If you have a large screen it’s easy to have a few windows open to make the task of referring back and forth from notes or text to research docs. I work mostly on a laptop (mine’s a rather elderly Macbook Pro 15 inch), working in multiple windows can become…
Don’t you love learning new stuff? Aside from all the stories I want to write this year, my big project is a 365 photo project. For anyone not familiar with this type of project, it’s a year long challenge (hence the 365) to take a photograph every day with the…
There are so many things to achieve, and standing on the brink of a new year makes it feel like they’re all possible. It’s as though a physical door is opening, and all we have to do is step through to claim the good things we know are waiting in the…
Is the Hemingwrite destined to become the next big thing in distraction-free writing? Currently still in development, the Hemingwrite looks very much like a typewriter, and any writer with half a eye on the retro movement will know those ancient machines are gathering something of a cult following. For one thing,…
Just lately I’ve noticed a quiet but growing army of writers who’re turning their backs on current technology in the name of simplicity and creative freedom. Sick of information overload and app multi-tasking, they’re turning to creation without distraction, setting themselves free from constant social notifications, email and mindless surfing.…
