There’s a lot of work that goes on around writing that doesn’t require nearly as much concentration as actually writing. Here’s my list.
Scrivener Text-To-Speech
Text-to-speech: click your cursor to the point in your story where you want the computer to start reading, then go to Edit -> Speech -> Start Speaking.
Hangtown Fry
At a whopping $6 a pop in 1849 (about $200 today), the Hangtown Fry quickly became a symbol of wealth among the gold miners.
Making Time To Write While The Kids Are Home
Last Monday we sat down as a family and made a weekday schedule we could agree on. The number one thing I needed was time to write.
Backing Up In Scrivener
Scrivener is, by default, backing up your work every time you stop typing and storing those backups in a location you’re probably not even aware of.
California’s Wild Mustangs
Mustangs, as a term, simply refers to a horse of mixed breeding, but over the years they have become iconic symbols of the American West.
Wasted Time On The Road To Publication
A few weeks back, just before pub day for “142 Ostriches,” I wrote a post about all of the things I felt I had done well on the long road […]