I've tried many different resources over the years to help my writing career, but after lots of trial and error I've settled on a few that really work for me.

If you're a writer and you're not sure where to start, these are some of my personal recommendations.

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ALLi (The Alliance of Independent Authors) is a non-profit professional association for authors who self-publish.

Their alliance offers connection and collaboration, advice and education, advocacy and representation to writers who want to self-publish well.

I use OptimizePress for my website design layout. I love the drag and drop page building tools. It takes the headache out of website designing. I like to control my content and this is the best way for me to do it.

I love Scrivener for getting the second draft into shape. You can reorder chapters with a few swipes, which makes it my number one choice for doing the technical edit.

Canva is a free tool to help you design great looking promotional material or even a book cover (if you've got the eye for design). It's really easy to use and fun. There's a paid version too. Choose whichever version that suits your needs.

I use Mailerlite for all my newsletter needs. The interface is really easy to use and Mailerlite has a superb support team.

If you're looking for an editor, book cover designer, marketing or publicity help, Reedsy combines a number of vetted services together in one place.

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