Fountain Pen Review: Lamy Safari
Let me cut straight to the chase here: I DESPISE THIS PEN. After buying my second Pilot Metropolitan, I thought I’d check out the OTHER “budget” pen everyone raves about the Lamy Safari. To...
The Writer's Technology Companion
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...
Fountain Pen Review: Pilot Metropolitan
I have had several fountain pens in my lifetime — a cheap schoolkids’ pen I bought in France, a Yafa pen from Office Depot, a handful of disposable Varsity pens from big box stores,...
Pencil Review: The Palomino Blackwing Pearl
Palomino’s Blackwing line has made a name for itself as a worthy inheritor of the Blackwing name. With their gorgeous finishes, iconic ferrules and replaceable erasers, and ultra-smooth dark leads, the line has earned...
A New Start
Five years ago, I left the world of freelance writing for a career in museum work. Although I still write (and often!) the nature of the work is such that I need fairly few...
The Publishing Process Explained
OK, this one’s a quickie: If you are trying to publish a book, check out O’Reilly Media’s So You Want to Write a Book? O’Reilly publishes all kinds of tech-oriented books, and this is...
Transcription Made Easy (Easier, Anyway)
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 –...
15 Online Sites and Tools for Productive Writers
Image via Wikipedia This is a guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online school for OnlineSchool.net. Enjoy! The most productive writers...
15 Online Sites and Tools for Productive Writers
Image via Wikipedia This is a guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes about online school for OnlineSchool.net. Enjoy! The most productive writers...
Happy 2010!
Image via Wikipedia Hope the new year is treating everyone well! As you may have noticed, I’ve been posting very sporadically over the last year. It’s entirely possible, though I haven’t counted, that I...
