Clean, minimal and collaborative writing spaces

https://draftin.com/ Write better with draft. Easy version control and collaboration for writers https://editorially.com/ The best way to write, collaborate on, and talk about a text. http://www.iawriter.com/ (Mac only) Keep your hands on the keyboard and your mind in...

Joan Didion on Keeping a Notebook

Joan Didion on Keeping a Notebook | Brain Pickings. I haven’t read this yet – I’m breaking rule #58 on content sharing: read what you share before you share it – however, I think it promotes the keeping of journals. If so, I agree. I should be...

What books about the craft of writing should I read?

  “What, Mr. Stegner, is your reply to the question of whether creative writing can, in point of fact, be “taught”?” When I started my creative writing course in Bath Spa Uni last year, I asked my writing teacher what books I should read...

Write Or Die App

I have written about this before, but it’s time for a reminder as a new iPad version is available (I’ve just noticed). The joy of Write Or Die, is a consequence for distraction. I have used it for my NaNoWriMo months and I can tell you it works! When my...

Minimal writing: AlphaSmart Neo

Some people use a pen and paper for no distractions; some people are kitted out with full tech and multi-task their way to a word count. There is an alternative. I heard about the alphasmart devices a long time ago, but never made the jump: favouring the Write Or Die...