on Workflowy and the Tao of outlining
So when I think about software that could seriously alter the way I write, one of the first examples that comes to mind...
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are these apps changing the way we write?
I’ll admit to some disappointment with this essay on new writing tools by Paul Ford — Ford is a smart writer and...
pay the writer?
Philip Hensher has a point: Frustration spilled out on Facebook after a University of Cambridge professor of modern...
advice for writers (2)
While I’m being negative about the advice that some writers give: I also think some of the writers consulted are...
advice for writers (1)
Say, here are “Practical Tips on Writing a Book from 22 Brilliant Authors”. Some good advice may be found there;...
posts unwritten, end-of-year edition, part 2
How interesting would it be to have a writer’s every keystroke recorded and played back? Pretty interesting, perhaps,...
decision time
Here’s a fascinating little essay by Cory Doctorow on . . . well, it’s complicated. He’s explaining why he’s...
brave new digital world (number 3,782 in a series)
Craig Mod on how the digital world changes books: The biggest change is not in the form stories take but in the writing...
amplified authorship
Chris Meade writes — and please forgive the length of the quotation — The amplified author doesn’t wait for a...
slow reading
I hate it when this happens: I recently sent off the O-Lord-I-hope-it’s-finished manuscript of my book on reading...