Throughout the year, I share tips with writers that have made a big difference in the writing of my novels. Some, you can make use of immediately. Others, file away for that cranky day when your writing limps along and you don’t know why.
Here are the 2019 Top Writer’s Tips, according to readers:
- 6 Tips for Western Fiction Writers
- 10 Tips for Thriller Writers
- 13 Tips for Cozy Mystery Writers
- #AuthorToolboxBlogHop: 12 Survival Tips for Writers
- 21 Tips on How to Write Remotely
- 21 Tips from Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style”
- 10+ Tips on How to Know Your Story is Done
- 7 Tips for Literary Fiction Writers
- 10 Tips Guaranteed to Rescue Your Story
- 19 Self-editing Tips
Here are the 2019 Top Tech Tips for Writers, according to readers:
- My Favorite 5 Tech Tools for Writers
- Tech Tips for Writers #170: Cover Your Webcam!
- Yearly Tech Maintenance: 13 Ways to Update Your Online Presence
- Tech Tips for Writers #172: 3-step Solution to Computer Problems
- Tech Tip for Writers #80: My Internet Stopped Working
- Tech Tip for Writers #106: Auto-add a Period, Caps Lock, and More on an IPad
- Tech Tips for Writers #129: Top Ten PC Shortkeys
Oh–one more thing. I don’t have enough social media followers. If you would follow me, I’ll follow you back! Here’re my handles:
Twitter: @worddreams
Instagram: JacquiMurrayWriter
LinkedIn: Jacqui Murray
Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy, the Rowe-Delamagente thrillers, and the Man vs. Nature saga. She is also the author/editor of over a hundred books on integrating tech into education, adjunct professor of technology in education, blog webmaster, an Amazon Vine Voice, a columnist for NEA Today, and a freelance journalist on tech ed topics. Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Against All Odds, Summer 2020. You can find her tech ed books at her publisher’s website, Structured Learning
Excellent post! Thank you, Jacqui!
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So much great info here – thank you for sharing generously, Jacqui.
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Lots of tech tips for writers. When I first started these, most writer-friends thought I was a geek. Now, lots of us do these! Times they do change.
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You rock, Jacqui! Thanks for sharing this wealth of information. Awesome! 🙂
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I think readers have selected really the best of the tech tips. I’m glad you like them!
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You’re a wealth of information. I’m going to revisit a few of these writing tips, particularly since I’m in the editing stage. Reminders are always welcome!
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That pesky editing. I found over 1000 ‘she’ in my novel! A tad too many, don’t you think?
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That’s funny. I don’t know if that would have bothered me in a 250 page book. Only 4 per page. What bugs me is the over use of names. It’s like a gong ringing in my ears. *Sigh* Lol. Happy Writing!
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Well you have definitely cheered me up, Diana.
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Mine current WIP has 916 “she.” Lol.
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I think this goes under ‘misery loves company’ or maybe I simply planted my flag on the wrong hill!
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Terrific and comprehensive list thanks Jacqui.
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Thanks, Sally. I’m always intrigued by what engages the readers.
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A fantastic compilation Jacquie. Thanks for all your insightful tips. 🙂
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Thanks, Deb. It’s interesting what resonates with people, innit?
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True dat!
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Always great stuff, Jacqui! Thanks for sharing your expertise!
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Thanks, Terri! I appreciate it!
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Great of you to share these and remind us of them!
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It also reminds me! It’s easy to get away from basics, innit? When life intrudes…
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Ah, life. So pesky sometimes. 😉
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Thank you. Particularly find the top tips on how to know your story is done useful.
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Excellent. I’ve become distracted from posting Writing tips and this reminds me to get back to basics!
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Hi Jacqui, Happy New Year! Thank you for all these tips and posts. I need to refresh my memory on some of them. I believe I’m following you online. I’ll check. I wish you all the best in 2020!
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Thank you so much for visiting, Victoria. I just checked your blog but didn’t see the SM follows anywhere. Maybe I missed them!
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Many awesome links for tips, Jacqui. Thank you!
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I got away from the tips the last few months but will probably start adding more this new year. Have a wonderful 2020!
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Sharing and wishing you an awesome 2020, Jacqui! ❤
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Thanks, Bette. I’ve already started with a slew of tech issues. Sigh.
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Nice round-up! The web cam one still gets me, there’s nothing like perking up your paranoia when you think about your uncovered webcam..! x
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I keep a sock on mine!
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Oooh, a lot of tech tips, Jacqui. I just got a new computer so I may need to visit all of these.
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Start with ‘cover your webcam’ and then move on to the rest. What’s your new computer?
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It is a Dell. It is very much thinner than my old one and it looks very smart. I am 15% into Survival of the fittest and, so far, it is awesome.
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So nice to hear! Thanks, Robbie.
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Thanks for sharing! Happy Friyay, Jacqui!
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Thanks, Susie. I do hope today is quieter than the rest of the week has been!
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My story might need a little rescuing…
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Not from what I’ve seen, Alex!
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Your tech tips have been so helpful, Jacqui. Great lists!
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Thanks, Jill. They’re kind of my basics for solving problems and keeping safe.
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Cranky days? Have a lot of those lately. 😀 Great lists, Jacqui!
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Me, too, Felicia. It’s one thing after another. I need to re;center.
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Working on doing that too, Jacqui, but… priorities and focus. 😦
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Just created mine some days ago…
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Add a comment when you have it up and running. I’ll come say hi.
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You don’t have enough Social Media followers!!!! How many is enough? Can one ever have ‘enough’?
Of course, I’m already following. 🙂
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Well, truly, it matters more on my teacher blog where sponsors skip me because I don’t have enough SM activity. Sigh.
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I’m surprised you don’t have enough on your teacher blog. I enjoy your informative articles and wish I was still in the classroom to implement the ideas. I share them as often as I can.
You don’t often have comments turned on. I wonder would that make a difference.
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I used to have comments on and never got any! So I decided it was better not to allow comments then to have none. I’d also like to delete the number of shares but I think that takes some programming.
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That’s interesting. I understand about the comments, but why the shares?
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Well, if the icons don’t show a bunch of shares, it looks like the audience isn’t engaging. I’d rather not advertise that. I futzed around with that in the dashboard for a while. Maybe I did fix it because I’m not showing any shares!
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Okay. Thanks for the explanation. I see what you mean. I took sharing off readilearn resources for the same reason.
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