One of the truly annoying things about being a woman in menopause is “loss of words”. So a thesaurus has become my best friend.  My favourite online thesaurus is Word Hippo.

I know that some writers swear by outlining and others prefer their novels to grow organically.  I tend to be an “organic” writer, however, I am working on a new novel and giving the outline a try.  Novelize is an online tool for outlining and writing your novel.  I’ve found it to be very useful and intuitive.