Our Favorite Tools

On this week’s episode, Zach and J. flip the script on their Choose Your News segment, putting J. in the driver’s seat and having him read headlines to Zach. And in the main topic, they go over their favorite productivity tools.Thanks to our newest Patron: Chad Lutzke, Philip Harris, Kevin G. Summers, Leenie BrownGet exclusive bonus content by supporting The Career Author Podcast on Patreon at www.thecareerauthor.com News Links:The Skull and Bones of YouTube https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/authors-can-take-advantage-of-piracy-via-youtube5X the Fire and Fury http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/13/media/a-higher-loyalty-publisher-book-sales/index.htmlAI – Amazon Internet https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/17/17249090/amazon-internet-web-browser-app-android-indiaAmazon vs. Comic Book Man https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/76598-comics-retailers-are-optimistic-despite-market-changes-sales-declines.html Interesting but not newsworthy: https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/04/red-hot-chili-peppers-bassist-flea-is-publishing-his-memoir-this-fall/ Our Favorite Tools:Slack - http://www.slack.comGoogle Drive - http://drive.google.comJ.'s free Google Calendar and Gmail guide - http://theauthorcopilot.com/calendarScrivener - https://www.literatureandlatte.com/Bookfunnel - http://www.bookfunnel.comVellum - http://www.vellum.pubDraft2Digital Formatting - https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/draft2digital-introduces-professional-quality-ebook-templates/Dragon Dictate - https://www.nuance.com/dragon.htmlGrammarly - http://www.grammarly.comZach’s Noise Canceling Headphones - https://amzn.to/2JVWvH7Zach’s Ergonomic Keyboard - https://amzn.to/2Hc1QZbZach’s Ergonomic Mouse - https://amzn.to/2Ha1ZfCZach’s iPad Keyboard Case - https://amzn.to/2H9ZwWvZach’s Laptop Cart - https://amzn.to/2qJ0nClOther Links:The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield - http://books2read.com/u/4NRKg6Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work That Lasts by Ryan Holiday - http://boo