Top 3 Tools For Efficient Writing
In today's age, there are many different types of tools for writers. These tools can range from productivity to grammar. Sometimes it can be hard to find the best tools to be using as a writer that will benefit you and not waste time.
As a writer, I am always on the lookout for tools that will help me write better, faster, and more efficiently.
If you are just starting out as a writer, or a long-time writer, looking for useful tools, this article is for you. The tools I list below will help you to write better articles, books, blog posts, or any other type of written content.
Let’s dive in and take a look at the tools and how they will help you.
#1 Grammarly
Grammarly is one of the top tools to help with spelling mistakes, grammar, sentence structure, and readability among other useful tools. You can get a browser extension that will allow you to use Grammarly on any webpage. You can also download an add-on to use with Microsoft office.
Inside the member area of Grammarly is a space provided to create your written works saved to the cloud if you so desire.
You can either create a brand new document and begin writing or upload an existing document from a saved file and edit it within Grammarly.
Once you begin working with a document, either new or uploaded, you can begin editing with the suggestions Grammarly provides as you can see from the image below.
Grammarly will underline any errors that it finds. The underlines will be done in different colors according to what kind of recommendation is being made. In this case, the words are underlined in red indicating a spelling error. When you select the word a box comes up with their recommendation that you can accept or decline and move on.
Grammarly will give you information telling you how well your document is doing in Correctness, Clarity, Engagement, Delivery, Punctuations, Word Choices, and much more.
There is a free version available for Grammarly if you’re just looking for the basics, and the free version is useful as well. If you want the more advanced options you will have to upgrade which is a monthly fee of $29.95.
The monthly price can be reduced when paying quarterly and again annually.
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#2 OneTab
As a writer, you are going to have times when you are doing online research. You’ll probably find yourself with a bunch of open tabs at the top of your browser, switching back and forth between the tabs you need.
This can start to bog up your processor depending on how many tabs you have open and the content on the pages. It can also be a bit difficult to read what page each tab is and be a pain clicking back and forth.
When you click the OneTab extension button, all your tabs will be condensed into one page and easily readable. Simply click the link for the tab you want to re-open or you can restore all with one click.
Using OneTab will definitely make things a bit easier when doing research and help you stay a bit more organized.
OneTab
#3 Power Thesaurus
When you’re writing any type of content sometimes you need an alternative to a certain word, or you just can’t think of the right word to fit in the sentence properly.
Power Thesaurus is an easy, quick tool to give you recommended alternatives to any word. Simply type in the word you want alternatives for and hit search. You’ll be provided with a list to choose from.
Power Thesaurus
These are the top 3 writing tools that I use all the time. They help to save time and help in creating better content. They are all easy to use and can be accessed easily and quickly.
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