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Your Home Office
Take a look at our articles and resources to help your home office run more smoothly.
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Using Microsoft OneNote
for Writing Research and Notes
Marg McAlister
How Microsoft OneNote can help any writer stay organised: take notes, drag pictures and website clippings around, and even capture emails to send to your notes folder. Whether you're researching a family history, chasing up details for a forensic thriller, or writing a novel... this program will be a real boon. . . . keep reading
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Review of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Version 10
There were several reasons prompting my decision to try speech recognition software. One was that I had a large number of writing projects happening at the moment. Another was that at work I was working on projects that involve sitting at the computer for long stretches of time. All in all I was spending a lot of time at computers and using programs that involve entering text... . . . keep reading
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How Useful Are Your Writing Tools?
Marg McAlister
I've lost count of the number of times I've heard the following mantra: "Form Follows Function". Simply put, this means that whatever you use - from the design of your kitchen through to the software on your computer - has to WORK for you. It has to fit the purpose. It's worthwhile giving some thought to how well your writing tools work. Something that seems to have all the bells and whistles that you are likely ever to need might actually be a waste of space (and perhaps a waste of money). . . . keep reading
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Using PayPal on Your Website
Introduction
Marg McAlister
Hundreds of thousands of businesses all over the world use PayPal on their websites. They use it to sell products or to invoice clients for a service. It's a big advantage to be able to take credit cards on your site (through PayPal) without having to set up your own business to take them. It can be quite costly to set up a merchant facility on your site, and by using PayPal, you can avoid this. . . . keep reading
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Set Yourself a Challenge
Marg McAlister
To keep moving forward in your writing career, it's essential that you do two things: (1) Decide what you want to achieve, and (2) Decide when and how you are going to complete each step along the way to getting what you want. It sounds simple enough, but many, many writers struggle to reach their goals. They might spend hours at the computer - but they don't seem to get very far. Why is this? . . . keep reading
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Snagit -
Capture an Image of Anything on your Screen
Snagit is one of those programs I simply couldn't do without. I use it all the time - pretty well every day. Snagit is a feature-rich screen capture program that lets you capture anything you see on your computer screen. It will capture anything from a tiny segment of the screen to a long, long scrolling window - you don't have to be able to see it on the screen to capture it. . . . keep reading
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Working with a Co-Author
Melinda Hutchings
Working with a co-author can not only be a uniquely rewarding experience, it can provide the opportunity to increase the potential success of your manuscript by adding to its publishing appeal. However, if you are considering working with a co-author, there are areas that you need to be mindful of in order to ensure both you and your co-author's expectations are met. . . . keep reading
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Steve Martin: How I Organise My Writing Life
Steve Martin
Steve Martin first aroused my interest when he got back to me with a few suggestions for the Writing4Success Calendar/Planner. From what Steve said, I got the impression that he was a highly disciplined and organised writer - so I asked him if he'd like to share some of his 'secrets' with others. . . . keep reading
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Your Writer's Files
Marg McAlister
We all have to find out 'how to do stuff' now and then. This 'stuff' can range from how to write effective dialogue to how to query an agent. But... where do you store this information? It's a good idea to spend an afternoon organising your writer's files... . . . keep reading
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Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
It can be frustrating to download a PDF you really, really want to read - only to find that you get a 'file corrupt' message, or it simply won't open. What's the problem? And what can you do about it? . . . keep reading
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Devious Tricks to Get That Book Written
Marg McAlister
It's time to be devious. No more Mr Nice Guy. No more reluctantly agreeing to do yet another task while grinding your teeth and picturing dolls with pins stuck in them. No, it's war. That book has to get written. White lies (or even big ugly black ones) are entirely permissible... . . . keep reading
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How to Avoid Tears from Lost Work
Marg McAlister
If you don't plan for it, you can bet it will happen: somewhere, somehow, sometime, you will experience some sort of computer disaster that means all or part of your hard work is lost. This is what can happen... . . . keep reading
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Ann Harth
