Tools Do Matter
I recently came across a post by Paul Jarvis called “Tools Don’t Matter”. Jarvis’ contention is that creativity and productivity stem from the skills and talents of the creator, not from the tools he…
Category: Productivity
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Image by BrittneyBush via Flickr One of the biggest hassles of traditional journalistic writing is quoting sources. I don’t even knowhow they did it in “the old days”, when reporters just had notebooks –…
All Aboard… The WriteChain!
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Jamie Grove of the excellent writing blog How Not to Write has created something special for iPhone or iPod Touch owners who write: WriteChain. More than just a…
6 Great Apps for Your iPhone
Image via CrunchBase Today I bring you a guest post from Gavin Nachbar. Gavin is a freelance writer who cannot be found anywhere in the world without his iPhone. As a writer, he has…
Getting Started as a Writer Part 2: Breaking In
Image via Wikipedia For most people, “becoming a writer” means first and foremost getting published. And really, getting published for pay. That first sale is a watershed moment for the fledgling writer, a moment…
Getting Started as a Writer, Part 1: Laying the Groundwork
Image via Wikipedia So, you want to be a writer. It can be daunting to know how to get started as a writer. A lot of us feel we can write, know we can…
How to Write Fast
Image by this is your brain on lithium via Flickr I’m going to write this post in 20 minutes. Being able to write fast is a crucial skill for writers of every stripe,…
Keep Track of Deadlines with Deadline
I’m on a quest for the perfect deadline reminder application.What I want is a simple online app that I can enter the due dates of my various writing assignments and projects into, and that…
Welcome to 2009!
Image by ilmungo via Flickr One of the profound ironies about writing a site about being a productive, efficient writer is that the better I am at what I write about, the less time…
NaNoWriMo Interview: Betty Punkert
Betty Punkert is the Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo in Winnipeg, Canada, and has won the NaNoWriMo challenge 5 times before this year (and looks set to get her sixth win this year). Although she…
