Writers have a nearly endless choice of tools. The number of word processors, text editors and other text software available today is staggering. But most of them are designed for a specific type of ...

Maybe it was the rainy weather that kept so many of us housebound, infecting us with the same malaise, but two e-mails showed up in my inbox last weekend that targeted a similar problem: disorder in ...

See how a screenplay writer, a movie critic, a humorist, and two other writers scribble, store, and organize their notes so you can steal their ideas. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues ...

This week’s excuse for not making more progress on my book or anyone else’s is that I have my first cold in two years, and staring at words makes my headache worse—which has not prevented me from ...

Scrivener is a name that gets tossed around a lot in writing circles, but it's not immediately clear how it's useful. Subsequently, I've avoided it for years. Then, on a whim recently, I checked it ...

When you work on a long writing project, you need a companion to organize your thoughts, streamline your research, and write ...

Writing retreats have been mocked as an excuse to check in to a swanky hotel, order room service and escape other obligations, but many writers find them useful for enhancing motivation, focus and ...

You, dear reader, only have a few days left to get in on the award-winning Mac app that can reinvent your writing process. Spend enough time putting words to screen and you’ll discover how easily ...

(This is the last post in a three-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) And I did get it. Because if you take away the drama and the dubious threat of weaponizing nausea, you’re ...