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Markdown Anywhere: Writers On The Go

October 8th, 2013 2 comments

One of the powerful features of Markdown is it allows you to work anywhere and transfer your documents anywhere. Here are some apps that let you do that. Read more…

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Windows Apps For Markdown Writers

October 1st, 2013 2 comments

I’ve already covered Markdown for Mac, but now it’s the turn of Windows. What Markdown-enabled text delights await us? Read more…

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Mac Apps For Markdown Writers

September 24th, 2013 No comments

Markdown is pretty handy on its own, but to get the most out of it you can try a few apps. As I’m mostly a Mac user, this week I’ll be focussing on my favourite Markdown aps for Mac. Read more…

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Tools of the Trade

April 7th, 2012 No comments

Do you have a favourite pen? Did it make writing more fun?

I recently gave in and downloaded the Scrivener demo (a generous demo of thirty days – that’s thirty days of actual use, not thirty days from when you first turn it on). It’s a great program you should definitely try and I plan to rework my WIP using it.

One thing I’m noticing when fiddling with Scrivener is not how useful it is (although it is), but how fun it is. Using a well-designed application can be fun, something that is oft overlooked. And I think a lot of us could do with having the writing process made more fun for us. Read more…

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10 apps to increase your focus

July 9th, 2010 No comments

Here is the promised list of productivity applications that aim to get you focussed during a writing session. It took a little longer than expected because I wanted to represent Windows users as well as I could (productivity tools seem to be a much healthier sub-culture on Macs for some reason). So behold a great list below of tools to focus for both Mac and Windows writers! Read more…