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New Podcast! The Write Gear (Check Out Episode 1)
After some advice from other podcasters and help from Twitter in coming up with a name and help from my friend Emma Onstott in creating a logo and help from Hologram Radio head Alex Knight with...
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New Episode: The Write Gear – Windows Tablets
The Write Gear episode 2 is out. This time I’m talking about Windows Tablets and asking the question: Is there any good reason to get a tablet over a laptop? If you want a tablet to be a productivity...
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Who Needs Handwriting? The Write Gear vs Freakonomics Radio!
Handwriting does matter, and even moreso for creative people. In our conversation, Andrea talks about why writing by hand at certain points in the creative process are key. Continue reading Who Needs...
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The Write Gear Episode 4: Back Up Your Stuff!
The number of writers I know that don’t back up their stuff is scary. Y’all, you need to do this. It’s not even hard. And if you’re willing to spend a bit of money, you don’t even have to actively...
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The Write Gear Episode 5: Is The uni-ball Jetstream Really The Best Pen?
A couple of years ago a website called The Wirecutter published their recommendation for Best (non-fountain) Pen Ever. This post is over 6,000 words long, and not only gets into which pen they picked...
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The Write Gear Episode 6: Jane Espenson and Kelly Sue Deconnick
A few years back at my first GeekGirlCon, I got the opportunity to interview Jane Espenson and Kelly Sue Deconnick about their writing tools and process. Both conversations turned out to be...
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The Write Gear 7: Tools to Block Electronic Distractions While You Write
I used to feel a sense of shame around the fact that I am easily lured away from writing by the Internet shiny things such as notifications and new comments and tweets and whatever. To solve this...
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The Write Gear #8: All About AlphaSmart
The last Write Gear podcast got a lot of positive attention–even more writers struggle with the distraction thing than I thought. This week’s episode keeps it going with a deep dive into the...
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The Write Gear #9: From Farscape to Fountain Pens
When I was a wee Tempest, I read in some book by a fancy author that all real writers write with fountain pens. And being a dutiful person who wanted to be a real writer, I took this to heart and went...
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The Write Gear Laptop Buying Guide For Writers
Episodes 10 and 11 of The Write Gear podcast constitute my Laptop Buying Guide for folks who write. Continue reading The Write Gear Laptop Buying Guide For Writers on my blog
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