Posts Tagged ‘writers’

The Ultimate Writing Productivity Resource

Last week, I launched a new site I'd been working on for several months, dedicated to technology and the writing life. Since I've been eating, drinking, breathing, and sleeping "writing" all week, it seemed natural to pull together some of the tools, sites, and Lifehack.org tips I know of that can help make writers more productive, organized, and creative.

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March 31 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: creativity, editing, publishing, revision, writers, writing | 70 comments»

50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

Generally, I think this many tips on writing strategies is too much. However, I like lists like this because, depending on what kind of writing you actually do, you can choose the tips that suit your work and adapt. Two years ago, we have covered Fifty Tools which can help you in Writing by Poynter Online and it is still the most popular post at lifehack.org. Now Poynter… Continue reading

May 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: writer, writers, writing | 3 comments»

How to Write Something Worth Reading

Competition is high on the internet, due almost entirely on volume. So having your writing stand out is no easy task. PickTheBrain runs through five simple steps that should put you in the right direction. 1. You write what you read. Stop reading the same meaningless, repetitive writing everyone else reads. Quality of output directly correlates to quality of input. 2. Avoid balanced views. When forming an opinion, it is necessary to consider… Continue reading

April 5 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: writer, writers, writing | 4 comments»

Writing Apps for Bloggers

Although you can write your articles in Microsoft Word or any such software, you might want to test the waters for some alternatives. Online and offline, there is a plethora of options in the blog editing/word processing field. ScribeFire Previously run at Performancing.com this editor runs within your Firefox browser as an add-on. There is no inline spellcheck, but if you get Google Toolbar for Firefox, you can enable… Continue reading

April 4 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: blog, editing, writer, writers, writing | 20 comments»

Faithful Writers

While we're on the topic of writing, here's something that Gray Miller pointed out to me over at A List Apart. Amber Simmons has written an article entitled, "Gentle Reader, I Will be Faithful," about the bond between a writer and her audience. It's something that matters a lot, especially when you're asking readers for their time and attention. Writers write for different reasons. Sometimes we are moved by something… Continue reading

August 8 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: howto, writers, writing | 1 comment»

Writing Advice Aggregated

Michael over at PigPog does an excellent job of collecting up all kinds of great writing advice from all over the place. Amongst the gems I see listed in his post are: