Once you’ve annotated a pdf on your Kindle, how can you copy and paste your notes into a wordprocessor?
Read MoreKindle Fire, by Terry Freedman
How to use your Kindle pdf annotations in a wordprocessed document
in How to, Technology
How to
Finding a book when you can't remember its name
If you can’t remember the name of a book you wish to read, fret not. Here are some ideas for finding it. UPDATED!
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Blog reading, by Terry Freedman
How to have blog posts come to you (instead of having to go to them)
in Handy hints, How to, Technology, Utility, Archives, Audio
You don’t always have to visit a blog to see the most recent article. Although it has fallen into disuse to some extent in recent years, there is a way of having the blog posts come to you. All you need are what is called an RSS feed, and an RSS feed reader.
Read MoreHow to rework your old articles from print-outs
If you’re anything like me, you keep stacks of clippings. But if you own the copyright to the articles, and you want to update them , how can you do so? The good news is that you don't need to retype them. In this article I explain how to convert them into text for word processing.
Read MoreHow to type upside down
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Girl in black leather jacket. Photo from Pexels. Licence: CC0
10 note-taking apps for writers
in How to, Reviews, Technology, Reference
How can you remember all those ideas you have or snippets of conversation you hear while out and about? These ten note-taking approaches should help.
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What I've been reading: Something nasty in the slush pile (updated)
in Bookshelf, How to, Reviews, Bad writing, Reference
How should you pitch a publisher with your book proposal? Or, to look at this another way, how should you not do so? This book answers that question.
Read MoreHow to organise your books
in Bookshelf, Handy hints, How to
If you have a tonne of books, what's the best way of organising them? Here are a few suggestions.
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Read a lot, read fast
How to read a book a week.
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With apologies to Edvard Munch
5 Ways to guard against losing your work UPDATED
What could be worse than losing all of your carefully crafted work? Here are 5 ways to protect yourself against that happening.
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The iCloud.com dashboard
A big problem with iCloud
in Handy hints, How to
If you use the Notes app on an Apple device like an iPad, and wish to access your notes from an Android device, such as an HTC smartphone, here's a work-around.
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Most printers double up (or triple up) as scanners and photocopiers as well these days.
How to scan a document into a pdf file
in How to
How to get a paper document into a digital (pdf) version -- and how to correct it if it comes out upside down.
Read MoreCheck the readability of your writing
Check the readbility of your writing with this free online tool.
Read More5 minute tip: get more from your battery
If you use a device like a phone, laptop or netbook, here's a handy tip to help you enjoy more writing time between battery charges.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: Something nasty in the slush pile
How should you pitch a publisher with your book proposal? Or, to look at this another way, how should you not do so? This book answers that question.
Read More10 ways to find illustrations for your writing projects
in Photography, How to
Where can you find good photographs with which to illustrate your blog articles? This post provides the answer!
Read MoreReview of Help! for Writers
Writers' block is just one of many writerly ills. In this book, Roy Peter Clark offers over 200 practical tips.
Read More7 Ways to improve your writing
in How to
Every craftsperson should work on improving their craft. So, how do you become a better writer? These are the things I’ve found to be very useful. I hope you do too.How to display your word count
in How to, Technology
I am not sure if displaying one’s word count is a good idea or not. On the one hand, you are publicly committing yourself to writing, because if your word count remain static then it appears to everyone that you are not doing anything. On the other hand, appearing not to be doing any writing could be quite embarrassing.Backing up your Wordpress blog
in How to
It’s a good idea to keep backups of your day-to-day documents, so it makes sense to back up your blog too. In this short series I’m looking at ways to do that. Last time I covered how to back up your blog if you use Blogger, in the article Backing up your Blogger blog. Today, I’ll take you through the process of backing up a blog if you use Wordpress.