Writing
Stop staring at the blank page.
Scripts, posts and newsletters that get written. 22 picks, chosen by hand.
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ToolEditor’s pick
AuthoredUp
LinkedIn’s editor has no formatting and no preview. Write, format and save posts before you publish.
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ToolEditor’s pick
beehiiv
Email tools charge more as you grow. Newsletter platform with growth tools, ads and paid tiers built in.
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BookEditor’s pick
Show Your Work!
Afraid to share unfinished work. A short book on sharing your process so people find you.
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ToolEditor’s pick
Typefully
Posting on X and LinkedIn every day is a slog. Draft, schedule and track in one calm editor.
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Tool
AnswerThePublic
Running out of episode and video ideas. Type a topic and get the real questions people ask about it.
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Book
Building a Second Brain
Good ideas get lost in your notes. A method for capturing and reusing what you learn.
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Book
Building a StoryBrand
Confusing messaging loses the sale. A simple framework to say what you do so a stranger gets it in seconds.
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Tool
Castmagic
Repurposing one episode takes days. Get show notes, clips and posts from a single upload.
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Tool
Claude
The blank page before every script. Outline, draft and tighten your writing with an AI assistant.
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Tool
Day One
Ideas and bad days disappear if you never write them down. A simple journal for capturing both.
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Book
Deep Work
Notifications shred your focus. Rules for doing your best creative work in long, quiet blocks.
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Article
Farnam Street
Making decisions on gut feeling gets random results. Mental models that help you think clearly.
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Tool
Freedom
Your phone eats your deep work. Block distracting sites and apps across all your devices in one click.
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Tool
Ghost
Platforms own your audience. Open-source publishing with memberships you control.
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Tool
Kit
Selling a product to your list takes duct tape. Email, forms and product sales built for creators.
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Book
Made to Stick
Good ideas get forgotten. Why some messages stay in people’s heads, and how to build yours that way.
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Newsletter
Newsletter Operator
Running a newsletter is lonely. Practical guides from people who do it.
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Tool
NotebookLM
Research piles up unread. Upload your sources and get summaries and an audio overview.
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Book
Steal Like an Artist
Feeling like you have no original ideas. A short book on remixing what you love into your own work.
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Tool
Substack
Starting a newsletter should not need setup. Write, publish and take paid subscriptions.
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Newsletter
The Publish Press
Newsletter growth advice is scattered. A weekly digest on how creators publish and earn.
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Book
The War of Art
You know what to make but you avoid it. A blunt book on beating resistance.
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