When it comes to writing your book, blog post or other content. It is essential that you have the right tools to make you more productive, creative, and organized.
One of the biggest obstacles to writing any content is not getting out of your own way.
The easiest way to clearing the deck and have free space in your mind to get productive and creative, is to have the right tools in your arsenal, so you can put your best words on paper.
With no further ado, let us look at the 7 best writing tools of 2023.
Microsoft Word
Although there are now many alternatives to using this veteran of a word processor. You would struggle to find another software with as many features.
With inbuilt grammar and spellchecker, editor and focus mode, you will have the tools to help you become a more productive and better writer.
One of the most under-used features in Microsoft Word is Dictate.
Dictate lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Word with a microphone and reliable internet connection. It is a quick and easy way to get your thoughts out, create drafts or outlines, and capture notes.
This foundational word processor Microsoft Word is moving into with new AI tools that will help writers to be clearer and more concise.
Google Docs
Google Docs is a great alternative to Microsoft Word. It is free to use, so even at the start of your writing career, there is no excuse for you not to be tapping away at the keyboard.
Google Docs basic features are like Microsoft Word, and I would say that if you are not using Microsoft Word’s advanced functionality, then for 95% of users Google Docs will be all that you need.
Where Google Docs excels is the powerful real-time collaboration feature.
Imagine you are working on a book or content that is requires the input of multiple writers and experts.
Google Docs allows your writing team to write and edit a document at the same time, while seeing each other’s’ changes instantaneously. You could go so far as allowing access to your readers to get real time feedback as you craft your next bestseller.
Also, you can store your documents in Google Drive, which allows you to access from anywhere.
ProWritingAid
So, you have written your manuscript. Now you wish to have it polished up and edited.
ProWritingAid is a premium grammar checker and style editor with more in-depth reports to help you strengthen your writing.
By using this software, you will edit your work faster, fix style issues, eliminate errors, find the right words and you will learn as you edit through its reporting feature.
You can install ProWritingAid as an extension for Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Word and Google Docs, so your work can benefit from a grammar checker, style editor, and writing mentor in whatever platform you are using.
Scrivener
So you want to see the forest or the trees? Whether you plan or plunge, Scrivener works your way: hammer out every last detail before typing a word or carve out a draft and restructure later.
Scrivener is one of the most popular apps for writers out there. Some of the most successful non-fiction writers, novelists, journalists and more use Scrivener to become a more productive and organized writers.
If you would like a tool that will help you to start writing and keep you focused to the end. Scrivener is the tool for you.
Trello
Need a place to collect and organize your ideas?
Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.
If you like creating a storyboard for your manuscript and want to have all your ideas and research in a web-based Kanban-style list-making, then Trello is app you should consider.
The way to look at Trello is that it is a digital storyboard, where you can capture your ideas, thoughts, to-do’s and more.
Conclusion
Having the right tools will help you become more productive and help you improve your writing.
Why not add one or two of these tools to your arsenal and see how it works for you.
So that’s my shortlist.
What tools do you use to help you produce your best writing?
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