The resources, tools, and services listed on this page are ones I use, value, and find indispensable to my author business. If you purchase or join from the links on this page, you pay the regular price but I make an affiliate commission. For more details about the resources and tools I use, affiliate and non-affiliate alike, click Resources or Tools.
Tools & Resources
AWeber (email service)
Booksprout (legit reader reviews)
The Alliance of Independent Authors (global non-profit organization supporting ethics and excellence in indie publishing)
Descript (podcast audio / video editing and automated transcript creation)
Draft2Digital (aggregator for distribution no multiple retail and library platforms from one place)
Fictation Dictation 2.0 Digital Course (from Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer)
ProWritingAid (A grammar checker, style editor, and writing mentor in one package.)
QuickBooks (accounting / bookkeeping software)
Redbubble (Matty's merch related to The Indy Author and her fiction platform)
ScribeCount (aggregates sales and royalty data)
Vellum (book formatting software)
Tech
If you hate typing on your phone, check out the Samsers foldable Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad!
The Popl Digital Smart NFC Networking Business Card for iPhone & Android - tap-to-share device is a great way to share your contact information via your phone, and the recipient does NOT need Popl to receive your information! It's much easier (and cheaper) to keep your information current with Popl than with physical business cards.
Matty's RedBubble Merch
Books
S. by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams (discussed in Episode 191 - Running at the Creative Risk with Doug Dorst)
THE RELAXED AUTHOR: TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF YOUR ART AND ENJOY THE CREATIVE JOURNEY by Joanna Penn and Mark Leslie Lefebvre (discussed in Episode 100 - Becoming the Relaxed Author with Mark Leslie Lefebvre)
INTUITIVE EDITING: A CREATIVE AND PRACTICAL GUIDE TO REVISING YOUR WRITING by Tiffany Yates Martin
