I’ve been following the Problogger 31 Days To A Better Blog Project, though I’m keeping to my own schedule. I’m running about a week behind, but since you can do the tasks anytime, it doesn’t really matter. One of the tasks from last week was to set a schedule for posting. I did a draft schedule [...] [...more]
How to Create the Ultimate Home Office for Writing is the title of my latest article on Garden and Hearth. As writers we may find ourselves crammed into the only available space at home, but there are still some things that we need to do our jobs. Check out How to Create the Ultimate Home Office [...] [...more]
As freelance writers and ghostwriters, we often need to do quick internet research on topics we may know very little about. If we’re going to be professionals, then we have to find a way to decide whether the information we use is really reliable (Wikipedia may have a lot of information, but who knows if [...] [...more]
While waiting for a phone call, I decided to do some stumbling. One of the first sites I stumbled across was NinjaWords, which claims to be a fast, accurate online dictionary. It certainly is fast - and it seems to be accurate. It also stores your search history. You can search for several words at [...] [...more]
I’ve been a big fan of Squidoo for some time, and have three lenses there, including on on site promotion. So it’s no surprise when I find quality content that is just waiting to be discovered. Today’s discovery is a lens on ghostwriting. How To Hire A Ghostwriter is aimed at those who are intending to [...] [...more]
As a working writer you should always have a plan B for when technology lets you down. It’s my own fault. I should have known better. In fact, I usually do. When I first owned a computer in the early 1990s, I fell prey to a Word macro virus. I got my act together, installed [...] [...more]
When it comes to tools that help me do my job better, free is always good in my book. When writing web articles, writers often need to know how many times they have used particular keywords and keyword phrases. Some employers specify a particular keyword density, while others ask for some keywords to be [...] [...more]
I’m just starting a new gig for a writing website. (Sneak preview is available here.) While I was checking over my articles, I noticed that some strange characters had appeared in the text. I knew immediately that the error came from Microsoft Word. Word is one of the best of Microsoft’s programs, but all its [...] [...more]
