Outlining Software
Jan 09You know I’m always on the lookout for the perfect writing software (alas). I just downloaded SuperNoteCard from Mindola. I haven’t worked with it much yet, but it looks like it might be a good option, and for $29, it’s a good price as well. One thing that I see that I like is the ability to make “cards,” and move them around to reorganize the work. You can nest...
Writing Tools
Sep 03I’m looking for a new laptop, and I have been for some time. Here’s a run-down of what I’m looking at (with links). If you’re looking for something similar, I hope you find it useful. HED has an article on the Alphasmart, which brought it back to my attention. Here is the official site where you can order one. What I like about it is the price (around $200), size, battery...
New Theme, and a note about my blog host
May 22So, what do you think? I was ready for a new theme (yeah, I get bored easily), and this one jumped out at me for being spring-y and fun. As luck would have it, I also had to get WordPress upgraded in order to use the theme. So, last night I turned in a ticket around 11:00 or so, medium priority, asking that the upgrade be done. I had an email this morning that it was ready. Not bad, huh? Many of...
Useful Online Writing Tools
May 22I wanted to introduce and talk about a couple online writing tools (free!) that you might find useful too. The first is Google Docs. This used to be Writely, so you may have seen that mentioned elsewhere online. Google docs is handy for keeping work available from anywhere. If I get a few minutes over lunch to write or edit, then Google Docs saves a lot of time and hassle. You can even add Google...
Outlining with OpenOffice
Mar 22I thought some of you might find my outlining technique interesting, or even useful. I use openoffice, which is a free office suite, similar to Microsoft’s. I really like it, and the word processor is terrific. As you know, I’ve been outlining the novel, and I’m finding it much easier to do the outlining right in the text of the document. I put in four things at the top of each...
Storylines Review
Feb 22I’m back and feeling better. Work has been especially stressful this week, but I can’t really talk about that, more’s the pity. It’s rather an interesting story, if you don’t happen to be embroiled in it! What I can talk about is giving you the review of writing software I promised. Well, the first review, at least. I’m looking at Storylines, which is overall a...