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Your NaNoWriMo Portable Writing Studio: No Computer Required
One reason a lot of writers tell me they’ve never tried NaNoWriMo, the annual November challenge to write 50,000 words in a month, is that they can’t fit in long writing sessions; they…
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Journaling for Writers during NaNoJoWriMo October
Fall is here, and that means we’re getting closer to NaNoWriMo. One way to start thinking about what to write for NaNoWriMo is to keep a writer’s journal, one that’s primarily about prepping…
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On Fountain Pens
I returned to writing drafts in long hand (as a respite from keyboard-related carpal tunnel) in 2012. I used fountain pens fairly often before that, but mostly for letter-writing. Since late in 2016,…
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Bullet Journals for Writers
There’s a high probability that you already know what a Bullet Journal is, in which case you can skip ahead. If you think a bullet journal is for gun enthusiasts, read on. What’s…
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My Bullet Journal Trial
I’ve been using a Bullet Journal for a month now (I started on January 9th, 2017). General Impressions My bullet journal trial has been successful. I’m going to continue using it, at least while I…
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Handwriting and Retention
When I got my first laptop (a PowerBook 180) I thought it would be just the thing for taking notes in my graduate classes, particularly since I’ve always loathed my very obviously dyslexic…
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Bullet Journaling
I started noticing references to bullet journals from people in various writer-related communities and on Twitter about six months ago. I’m not one for journaling so I didn’t pay much attention. This fall…
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Writing on an iPad is Different
Jason Snell of Macworld and TechHive has written an interesting thoughtful essay “Why I’m writing on the iPad” about how writing using his iPad and the on-screen keyboard has changed his writing process,…
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Blogs, Definitions, and Commonplace Books
Even Time magazine has realized that there’s something about blogs. People keep comparing them to online journals, but, as a bonafide medievalist, I can tell you they are more like commonplace books, as…