13 Non-writing Tools I Swear Contribute to Success as a Writer
Try not to laugh at number 8
There are plenty of tools we use every day to help us perform our work as writers. We use computers to pitch, research, write, and submit our words. We use online tools that point out our mistakes and help us perfect and polish those precious pearls of wisdom that poured forth from our brains. And some of us use actual pens, pencils, and paper pages to manage the tasks involved in whipping our work into shape.
But what about all the tools we surround ourselves with that we don’t think about? Could you be as effective without your favorite inspirational mug? What about those fuzzy slippers that trigger your brain to begin the creative process? We all have our stuff. I thought I’d share my list of success-makers in case there’s something I use that might be missing in your writing career.
No affiliate links involved, just sharing what I use.
Smartwatch
My phone is on the desk, but face down. I’m not one of those people who can put the phone in the other room while I write. I have other obligations that cannot be set aside while I write. But when interruptions appear in tiny print on my smartwatch, they seem less important, plus I can glance at them without ever taking my fingers from…
