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…
Tagged: writing
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,…
Writing on Your iPhone: One Novelist’s Story
Image via Wikipedia While researching an article about iPhones, I was contacted by Cheryl Kaye Tardif, best-selling author of numerous novels such as Whale Song. Tardif has embarked on a new project: writing a…
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: Amanda Kendle
Amanda Kendle is an Australian travel writer who dreams of becoming a published fiction writer. Perhaps that’s why she called her blog and exercise in creative procrastination Becoming a Fiction Writer – but then,…
NaNoWriMo Interview: Whitney Rhodes
Whitney Rhodes is the Asst. New Media Editor of the Courier-Post by day, and shares her thoughts on the latest news in the journalism world at the blog MoJo DoJo. She is also a…
Moving to Linux: Working with the Netbook
During my last post, I listed some of the virtues of the netbook. But due to the (comparatively) underpowered and compact hardware, it is almost a certainty that the netbook won’t be your only…
