I work in software technology by day so that part of my geeky life tends to bleed over into my creative life. While I do loves me a green pen and legal pad, I also use other writing tools for my novel project. Here are the three that I use the most: yWriter5 I first started using this spiffy tool about a year ago. I'm a big fan of spreadsheets and this software has a great outlining feature that is very helpful --- especially if you write in scenes like me. You can switch things … [Read more...]
Karen’s Kindle
October 25, 2010 Read Comments
You would think being a working professional in the software geek world that I would have the latest of everything. But I do stay behind the trends --- maybe because I know of all the kinks that exist in early technology releases. However for e-readers --- I always thought that I would never want one because I do like the tactile sensations of holding a book and smelling its pages. But behold --- I now have a Kindle! I have a flower and butterfly skin to personalize it and to ward off a … [Read more...]
Free Wi-Fi at Borders
September 30, 2009 Read Comments
Back in July, I was lamenting about the free wi-fi at Barnes & Noble because it would be just another procrastination tactic that I would use instead of working on my novel. I just got in from Borders tonight, and I found out that they are also going to have free wi-fi starting in October sometime. This may be just for the Atlanta stores but I'm like, "Gah!!" But seriously, maybe it's a good thing for people who don't have the luxury of internet access. It's better than going to the … [Read more...]
