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]]> By: What's buzzing this week in book marketing & publishing https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17233 Sat, 15 Aug 2015 09:18:44 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17233 […] Tools for novelists: Here are 5 of the best […]

]]> By: Sandra Beckwith https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17232 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 23:44:00 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17232 In reply to Cat Michaels.

You’re welcome! I hope it helps.

Sandy

]]> By: Cat Michaels https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17231 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:19:58 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17231 In reply to Sandra Beckwith.

Thanks for explaining the research advantage, Sandy. I will give Evernote another try!

]]> By: Sandra Beckwith https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17230 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:07:04 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17230 In reply to Seb Kirby.

Seb, I’m so happy to hear you rave about Scrivener! I have purchased it, but haven’t used it yet. I’m looking forward to learning how to use it effectively.

Thanks for adding it to this list and for taking the time to comment.

Sandy

]]> By: Sandra Beckwith https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17229 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:56:33 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17229 In reply to Cat Michaels.

Cat, do you do any online research for your kid lit books? If so, Evernote can help you keep track of the content you find online. It’s like using “favorites” in your browser and sending links into folders, but I find Evernote much easier to use than the favorites option. It’s easier to clip and save into the right notebook (the equivalent of a folder), then access that content later, because you see more than a URL — you see the whole page that you clipped.

Sandy

]]> By: Cat Michaels https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17228 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:32:25 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17228 This is so helpful, Sandy! I just started my third year of blogging and am writing my third Indie Kid Lit book, so I want ideas to stay fresh. I used Rafflecopter before and love it. The Twitter tool is new to me, and it is now on my to-do list for my for book launch. I feel overwhelmed by Evernote. I file information In Dropbox and Google Drive, and they have served me well. Does Evernote have significant advantages over folders on such cloud drives?

]]> By: Seb Kirby https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17227 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:06:10 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17227 Thanks for those very useful tips, Sandra! I’d like to mention Scrivener. As an author (with no connection to the company, by the way) I’ve found it to be indispensable. It’s essentially a word processor developed specifically for authors. But it does so much more than handle text well on a chapter by chapter basis; it organises your research in folders as you wish, it outputs formatted versions of your finalised text in a wide range of publication ready formats (paperback, mobi, EPub, etc) and does a whole lot more. It’s not free but, in my view, it’s worth every penny.

]]> By: Sandra Beckwith https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17226 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:37:38 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17226 In reply to Pamela Toler.

Thanks, Pam. You made me laugh!

One thing to think of: How can you tweak that topic a bit so it’s a fit for you? I don’t know enough to offer any good guesses, but it could be something like, “10 things historical fiction fans need to know about Vikings.” My point is, you can take these seemingly off-the-wall topic suggestions and use them as a jumping off point to create an idea that WILL work.

But again…thanks for the laugh!

Sandy

]]> By: Pamela Toler https://buildbookbuzz.com/tools-for-novelists-here-are-5-of-the-best/#comment-17225 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 18:26:47 +0000 http://buildbookbuzz.com/?p=7191#comment-17225 I think my topic isn’t mainstream enough for the blog topic generator. The suggestions were pretty funny, including 10 Things Your Boss Wants You To Know About Vikings. *snort*

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