The Essentials Series: Introduction and Table of Contents
May 22, 2020
Introducing The Essentials Series: A fraught, indulgent journey into the tools, gadgets and software writers love to play with and our endless tinkering.
Articles
Keyboards: Desktop, Portable, Mechanical and More
May 22, 2020
The keyboard is the writer's primary tool. Explore the variety of options in this ongoing journey into the vast world of keyboards, mechanical and otherwise.
Writing Is Like Eating: The Hunger and the Work
May 08, 2020
An idea, to a writer, is like hunger. It inspires action but it also requires work. You can't eat until you've cooked.
On Writing Simply: The Beauty of Plain Text Writing
May 05, 2020
Plain text is the fastest route from idea to draft. No layout. No styling. No imposing blank page. The writer can get to work.
The Giant Venn Diagram and Finding Your Niche
Apr 24, 2020
On finding your personalized niche at the center of a giant, world-spanning Venn diagram.
How to Find Your Passion and Work Happier
Mar 27, 2020
What would you do, right now, if you had nothing else to do and no bills to pay? That passion is your key to happier, more fulfilling work.
How to Stop Hesitating and Jump Into Something New
Mar 27, 2020
Do you have a hundred ideas swimming around in your brain-space every day? Learn how to stop dreaming and _start_ that new project you've been dreaming about.
Why Write for No One? Celebrating the Drive to Write
Mar 27, 2020
Writing is hard but many of us do it for no one, for free, for fun. Why? There's one simple and important reason. Let's explore the passion that drives writers.