This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing and marketing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you get (link won’t be active until the post goes live): 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence Writer’s Tech 101: Take Care of Your … Continue reading
Category Archives: tech tips for writers
11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence
This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing and marketing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you get (links won’t be active until the post goes live): 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence Writer’s Tech 101: Take Care of Your … Continue reading
Read a Word Doc on Kindle
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. This is Tech Tips for Writers #173: Q: I received a Word Doc from … Continue reading
Make Your Own Digital Bookshelf
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. I love books. Anytime I can share my favorites in ways people will be … Continue reading
Tech Tips for Writers #118: Top 12 iPad Shortkeys
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. I find iPads awkward to write on. For one thing, they’re not geared for … Continue reading
#AuthorToolboxBlogHop: Co-authoring a book
Hello and welcome to the #AuthorToolboxBlogHop which meets every third Wednesday of the month to share resources and tips for authors. Thanks to Raimey Gallant for hosting this venture. Please join to learn more about the craft of writing and to meet bloggers who are dedicated to helping each other become the best writers possible. Click here to … Continue reading
Teacher-Authors: Quick Toggle with Alt+Tab
A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month on my teacher education blog, Ask a Tech Teacher. This post is a tech tip for teachers but I use it all the time when I’m writing. It’s a quick way to toggle … Continue reading
Tech Tips for Writers #171: Turn Your 2-in-1 into a Tablet When Flying
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. Q: I’m traveling with my Surface Pro (a 2-in-1 tablet-laptop) and want to avoid … Continue reading
Tech Tips for Writers #133: 10 Favorite Mac Shortkeys
Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have. I’ll cover it in a future Tip. Here’s a poster with ten of the most popular Mac shortkeys among my friends. … Continue reading
10 Tips on Writing Remotely in a COVID-19 World
I’ve been working from home for years but most people haven’t. If that’s you and you haven’t read D.E. Haggerty’s excellent post on how to work from home, do it! I’ll wait… While you read: I posted this article about a year ago but have updated it for the challenges we now face with #covid19 … Continue reading