How programming can benefit a copywriter and author

Programming with languages like Python and Ruby is like a fascinating toy: it's great, but it takes a while to find applications that are actually useful. Here's what I've found so far for my own purposes.

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1. Create a collection of words, organize them alphabetically and add words over time

To find rhymes or words with specific first letters, as building blocks for palindromes, etc.

2. A database for ideas, articles and book summaries

My own version of Evernote, organized with SQL

3. Text analysis

Calculate the Flesch-index, average length of sentences, variety of used words

4. Random combinations of words and ideas

Or, as the Japanese call it: Shiritori

5. Automate some tasks, e.g. for data backup

6. SEO

Highlight keywords in a text, get keyword frequency and related keywords from Google's API

7. Web scraping

Monitor content on websites, such as the prices of items or certain topics

8. Draw diagrams

9. Program an interactive adventure game

10. Use a static site generator

Or make one myself

11. Generate text

Learn more about Markov-groups

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