Tools and Trade Secrets for Aspiring Writers
I love Amazon.
Now that I’ve ceated a purchase history, the company computers occasionally send me recommendations for additional reading, based on my previous purchases. That’s how I learned about Natalie Goldberg’s latest book Old Friend from Far Away about writing memoirs. I smiled when I realized that I had already savored her Writing […]
I doubt that you’ve ever heard of the small computer utility Diacrit. But if you ever need to write using foreign accent marks — mañana, amigo — and other special characters, this little tool is invaluable. I rely on it almost daily.
Of course, one can turn to Microsoft’s character map or even learn the various […]
Ever had a great idea that somehow got lost in the shuffle of life? So many times I’ve had an idea and intended to make a note of it later in the day. Or a 2 a.m. flash of genius that I promised to write down in the morning? And all that […]
I have previously reported the purchase of Audible.com by Amazon. Now linked into the mix is AudioFile, “the magazine for people who love audiobooks.” Now we are beginning to see the results. They are impressive.
AudioFile is establishing itself as a major hub of information. The magazine is available both online and in print. You […]
Free Download A Day has just identified a very helpful tools for poets: the online Write Rhymes tool. Professional poets will scoff at it; the rest of us sometime poets may find it very useful. The website offers a writing space. When you need a rhyme for a word, hold the […]
Hmmm, maybe Amazon’s constellation of companies is aiming toward another new sales strategy. Earlier today I wrote about the Audible IndieFirst early publication program. An hour later, I read in the Publisher’s Weekly email newsletter about another early publication strategy, somewhat differently deployed: 2000 copies of a new book about Obama and […]
As you may recall, Audible, the net’s premier source of audio books and magazines, has been bought by Amazon, with the attendent promise of a much broadened reach. Audible has now announced a new program that may be very appealing to new writers.
It’s called IndieFirst. Here’s Audible’s description of the service:
Audible is excited […]
The Eyrea blog continues its series on writing in a Linux environment with a post about OpenOffice, information that transcends Linux since the software is multi-platform, working just as well on Windows PC’s and Mac’s. While brief, I found the review particularly intrigued because of the novel ways the software is harnessed to help […]
My internet provider here in Mexico is suddenly misbehaving, cutting off my connection constantly. Hope to have problem resolved sometime next week. Have series of posts just waiting to be posted.
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I’ve really been looking forward to the series on Linux as a writing environment promised to us by the blogger at The Eyrea. You see, I’m thinking about switching from Windows to Linux myself, especially now I’m beginning to see that the operating system may offer enough to keep me very happy. I’ve […]