Five really useful tools for self-publishers — especially the URL shortener!
It is hard being an author, whether self-published or traditionally, getting your manuscript/book looking good, free of grammatical/typo errors and noticed when it is published, is very difficult. So the more tools at your disposal that can help you do that is surely a good thing.
I have recently discovered a few neat little devices that can help to make those jobs easier.
1: Scrivener – The first and truly brilliant, especially if you are considering self-publishing, is this word processing and book formatting tool – You can download it for a Free trial to see if it is for you.
Don’t take my word for it, though – the self-publishing legend that is Joanna Penn (you can learn more about Joanna and her books to help self-published authors here:http://www.thecreativepenn.com/) has a blog about the value of using Scrivener. http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/02/04/scrivener/
I’m sure most of you have…
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Michelle Proulx - Author 
Awesome tools. Thanks for sharing, Michelle.
I’ve already taken advantage of that URL shortener. The part that makes me laugh is for the past few weeks now I’ve been thinking “man, I wish this existed, it would make sharing the book link so much easier” and then poof! Right there on my newsfeed.
Thanks for sharing.