Exploring What's Outside The Box
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The last three posts I wrote about the Online Writing Log primarily covered how to use and set OWL up. I’ve shown you how to navigate around OWL, how to set up a project and how to add a monthly goal. In this post, I’ll cover how to add activities to OWL and how to […]
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All writers have goals, whether it be publishing their book or just finishing their story. Many of the writers I know also set monthly goals, subdivided into daily goals. For some, it’s an accountability measure, a way to make sure that they write every day. Then, there are always the competitive bunch that always strive […]
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Since tracking activities is what this app does, whether it be writing or editing, it felt appropriate to add a way to associate these activities with the actual project you’re working on. That way, together with the goals you set, you have a way to see if you’re actually working on your project or keep […]
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With the beta of the Online Writing Log about to open to the public soon, I figured it would be a good to explain how you, the user, would use the app. That way, when the time comes, you’re ready and know what to click. This post is the first of all series of four […]
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For the last couple of months, as some of you may know, I’ve been busy creating the Online Writing Log (affectionately called OWL). OWL originally was a project I envisioned early last year during one of the many late nights I was logging my writing stats for the day. At the time, I just didn’t […]
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For several years, I’ve been looking for a convenient way to track my writing online and/or through an app. Although I have tried numerous solutions, I just never found one that quite works for me. Incidentally, my participation in the Monthly Writing Challenge on Twitter inspired me to pursue this further. Until I encountered Bubble.
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When the first version of the Writing Log was released back in March (then known as the Monthly Writing Log), just in time for Camp NaNoWriMo, I knew that there were many other things I wanted to do with this tool. One of the major limitations from the very start was that the writing […]
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The one thing I struggle with the most when it comes to writing is grammar. I hate it. It is a thorn in my side that keeps poking me as I write, demanding I double-check everything for correct tenses, unnecessary words and all those other things that some people thrive on pointing out. Therefore, I […]
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It’s been said, in a multitude of ways, that the future is in video. As an introvert, the prospect of making any kind of videos where I feature is not appealing at all. On the other hand, it is possible to make videos where I don’t feature that much…if at all. Anyway, regardless of my […]
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For many that engage in novel writing or any writing for that matter, Scrivener is a well-known program. It’s been around for quite a while and has served many of us well. With its availability on both Mac and Windows (as well as Linux for a limited time), pretty much anyone with a desktop or […]
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