Writer – Editor – Blogger
Posts tagged Windows Live Mail
Get Organized: Records
Apr 26th
Once your work space is set up, you need to organize subject matter, submission tracking, finances, and communications. For topics covered in previous blog posts, I provide a link to those posts in the text below.
Subject matter/content: If you write in more than one genre, make files for each genre in the beginning. As your collection grows, you will need to make sub-categories. For example, master category might be Nonfiction with subcategories Devotionals, Articles, or Book Ideas.
Other filing system ideas can be found here and here.
Submission Tracking: This is possibly the most critical organizing task for a writer, especially if you send simultaneous submissions. It’s also necessary for managing reprints. My previous post describes several methods, including a free Excel file I created for this purpose. See the full post here.
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Windows Live Mail
May 17th
Back in March, I presented pros and cons of managing e-mail with webmail and with Outlook. Take a look at that post first if you’re new to this blog. Since I use Outlook 2007, it was that version that I based my evaluation on for that post.
Since then, I’ve discovered Windows Live Mail, a souped-up version of Outlook Express, Microsoft’s free e-mail client. I’ve been using it exclusively for a couple of weeks, and I love it! As with anything new, there was a bit of a learning curve, but I think I’ll be sticking with it for the time being. I still have my Outlook 2007 if I change my mind, though. More >
