9 business tool recommendations for writers
Reading time: About 5 minutes Are you looking for business tool recommendations? Here are nine tried-and-true options that make a big difference to my working
If not PowerPoint, then what?
Reading time: less than 3 minutes Many people use PowerPoint as the default tool for writing their speeches and presentations. That’s not always a wise
Why you need your own pomodoro
Reading time: Just over 2 minutes The pomodoro technique is a time-management tool used by millions of people around the world. It’s particularly useful for writers and
17 Christmas gifts for writers
Reading time: Less than 5 minutes Are you still struggling with what gifts to buy some writer friends for Christmas? Or, maybe, like me, you
26 fantastic no-cost tools for writers
Reading time: About 4 minutes The price of groceries is rising these days. But that’s not true of everything. The Internet allows us to do
How the Neo Alphasmart helps you write for 700 hours on three AA batteries
Reading time: About 2.5 minutes How can you write if you’re easily distracted by email? Even more challenging, how can you write in a coffee
Who wants a new style guide for Christmas?
Word count: 750 words Reading time: About 3 minutes Today I answer a question from a reader who is looking for a new style guide
A plethora of references to improve your writing
Reading time: About 3 minutes Do you ever need help finding information? There’s nothing better than exactly the right reference. Here’s a list…. One of
Welcome to the 12 best blogs of Christmas
Reading time: About 3 minutes In this, my last column of 2009, I bring you 12 blogs — one for each of the days of
In praise and honour of Dr. Wicked
Reading time: Less than 3 minutes Dr. Wicked provides a great no-cost tool for anyone who wants to write faster. Back when I worked in
Welcome to Dr. Wicked
Reading time: About 2 minutes Do you ever delay and procrastinate with your writing? Today’s column provides an excellent (and no-cost) online tool for preventing writer’s
How to vacuum your brain
Reading time: Just over 2 minutes I’m a big fan of a technique called “vacuuming your lungs.” Designed to eliminate breathlessness in people who need
The Tyra Banks approach to writing
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes Do you have a supermodel you can consult with? Headline notwithstanding, I don’t mean Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell or even that