Exploring What's Outside The Box
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As many writers out there, when I write I tend to set monthly goals in one way or another to keep myself motivated. Personally, I use the Online Writing Log for this purpose, but there are of course many other apps that will do the same, although differently. NovProg is one of those apps. NovProg […]
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June 2021 Update: Updated for Scrivener 3 and current version of Grammarly. Note: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. A while ago, I explored how you can export and sync your Scrivener projects with an Android device (or any device) for writing on […]
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As a blogger and writer, the tools I use to write have varied over the years. Whether it be hardware or software, I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve my toolbox. For years, I used primarily native software on Windows and Linux and although I still do, as Chromebooks have found their way […]
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I’ve been an Evernote user for as long as I can remember. I’ve used it for collecting story ideas, write chapters while on the go, outline ideas, write first drafts of blog posts and so much more. Yesterday, I said good-bye to Evernote.
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The one aspect I love about the Humble Bundle website is that if you’re a gamer, you can grow your collection relatively quickly for cheap. Their constant bundling of games from a wide variety of genres is sure please everyone at some point. However, the Humble Bundle site does more than just games. Their bundles […]
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A few months ago, I wrote about how you can install Scrivener on your Chromebook. It’s a great solution if you want to take advantage of the power of Scrivener combined with the superior battery life and portability of some of the more lightweight Chromebooks (or just want to run Windows apps on your Chromebook). […]
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May 2020 Update: The Scrivener installation process described below remains generally the same. Today, several additional software packages are installed as part of the process, which are not documented in the screenshots or video in this post. For several years now, Scrivener has been my go-to application for writing my fiction. I like how everything […]
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Since the Nexus 7 came out, it’s been my trusty companion at home, at work, on the road and in the air. It’s been the device I’ve favored for so long for everything from gaming to movies to reading. It’s also been the device I’ve used together with a Bluetooth keyboard to write blogposts, fiction […]
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Throughout my years, I’ve experienced gaming in a variety of forms, from the good old C64 and Amiga platforms to various iterations of the PlayStation platform and most recently, PC gaming on both Windows and Ubuntu. You see, I’ve been an Ubuntu user since version 7.04, or maybe 7.10. I can’t remember anymore. Either way, […]
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One of the best aspects of Wattpad is the reader feedback. It really is. As a writer, it helps me see what you like, what you don’t like and that it turns helps me see what can be improved and what needs to go in the trash. Yet, comments can also be a bit frustrating. For feedback to make sense, it has to be useful. You have to be able to make sense of what your readers are telling you, right?
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