psa for all you people/writers who want to be productive but can’t be bothered to pay for anything
here’s a masterlist for what i use
School Assignments / Work - OneDrive
I don’t need any of the fancy formatting, so I use Word online, and I can also just export it as a PDF. I don’t use any part of Office 365, and OneDrive has 5GB free without paying.
It also still has Excel and OneNote for free, which I barely use. But, there’s a program for everything.
Fanfiction / Writing - Google Docs
Headers my beloved. It’s so much easier to use than Word, and I like to type my personal writings into there. Drive also has more storage, 15GB.
Storage - Google Drive / Internal Storage
That 15GB will help. I keep most files on my laptop, but if I need a backup, it’s there in Drive. I also use Drive for file sharing.
Notes, Ideas, and Lore - Notion
I fucking love Notion. You can have an infinite number of pages within pages. (Also, it’s free! HELL YEAH!) You can give each page an icon and a cover image. You can also have multiple people on a single Notion. AND!! You can make MORE workspaces/notions with that single account. Highly recommend it!!
Plotting - Draw.io
Draw.io connects to Google Drive. You get a nice PNG of the flowchart for your plot. Whether you’re a writer, DM, or even a game developer, you can have your story on hand.
Idea Generation - Go outside.
Take a walk in the park. Go to a cafe or a restaurant. Hell, go out into your backyard and sit in the sun! Get that Vitamin D. Let your mind wander. Don’t think about one specific thing, let it jump around. Don’t go on your phone for a while. The notifications can wait.
If that doesn’t work, there’s always Pinterest.
