{"id":2266,"date":"2013-06-26T11:15:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T15:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2013-06-26T11:15:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-26T15:15:15","slug":"website-tools-for-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/website-tools-for-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"My Three Favourite Website Tools for Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are lots of different possible website tools for writers. Here are the three I use most.<\/p>\n

Google<\/h2>\n

Almost everything I want to do can be done via Google, from searches to word translation. I particularly like Scholar, that allows me to search academic papers and Books to search through the online text of books. Their alert service also works very well. All those services are in addition to their social media sight (Google +), a video-conferencing sight (Hang-out), a video-sharing site (Youtube) and a blog post mail program (Feedburner). Everytime I look at their selection of products, there\u2019s something I haven\u2019t previously noticed.<\/p>\n

Check it out at https:\/\/www.google.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Spundge<\/h2>\n

Spundge allows one or many people to collaborate to create themed notebooks from just about anything you can find online. Then you can post your notebook on a blog or send it to someone via email. You might be able to do a ton of other things as well, but I\u2019m still exploring.<\/p>\n

Check it out at https:\/\/www.spundge.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Newsana<\/h2>\n

Newsana is an invitation-only content-collaborator for news hounds like me. By participating in the community, I can see the top five stories in five subjects every day. I haven\u2019t used this service as much as I\u2019m sure I will, but it\u2019s already saved me lots of time by directing me to the best stories in my topics. I follow Canadian politics, journalism, food and cooking, social justice and the environment. It\u2019s become my favourite news channel.<\/p>\n

Check it out at http:\/\/www.newsana.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are your favourites?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are lots of different possible website tools for writers. Here are the three I use most. Google Almost everything I want to do can be done via Google, from searches to word translation. I particularly like Scholar, that allows me to search academic papers and Books to search through the online text of books. 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