pages in a book are the final steps to a long creative process. Second to the cover, they are the next experience the reader has with the book. If formatted carelessly, it presents a lack of professionalism. To ensure a consistent readership...