I’m On a Short Holiday
Yesterday was Labor Day. Today is my birthday. Last week, the semester started at the university where i work. I have a big deadline coming up. And we’re buying a new house. So I’m...
Category: Site News
Who Are You?
When I launched this site in late March, I had a few ideas about who I thought would be interested in the kind of material I post here. But to be honest, the site’s...
WTC Selected as “Writing Blog of the Day”
Angela Booth, a writing coach and author of numerous books, ebooks, and blogs for writers, selected The Writer’s Technology Companion as the first Writing Blog of the Day today. Here’s what she was kind...
The Writer’s Technology Companion Philosophy: or, Why I Recommend So Much Free Software
If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ve probably noticed a gap in the software I cover and recommend. For the most part, the software, online services, and other material (like e-books)...
Publishing Glitch
IF you subscribe to this site by RSS (or email), you probably saw the first part of my upcoming series on Word 2007 this morning. Yesterday, I cooked up a whole stew of posts,...
Coming Back
Thanks for bearing with me for a couple weeks while I worked my way through some things. The Writer’s Technology Companion will be back on a more regular posting schedule next week. While I’ll...
Guest Post at Problogger: How to Write an Effective Post
Considering I’m supposed to be semi-retired this week, it’s been pretty busy around here, huh? I posted an epic piece about writing effective blog posts at Problogger yesterday, and I think a lot of...
Taking a Short Break
Life. It has a way of sneaking up on you, doesn’t it? I’m going to take a short break from The Writer’s Technology Companion. Not more than a week or so, just long enough...
Saturday Matinee: What Are Your Favorite Tools?
I’ve written about a lot of tools for writers, some that I love and use regularly and some that I just find interesting and want to share with others who might get some use...
RSS Craziness
My apologies for recent craziness with the RSS feed. It seems that one of my plugins has interfered with the operation of another plugin. I’m trying to straighten it out right now. Incidentally, this...
