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Resources for Writers - Part 8 * This is the final installment  of this 8-part series of resources put together by  Oliver Phisher - find him at:  OliverPhisher.com  . Click here to view  Part 1  ,  Part 2  ,  Part 3  ,   Part 4 ,  Part 5  ,  Part 6  , and Part 7 Staying Organized  1. Google Keep Keep is an excellent organization tool. It stores every idea, research plan and content structure. Which can quickly be dumped into Scrivner later. 2. Evernote Another option this is with a few more features is Evernote, you can save snippets of content you find online and go back to all of it in a searchable, taggable easy to find notebooks on Evernote. It also connects to my Google Home via IFTTT which frustratingly Google Keep doesn't seem to, so I can handsfree keep notes easily. 3. Google Drive  Accessible from anywhere with internet, Google Drive is a great collaborati...

Resources for Writers - Part 7 *  We are nearing the end of this 8-part series of resources put together by  Oliver Phisher - find him at:  OliverPhisher.com  . Click here to view  Part 1  ,  Part 2  ,  Part 3  ,   Part 4 ,  Part 5  , and Part 6 Email Marketing  1. AWeber With a drag and drop email builder, unlimited image storage and an easy to use interface, AWeber is a great option to manage your email marketing communication. 2. MailChimp MailChimp offers 12,000 emails to 2,000 subscribers - free. That's what MailChimp can do for you. A great email marketing resource if you're just getting started. MailChimp is easy to set up, easy to manage and offers an easy to scale pricing plan as your list grows. As the Wix email option 'Shoutout' has a capped number of emails you can send but an exportable email list. You can use MailChimp to send additional emails if you are p...

Resources for Writers - Part 5 * Written by Oliver Phisher - find him at:  OliverPhisher.com  . Click here to view  Part 1  ,  Part 2  ,  Part 3   and Part 4 Writing Tools 1. Scrivener Scrivener is a powerful writing tool for authors that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring your documents. Get a free 30-day trial and watch some brief YouTube tutorials to get acquainted with the system quickly. 2. Grammarly This proofreading application is an improved version of your standard spellchecking program. Just copy and paste blocks of text into Grammarly, and it will check your writing for common mistakes. The reason it's better than most spellcheckers is that it provides useful feedback that will improve the overall quality of your book. You will learn a lot very quickly by taking heed of the side bar suggestions and explanations. 3. Hemingway Editor Excellent writing is quite often straightforward writing, a...