Set aside time for your writing every day and then stay focused! Yes, it’s good to reconcile your bank account on Quickbooks or make sure you’re up to date on your calendar app, but responsible, well-meaning work can easily be an excuse for a quick distraction that turns into a major distraction from writing your book. Do I really need to say more? Fortunately there’s a piece of book writing software for avoiding this very distracting software (see Freedom below). Especially World of Warcraft (always always always!) but also Solitaire, Sudoku, Angry Birds, and, for me right now, Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes.

Worst Pieces of Software for Writing a Bookīefore we discuss writing software that will help your writing, it’s important to understand (and eliminate) what will hurt your writing progress.