Be a Better Author: Organize Your Writing

The organization of a writer’s office, desk, and computer isn’t a challenge just for neatniks. Although there are some arguments in favor of messy desks enhancing creativity, many writers find they write better and more efficiently when they put a little extra time into cleaning up. After all, if you can spend less time trying […]

Rock Your Writing With Checklists

I recently read a blog post about a husband and wife who took their RV to a dealer/repair shop to have a few things fixed. When it comes time to leave, the husband jumps in the truck and the wife stands back to guide him to the fifth wheel trailer. They have a pattern, a checklist, and a method […]

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Scrivener Too Expensive? Try the Free Writing Software yWriter (Video Tutorial)

Over the years, I’ve dabbled with various writing software and have always found them wanting. I’d pretty much given up on the hope of finding a program that would meet my needs as a writer… and then someone introduced me to yWriter. yWriter was designed by author and programmer Simon Haynes, who saw the same […]