Getting Noticed by Google
For most sites, especially when they’re getting started, Google and other search engines are the #1 source of traffic, especially for new visitors who might become regulars. It helps to know a little bit...
The Writer's Technology Companion
Write Your Movie on the Web with PlotBot
PlotBot is a new free web application geared towards screenwriters. Because it’s on the web, you can log in and work on your screenplay anywhere you have access to a computer. Better yet, PlotBot...
A First Look at Acrobat.com
Regular readers have seen me rave about Adobe’s online word processor Buzzword before. Written in Flash, Buzzword provides a writing environment so slick that it’s actually inspired me to write more! This week, Adobe...
Take Payments with PayPal
Paypal has become the de facto form of payment on the web, not just for eBay sales but for invoice payments, retail sales, and even donations. If you don’t already have a PayPal account,...
9 Reasons for Writers to Blog
I’ve covered this before a little, but it bears repeating: if you’re a writer, you should probably be blogging. You can make some money blogging, but that’s only one reason to blog. Here are...
Software for Writers: yWriter 4
Software for Writers: yWriter 4 Spacejock Software has released a new version of their novel-writing software yWriter. Written by a writer for writers, yWriter is a great little tool for organizing novels in progress...
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...
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...
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...
