Your Favourite Writing Tools
Posted on 26 May 2007 by Sharon
Sometimes you have to blow your own trumpet, otherwise who else will do it. I’ve been a member of Helium for a while (in fact, I plan to review the highs and lows one day) and I have a few articles on there. Not as many as some of my friends, but a respectable number. I’ve recently added two more to the list, and since they are about writing, I thought I would share them with you.
The first is about why writers need other writers. I think this is one that I may expand into a longer article one day.
The second is about setting up a writer’s office. It made me think about the things I have in my office that I can’t do without. Apart from my laptop and a reliable internet connection, I still find a pen and paper the most useful writing tools I own. Sometimes I need to write something down without having to open a new document or leave the one I am working on. What’s your most useful writing tool.
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May 27th, 2007 at 9:21 am
I hit payout once on helium and am almost there again and haven’t put any effort into any articles there for about 6 months. I’ve been meaning to drop by there and write some more…thanks for the reminder.
I’ll stop by and visit your articles and I’ll stumble them too
Cheers,
Dana
May 31st, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Post-its! For some reason I think better on post-its, and it’s easier to keep track of them than on the scraps of paper I used to use. When I’m reviewing a book, I keep a post it attached to the cover for notes on my thoughts of certain passages, or to jot down the page of a quote I want to use.
I’ve also begun writing one of my novel first drafts on post-its. I write so small that one post it can hold 100-150 words on it. It makes it much easier to actually write when I think “just to the end of the sheet”. I don’t hit a high number per day, but since I’ve started doing this, I write much more regularly.
Hm… last I checked, I was about halfway to pay out. Better go check again. Thanks for the reminder!
September 8th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Post its make a great tool, Wordvixen. And I’m just getting back to Helium myself, Dana.