One Stop for Writers Ideas for Authors

 

 

What can I say about this amazing app? It has so many useful tools right at your fingertips.

Let’s start by talking about pricing first. many other apps like Book Funnel, Book Brush, and Headspace have annual fees. The costs can add up. But $105 a year is not that much, and you can buy in increments. Grab One Stop for Writers for a single month and slog through your plot issues. For $11, you get access to the entire app for twenty-eight days. If you can’t solve your hero’s wound or your heroine’s external conflict by then, buy the six months subscription for $60. Maybe I’m preaching here, but if you’re honestly stuck, the cost is minimal compared to the pain of not fleshing out your plot. Even the website says, “for the cost of two lattes a month.”

Applying Skills. Cost aside, let’s get serious. We all take those classes from Inkers Con and read the craft books like Show, Don’t Tell by Sandra Gerth. And then we forget or never actually read the book or… generally procrastinate. This site allows authors to use all those classes and craft skills. We can create our setting and character descriptions using those “show, don’t tell” techniques. We can “romance the beats” on the story and scene maps at the same time we “goal, motivate, and conflict” our characters. You know what I’m saying. The site allows you to use all the skills you’ve learned in a practical way.

Bibles. I can’t stress enough about creating a series bible. I have two series and am forever referencing who works where, what they look like, that elusive last name. One Stop for Writers allows you to input not only the basics for a bible but the itty-bitty details that make readers adore your books. When you throw that special teddy bear from Book One into Book Five, readers cheer. I’m old. I don’t remember things as well as I used to. A site like this, organizing my information, is invaluable.

Pantser versus Plotters. At first glance, the site looks Plotter-centric. With all the mapping and planning tools, pantsers may be turned off. But with these tools and worksheets, pantsers can fill in plot holes, fix a saggy middle, or just mark down character traits. The site is designed not just to help you organize your story but to discover it. I’ve never seen a spot where I can create a character with such depth. The thesauruses and the character sheet (all that wound stuff) help me strengthen my characters. No one wants a cardboard cutout in their book. One Stop for Writers can make your book friends live.

Jump on the free trial, and see if this app is for you.