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Tools for Writing, Publishing and Marketing

Amazon Keyword Tool (FREE)
Optimise your Amazon listings with this free Amazon long tail keyword search tool

How to use Google Ads Keyword Planner (FREE ARTICLE)
An in-depth article on Omologist.com

Keyword Finder (FREE)
This free website analyses a keyword to find related keywords and their search frequency on Google

Kindle Self-Publishing Checklist (FREE ARTICLE)
An in-depth article and checklist about the steps required for self-publishing on kindle

Amazon Book Sales Calculator (FREE)
Estimates Amazon sales per month and per day from the bestseller ranking for kindle or paperback

Hidden Gems ARC Review program
For a fee, provides an ARC of your book to readers of your genre who typically leave reviews

Plottr
Visual novel plotting tool

The Genre Report (FREE)
This has charts and reports to help choose Amazon categories and subcategories for your books

YASIV (FREE)
Amazon products visualisation tool that reveals linked books

Universal Book Link (FREE)
Books2Read creates links that will direct to any store your book is sold

Draft2Digital (FREE)
Formatting and publishing made easier for anyone who wants to go wide

yWriter (FREE)
Specialist novel-writing software

SimpleNote (FREE)
Create and update notes from any device, sort, share, see previous versions

Canva (FREE)
A free, cloud-based graphic design tool with powerful, drag-and-drop, design software for book covers and more

Names.org (FREE)
The history and popularity of names at different times

Fake Name Generator
Generates names and details for characters of any age and country
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Behind The Name (FREE)
All about names. Generate random names of various types / ethnicities etc.

Book Title and Character Name Generators (FREE)
An article listing several free websites where you can generate random names, titles and even plots

Alien Name Generator, and links to Star System Name Generator and Starship Name Generator (FREE)
Great for SF writers who need a little help coming up with names

Amazon Book Description Generator (FREE)
Generates HTML tagged code so you can snazzy up your book description

Write Or Die (FREE online, or $20 to download)
Startles you with an image or alarm if you miss your wordcount goal (gentle mode), or starts deleting your words (kamikaze mode)

Keep Writing (FREE)
A word processor that won't let you delete anything to encourage you to "keep writing"

Blog Ranks (FREE)
Ranks the best blogs in any niche, including book genres

AgentQuery (FREE)
Database of literary agents and their preferred genres

Manuscript Wish List (FREE)
Database of literary agents and their preferred genres

Query Tracker (FREE)
Database of literary agents and their preferred genres