How to Set SMART Writing Goals
One of the most important things writers (or anyone) can do is set clear, explicit goals about what they want to accomplish. Most of us have a bunch of vague goals, like the “one...
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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...
Index a Book Using Word and Excel
I recently published an academic book (Anthropology at the Dawn of the Cold War: The Influence of Foundations, McCarthyism and the CIA, since you asked) and one of the tasks I was responsible for...
Words Count: Online Readability Analysis
You know your word count. But how do you know if your words count? Words Count is an online readability analyzer, offering you more information about your prose than you could possibly imagine. Cut...
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...
WordPress Plugins for Writers: Part 5 – Just for Writers
So far in this series, I’ve talked about plugins that would be useful for just about any WordPress site. Today, I want to talk about a few plugins that are designed specifically for the...
Writing on a Palm Pilot
OK, they haven’t been called “Palm Pilots” for years, but I find it helpful to distinguish between the electronic device and the inside of the hand, so I say “Palm Pilot”. So sue me....
Choose Your Own ADDventure with Protagonize
Protagonize is a collaborative fiction-writing community that allows writers to author stories separately or together, build new branches off of other writer’s stories, and rate each other’s work. The twist is, the stories are...
