Journaling is a great way to collect subject matter and organize your thoughts for your articles and stories. I still do most of my journaling on in notebooks, and I’ve tried to organize and index them as I complete a … Continue reading
Policemen have them. So do quarterbacks, astronauts, and lead actors. OK, so a writer’s need for backup is not as serious as for policemen and astronauts. But, writers do need to protect their life’s work from a computer crash, lightning … Continue reading
In a recent post, I discussed business cards design, content, and sources. See the previous post here. Since I needed some cards, I decided to order from two different online companies I mentioned in the post. First, I went to … Continue reading
FeedDemon is still the best way to follow multiple blogs, in my opinion. I’ve written about it in previous blogs here and here. Just after I posted my last rave about FeedDemon, I got an e-mail from Newsgator saying there … Continue reading
“Don’t leave home without them.” This slogan belongs to American Express travelers’ checks, but it also applies to your business cards. If you’re seeking to have your work published or prospecting for clients, you are in business, and you need … Continue reading
This review is by Lettie Kirkpatrick Burress, freelance writer and speaker. See her Web site www.writingforhim.com. It may not be riveting and it may not be fun reading, but not owning it is not an option. “It’s the closest thing … Continue reading
In my last post on social networking, I provided links to tutorials and evaluations of Twitter and Facebook. I said then that I wasn’t sure if it was worth the time involved to keep up with both. In the past … Continue reading
Update (7-30-09): Since I posted this, Newsgator has made some changes in how they do things. There will be a new version of FeedDemon that can sync with Google Reader, but it is not clear to me at this point … Continue reading
Writers, especially beginning writers, often don’t have money to spend on software and equipment for their writing projects. Experienced writers may get tired of spending money of software upgrades to keep in step with the publishing industry. Microsoft Word has … Continue reading
Every writer’s desk should have a dictionary-thesaurus, a style guide, and a book of quotations. When I started writing for publication, I was told that I needed one dictionary and style guide for book publishing and a different set for … Continue reading