Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers
While I use them frequently in the traditional pad form, I’ve never been a fan of “sticky notes” on my computer. Unneeded clutter, I’ve always thought. Just something else that needs to be organized.
I’ve learned that computer “stickies” can, in fact, be useful to writers, in ways that I’d never considered. Sticky notes go beyond […]
Here’a a somewhat frivolous discovery.
It’s Sunday, right? And you are doing today’s crossword puzzle, right?
Then, why not create your own. In fact — and this is a challenge to readers — create a crossword puzzle aimed especially at writers.
Here’s a tool to help you: Puzzle Workshop.
Version 1 is free. However, dedicated […]
Ultra Recall is a hefty information manager that appeals to many writers who have lots of stuff to keep track of. This Wednesday, Bits du Jour offers it at $19.00, a remarkable 62% discount. You can download it from their site now, but it must be purchased on Wednesday to avail of the […]
This is a quickie from the road, since I have a momentary internet connection.
Last night, while browsing in a London newsstand, I noticed the computer magazine Linux Journal. To my own surprise, I’m beginning to develop a hint of interest in this alternative, open-source and free operating system, especially since Microsoft plans to pull […]
Hazel Stephenson taught me way back in 1956 how to outline in her English class for high school seniors. I consider the lesson still as one of the most important in my life.
I rely on outlining so much that I am forever on the lookout for outlining tools. I have recently come across […]
This piece was written four years ago, the first words I organized to explain the major mission I have undertaken. I’m still at it. Currently, I’m in England, networking with historians, reading an old journal at the British Library, a botanical journal at the British Natural Museum, ship’s logs at the Admiralty collection […]
This is an intensely personal post, my apologies. It is written as I make final preparations for a 4-week journey to Europe to deliver an academic paper at an international congress and to conduct more research on my major life’s project. By the time you read it, I’ll already be on the road.
At […]
The folks at ScriptWriter Magazine sent me an email announcement about its new forthcoming online venture Twelve Point [note that the website does not become active until 1 July]. Here’s just a snip from their email:
On July 1st we will be launching the new TwelvePoint.com website: We are keeping the quality articles from ScriptWriter […]
I’ve just come across a blog that’s new to me: Jonathan’s Tool Bar and Grill. It is a very down-to-earth column about small tricks and tools that make computing a bit easier. I like it.
What prompts me to write about it here is the recent post about Word 2007. I’ve heard […]
Reader Michael Downend this morning brought to my attention a sobering opinion piece by the highly-regarded New York Times columnist Paul Krugman entitled “Bits, Bands and Books,” published last Friday.
The Amazon Kindle e-book reader, Krugman declares after playing with one for a couple of months, “is a good enough package that my guess is that […]