Writing Tools I Use All The Time
My go-tos for reporting, research, and writing
Every once in a while someone asks me — what tools and apps do you use in your writing?
After giving that answer a couple of dozen times, I realize I should probably just write it down, so that it’s all in one place.
So: Here we go!
A throat-clearing preamble: I’m a nonfiction writer. Mostly I write long-form magazine pieces, books, and a Niagara of blogging. So long before I do any “writing”, I do a massive amount of research: I pore over books and reports and interview people, taking notes all the while. The tools below are focused heavily on the reporting-and-gathering-info process, far more than on “the act of crafting sentences”. So if you’re writing novels or screenplays, this list may not be useful for you.
(BTW, if you dig this piece, it’s part of a series I’ve been doing on nonfiction writing techniques.)
Forthwith, here’s A Guide To The Nine Essential Tools For My Reporting And Writing …
