Guest Post by EO Writes
What comes to your mind when you hear the words book writing app? If you are like me, you want a book writing app that gives value, ease, and seamless results. A book writing app that makes good on its promise. Writing a book is no small feat. You need book writing apps that are going to help you get the job done, and get it done right.
I find when I am dealing with book writing apps it goes three ways: unimpressive, mediocre, and wow! I haven’t found one that wows me one hundred percent, but I have found a handful that have come close. In this article I am going to share three that I like. These particular book writing apps are not perfect; however, they have a lot of promise and have helped me with the last two books that I self-published. Are you ready to hear about them?
Best Book Writing App #1: ProWritingAid
The first book writing app I want to share with you is ProWritingAid. ProWritingAid can either be used via their website or downloaded to use within your word processing apps. It is a great tool to have at your disposal when you are writing a book.
I found this book writing app quite helpful when I was writing A Case of Mistaken Identity. I love the ease of the site. You have many features at your fingertips: grammar, spelling, sentence structure, length of sentences, readability, etc… What I want to focus on here is the grammar and critique features. The grammar tool is great if you struggle with things such as commas, which I do.
The critique reports are great if you want a little insight into whether your characters are believable or not, if you have enough plot, and if your story makes sense. The critique reports can help you fill in any holes in your story. My only complaint about this feature is that you only get one critique a day, and it’s only available with the Premium account. The critique feature was the main reason I did the Premium for a month. I used the critique reports to tighten my story and the grammar to clean it up before handing it to my professional editor.
Don’t get me wrong, the free account has a lot to offer as well, but you don’t have a lot of the bells and whistles that the Premium offers.
Best Book Writing App #2: Reedsy
You may be wondering what Reedsy is. Reedsy is an app that will help you write your book.
I first heard of Reedsy when I decided to attend the Publish Your Poetry Workshop hosted by David. The workshop was a step-by-step tutorial on how to write your poetry book with the help of Reedsy. Reedsy is a free platform in which you can write your book and then have it typeset for print and ebook distribution. It will give you the format that KDP recognizes for both print and ebook.
It was a bit of a learning curve for me at first, but then I figured it out. I used Reedsy to write my poetry book Penned with Purpose and then typeset it for print and ebook. It is now on Amazon. I think Reedsy has a lot of potential and like I said earlier it’s free and it will typeset your book for the print and ebook formats that KDP accepts. Ready for upload!
Best Book Writing App #3: Canva
I’m sure you have heard of Canva. Canva is capable of doing many things, including writing books. I personally like it for its design features. I used Canva templates for my book covers, then resized them and, with my own illustrations, designed them. I also use Canva for marketing my books on Linked In,Truth Social and my website.
You can create workbooks, newsletters, greeting cards, website graphics, social media pins, linked-in pins, podcast cover, etc…With Canva the possibilities are endless. I personally prefer the paid account because that way I have full access to all Canva has to offer.
In Conclusion
There you have it, three writing apps that have given me value, ease, and seamless results with my writing. These are just a handful of the apps out there that will help you write your book. Honestly, these three are my favorites thus far. I don’t know if I would say they are the best apps for writing a book but in my opinion they are close. Don’t take my word for it, check them out and see if they are writing apps that can help you in your writing.
About the Author
Lizzy, pen name EO Writes, was first called to write for the public in 2012 when God placed it on her heart to pen an article titled “Where Have the Children of Yesterday Gone?” For a season, articles on homeschooling were her forte until 2018, when God said to her, “Your voice will change.” In 2024, she began her self-publishing journey with A Case of Mistaken Identity, a book that was born through a three-month writing class Procrastination to Publication. The fuel she needed to complete her book. Her passion is sharing God’s love through her art and writing. She has many works in progress and is looking forward to sharing them with the world.
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