Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers
The Dontation Coder Forum has a fascinating thread going right now about online dictionaries, including a list of 109 “general” dictionaries. The thread also explores which are the favorites and provides links worth bookmarking. You may need to join the forum in order to read the thread.
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After six weeks of travelling and resettling into a new apartment in Manila, I finally have a broadband connection at my home. No more internet cafes and wi-fi hotspots — yippee! The new home connection, sadly, turns out not to be fully reliable, losing 45 minutes of my work a couple days ago [...]
In our recent poll of readers about their time management strategies, I was intrigued to discover that most of us rely on simple To Do lists, rather than more elaborate tools. As it happens, Bits du Jour once again has come up with a program, Swift To Do List, that may appeal to our [...]
During the past 15 months, this blog has reviewed quite a number of word processors, as well as some tricks for Microsoft Word. Over the months, however, my nagging sense that the large majority of writers are firmly glued to Microsoft Word has grown. “I have it, it works for me, don’t bother [...]
Following up to yesterday’s post about the one-day discount on EssentialPIM PRO on Wednesday only, here are some screenshots of my own EssentialPIM PRO files.
First, in the To Do Section, one can create hierarchical trees in which you keep track of your lists in a manner that goes beyond simple lists. In the example [...]
Bits du Jour has done it again — they’ve snagged one of the best software programs out there — EssentialPIM PRO — for a special one-day-only discount of 40 percent. As early readers of this blog know, I’ve been recommending the free version of EssentialPIM as a program especially useful for writers. It [...]
[NOTE: Today the blog features a detailed first-hand account by my friend Jay MacLean, a 9-to-5 writer working in the Philippines, about his decision to gather and publish his accumulated personal writings and memories. I was most impressed with his declaration to me of how liberating and mind-clearing the experience has [...]
NOTE: Yesterday I posted advance notice about the 66% discount offer for Liquid Story Binder, available on Tuesday only at Bits du Jour. Check my earlier post for links to the discount offer website. I downloaded a copy for advance evaluation. Here are my first thoughts.
At the current discounted price of [...]
As some of you know, I follow the offerings at Bits du Jour, a website that offers a discounted software every single day, usually a one-day offer. Once again, on offer is a software designed especially for writers: Liquid Story Binder — at $15.95, rather than the full price of $45.95. You [...]
A couple of quick references to pass along…
Thriller
Ray-Anne Carr has launched a blog where she shares her notes about writing good thriller novels. Worth a look by anyone writing fiction.
Freeware Followup
PC Magazine has been kind enough to post its recent article about freeware on its website, complete with links that take you direct to [...]