The Writer’s Technology Companion at 60 (Days)
Today marks 60 days since the official launch of The Writer’s Technology Companion. In a lot of ways, the site has exceeded my goals. I had hoped to have 100 subscribers by the 90-day…
Monthly Archive: May 2008
Podcasting 101 : Part 5 — Adding Music and Editing Using Audacity
One thing that can really “punch up” the sound of your podcast is a soundtrack. However, don’t start flipping through your CDs just yet! Commercial music can be very, VERY expensive to license for…
Podcasting 101 : Part 4 — What to Podcast
If you’ve gotten this far, you’re probably ready to get started podcasting. But what should you talk about? A lot of fiction authors read their own work, either a short story or poem per episode,…
Podcasting 101 : Part 3 — Promoting your Podcast
Once you’ve recorded a show, you need to upload it somewhere on the Internet. You could upload it to your own site, but if your show is at all popular you’ll soon find yourself…
Podcasting 101 : Part 2 — Recording your Podcast
In order to do a podcast, you need some way to record yourself. You can make a perfectly good podcast by plugging a microphone or telephone headset into a computer’s mic jack or USB…
Guest Post at Problogger: How to Write Reviews
Readers of The Writer’s Technology Companion might be interested in a post I wrote for Problogger, called Write Reviews That Add Value and Solve Readers’ Problems. If you’re not already familiar with Problogger, it’s…
Podcasting 101 : Part 1 — Introduction to Podcasting
The people I envied the most in college were the kids who got to work at the college radio station. Staying up all night broadcasting their favorite tunes and talking with their audience, however…
Build Your Blog’s Traffic and Impact with Resource Posts
Whatever the focus and goals of your site, take some time to create at least a few resource posts. Also called “flagship posts” and “pillar posts”, resource posts are entries in your blog that…
10 Free E‑books for Writers
There are tons of sites online that offer free e‑books to get you “hooked” so they can sell you their “Make Money Fast” program. While some of the material is ok, most of it…
A Twitter Short: “Death of a Mockingbird”
I just posted my Twitter story, which I’ve decided to call Death of a Mockingbird, for reasons that are all too obvious once you read the story (which has no mockingbirds in it!). The story…
