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Free Writer's Tools!

I have compiled a list of websites and blogs that have helped me as a writer, and most, if not all, offer free tools to help new writers. There are all sorts of tools, from novel outlining and book cover design to mapmaking and character design. If you're a blogger, be sure to check out Ryan Robinson's site The Blog of Ryan Robinson: Blogging Advice, Free Tools & More to access some invaluable SEO and blogging tools! I say invaluable because they are FREE, yet Ryan could charge us hundreds for his tools!

Creativindie

Derek Murphy is an author, publisher, book cover designer, among many others! He has been instrumental in getting my writing career started! His website Creativindie has all kinds of valuable templates to help fellow writers. Derek's blog is packed with info and I encourage you to check out Creativindie, especially if you're a reader, a writer, or a designer!

Ryan Robinson

Ryan has more free tools than you can shake a stick at and if you have a blog, or want to start one, this is a MUST VISIT site!

Reedsy

Opening statement of their mission: "Crafting beautiful books is at the heart of everything that Reedsy does. We're changing the way books are published by giving authors and publishers access to talented professionals, powerful tools, and free educational content".

Inkarnate

Turn your ideas into incredible fantasy maps with Inkarnate's easy-to-use online map-making platform.
Ideal for Game Masters, Fantasy Authors and Map Enthusiasts.

Helping Writers Become Authors

K.M. Weiland is an award-winning and internationally published author of acclaimed writing guides, such as Structuring Your Novel and Creating Character Arcs. She writes historical and speculative fiction and mentors authors.

Leonardo.Ai

Ai Art Generator — Explore the depths of your creativity with Leonardo Ai the best Ai image generator. Create the highest quality visual assets for your campaigns, projects and more. Ai Art Generator. Start Today. Pricing And Plans. (From Google)

Ideogram

When you sign up at ideogram.ai, you’ll join our global community of creators, where you can make new friends, share your images and prompts, and get inspired by your peers' creativity. In addition to daily free generations on the free plan, we’re excited to announce our paid subscription plans, which offer priority generation, private generation, image upload, and access to Ideogram Editor. (From Ideogram Blog)

Future Tools

If you watch YouTube you've probably seen Matt Wolfe. Future Tools is an awesome tool in itself, with links to almost anything AI imaginable! Matt has a great personality and knows what he's talking about. Check out Future Tools and buy Matt a burrito. And I'll take one too!

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Dave Chesson

Nathan Bransford

I go to Nathan Bransford's site for help with grammar and story but he has a lot of good links to an assortment of topics.

Home For Fiction

I found Home For Fiction when I used the free Planet Generator on Chris Angelis' website. Chris also has some other cool tools like a Fiction Sentiment Analysis and Gothic Meter. I ran my novel through both and very speedily got some interesting facts I wasn't even aware of. Chris is another mentor offering his knowledge and projects at little or no charge. Check out Home For Fiction- Good Stuff!

The Porte Port

Straight from Chris' blog:
Write Like A Geek – Tell Better Tales
A blog dedicated to exploring storytelling techniques in the movies, books, shows, and games that spark our imagination.

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