7 Free Goggle Docs Add-Ons to Make Writers More Productive

How To Be A Writer is a series that is titled exactly as it sounds. In the digital age, writers are facing new issues on top of the old. As publishing continues to shift and change, not only are writers forced to change as well, they’re establishing themselves entirely differently, making breaking into the scene even more challenging. In this series, we offer up tips, tricks and general commentary on the journey (or slog) that is being a writer.

Like any “artist” I have a method to my madness. It’s not pounding my chest before a big scene or drinking a gallon of coffee (though tea is often present), but it is to keep to my workflow process as strict as possible. I wake up, open my computer and vomit words onto the screen until I get a rhythm going/like what I see. Since my current version of Microsoft Word infuriates me, I rely on Google Docs to keep my workflow running.

I’m a big fan of using Google Docs for my writing drafts as I’m sure many writers are (the big draw: it is free). Instead of going straight into WordPress, I find I can catch more mistakes by reading through a draft in Google Docs and then taking it over to WordPress. Plus, Grammarly (which we highlighted in our favorite writing and editing tools) only works in WP so I have an extra security blanket for any mistakes by transferring my work over, instead of writing directly in WP. Google Docs is super easy to collaborate with people on by just sharing the doc, and the Suggestions as Edits and comments options makes proofreading and editing simple.

Google Docs is an awesome, versatile and, most importantly, free word processor at any Google user’s disposal—one with potential that many people (including myself) have never realized. Through a stroke of bad luck (re: carpal tunnel syndrome), I discovered Google Docs’ Add-Ons, handy little extensions that improve work and life as a writer IMHO. Added over a year ago to the Google tools roster, these extensions come at the cost of free. Which is the price many writers like to pay.

If you’re looking to boost productivity in Google Docs or just want some handy in-docs tools at your disposal, go the menu bar and click on “Add-ons” and click on “Get Add-ons.” Or, use the links in my picks for my favorite Google Docs Add-Ons. Enjoy.

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