8 writing tools all writers need:
Must have writing tool 1:
Electronic scratch pad
If you’re like me, you get ideas at random times.
Don’t let them slip away.
Use Apple Notes to write them down.
Don’t worry about quality, just capture them.
You can perfect them later.
Electronic scratch pad
If you’re like me, you get ideas at random times.
Don’t let them slip away.
Use Apple Notes to write them down.
Don’t worry about quality, just capture them.
You can perfect them later.
Must have writing tool 2:
Napkin
The ultimate app for creative ideation.
Napkin auto tags your ideas and links them in creative ways.
If you’re ever stuck on what to write, hit shuffle and combine previous ideas to create new ones.
See example below:
Napkin
The ultimate app for creative ideation.
Napkin auto tags your ideas and links them in creative ways.
If you’re ever stuck on what to write, hit shuffle and combine previous ideas to create new ones.
See example below:
Must have writing tool 3:
Editors
For more than just beginner writers.
Assists with:
- Impact
- Concision
- Punctuation
- Sentence length
Top 3 recommendations:
- ProWritingAid
- Hemingway
- Grammarly
Write without.
Run all final drafts through to catch what you missed.
Editors
For more than just beginner writers.
Assists with:
- Impact
- Concision
- Punctuation
- Sentence length
Top 3 recommendations:
- ProWritingAid
- Hemingway
- Grammarly
Write without.
Run all final drafts through to catch what you missed.
Must have writing tool 4:
Content scheduler
Write daily.
Schedule your best ideas once a week.
Will save you hours of time.
And let you schedule posts for optimal hours.
I use Zlappo for myself and my clients.
Content scheduler
Write daily.
Schedule your best ideas once a week.
Will save you hours of time.
And let you schedule posts for optimal hours.
I use Zlappo for myself and my clients.
Must have writing tool 5:
Noise cancelling headphones
10x your focus with a single click.
You don’t even need to listen to music.
Just turn noise cancelling mode on.
You’re instantly in a writing zone.
The best hack for laser focus.
Noise cancelling headphones
10x your focus with a single click.
You don’t even need to listen to music.
Just turn noise cancelling mode on.
You’re instantly in a writing zone.
The best hack for laser focus.
Must have writing tool 6:
Flow app
Like Apple’s focus mode but 10x better.
Ultradian cycles are your body’s focus rhythms.
(90 minutes focus, 15 minutes break).
Set flow to block all messages and emails for 90 minutes.
Then notify you it’s time for a 15 minute break.
Flow app
Like Apple’s focus mode but 10x better.
Ultradian cycles are your body’s focus rhythms.
(90 minutes focus, 15 minutes break).
Set flow to block all messages and emails for 90 minutes.
Then notify you it’s time for a 15 minute break.
Must have writing tool 7:
Multiple editors
You catch different writing errors in different editors.
My system:
Outline → Notion
1st edits → ProWritingAid
2nd edits → Twitter
I catch different mistakes each time.
A simple tip for powerful writing.
Multiple editors
You catch different writing errors in different editors.
My system:
Outline → Notion
1st edits → ProWritingAid
2nd edits → Twitter
I catch different mistakes each time.
A simple tip for powerful writing.
Must have writing tool 8:
A book
Read great writing before you write.
Take note of the authors:
- Rhythm
- Word choice
- Sentence variety
Your mind will absorb the patterns.
Making great writing easier.
I read:
Mark Manson for style.
Robert Greene for technical writing.
A book
Read great writing before you write.
Take note of the authors:
- Rhythm
- Word choice
- Sentence variety
Your mind will absorb the patterns.
Making great writing easier.
I read:
Mark Manson for style.
Robert Greene for technical writing.
8 writing tools all writers need:
1) Electronic scratch pad
2) Napkin app
3) Editors
4) Content scheduler
5) Noise cancelling headphones
6) Flow app
7) Multiple editors
8) A book
1) Electronic scratch pad
2) Napkin app
3) Editors
4) Content scheduler
5) Noise cancelling headphones
6) Flow app
7) Multiple editors
8) A book
Thanks for reading.
My goal is to create art (writing) that changes the world.
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And follow me @taylinsimmonds for more.
Until next time,
Taylin
My goal is to create art (writing) that changes the world.
If this thread has done that for you, please RT the 1st tweet.
And follow me @taylinsimmonds for more.
Until next time,
Taylin
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