If you have a bit more budget, you can also recruit participants from online panels (like userinterviews.com or respondent.io). For an incentive, you can screen the right people to participate in your playtest. Keep in mind you will need to do some vetting and make sure you're not getting "professional" participants. Source: over 1 year ago

I used userinterviews.com recently for a really specific type of targeted user and was impressed with their ability to get folks. It isn't cheap, and I don't know if it would work in other cases, but I would suggest checking it out. Source: over 1 year ago

Userinterviews.com is where we typically go, but it's still costly (~75 per participant, depending on recruiting needs). Source: over 1 year ago

Hey! Does anyone have experience with userinterviews.com for getting feedback? Wondering if the price is worth it for validating my idea and talking with users who fit my target profile. Are there any other good options? Source: over 1 year ago

PMs constantly pay people to do interviews with them, via usertesting.com, userinterviews.com, etc. Not sure if I'm missing something here. Source: over 1 year ago

There's 4thewords, where they gamify writing. I've not tried it but it looks interesting. Source: about 1 year ago

Yes, I'm the same way. Two things have helped me. 1. Using the Pomodoro technique. You can find timers online and they tick while you are doing whatever, which I find helps me stay on track. I do 30 minutes with 5 minutes break. 2. 4thewords.com is a really cool gamification system for writers. You basically fight monsters while you're writing. It's amazing how well it keeps you on track! Also, there are some... Source: about 1 year ago

I use 4thewords.com with Scrivener for organisation and notes, but it really depends on what works for you. I like the gamification of 4thewords because it helps me focus, other people prefer options where they can completely turn off their wifi for fewer distractions. There are people who still write entirely by hand for their first drafts because it helps turn off their inner editor. Try a few options and see... Source: over 1 year ago

My word count went up substantially when I stopped commuting every day in March of 2020. These days I'm in the office 2-3 days a week, but I've kept the words up, and average about 2K a day (though there are days I do a lot less and some I do more). I draft on 4theWords, so there is a bit of gamification there - can I get through this word battle to defeat this monster, etc. Source: over 1 year ago

I use 4TheWords more often than some of the other ones lately, and it's sorta fun too. They've got a thirty day trial and plenty of events that give you additional time for free (especially NaNo). Also worth a check if some of the other software doesn't tickle your fancy. Source: over 1 year ago