Writing Pet Peeves. I thought I’d take a moment to share a few of the truly irritating things I see people do all the time in their writing.
Embed Websites in Scrivener (and Minimize Distractions)
This little Scrivener trick allows me to embed websites inside the project I’m working on so that I can reference them without going online.
California Chocolates
A tourist trade has risen up around Northern California chocolate from Monterey to Sonoma.
10 Years Blogging
This month marks my tenth year writing posts for this blog. Dang. 10 years blogging and not a single hiatus. I never thought I’d keep it up so long.
Writing Tip Tuesday: Passive Voice
Welcome to Writing Tip Tuesday, the Passive Voice edition. This is the eleventh in a series of posts pulled from my free guide “On Not Writing Badly.”
How to Use the Scrivener Word Frequency Function
I recently discovered the Scrivener word frequency analyzer. Oh, joy of nerdy joys. Here’s a quick look at how I’m using it to improve my writing.
Abandoned Bunkers
North of the Golden Gate, in the hills and wetlands stretching up along the coast, is a spattering of abandoned bunkers and secret tunnels dating back to 1893.