‘Tis the season for people to hit the road on vacation. It’s also the season for Twitter Pitching. You heard me. Twitter Pitching: writers pitching their books to agents and editors on Twitter. It’s not just a thing, it’s a really big thing! Even though Twitter pitch events take place all year long, the second half […]
There are some folks that like to work to the tune of absolute silence. Steph is not one of them. She loves to work to the sound of just about everything. When she discovered ambient noise apps, they immediately became a staple in her day. Check out our demo of each below! YouTube A Soft […]
It’s Thursday! Congratulations to us. We’ve made it this far! I started this week off with a nice, hefty, round of edits from my new editor, which means, I’m definitely ready for the weekend. That started me thinking about my editing process and how valuable a role Text-To-Speech has come to play in my process. […]
Happy Monday, Rockstars! I haven’t posted a writing feature in a while—not since my humorous plunge into the topic of NaNoWriMo. Since you can find just about anything here at The Nerd Garden, I thought it might be time to revisit this branch of our blog. As a writer, I often attend writers’ conferences. Some are amazing. others so-so. […]
Hello, fellow nerds! Happy November. If you’re a writer, then you know exactly what’s going down over the course of the next four weeks. Why, National Novel Writing Month, of course! I get questions all the time on my tips for how to survive this insane time. I’ve got a video today, (partly humorous and […]
Hey all! Happy Monday! Wow–wait a minute! Monday? We never post on a Monday. Guess what, peeps. There are some changes afoot here in The Nerd Garden. Starting this week, our posts will release on Mondays and Thursdays. We’ll still be posting twice a week, but we’re changing up the days so we can best […]
I’ve got a confession to make. It won’t come as a surprise. I hate Microsoft Word. See? You’re not exactly shocked, are you? Still, as a writer, I’m stuck with it, because agents, editors, and publishers use it all the time. Lately, I’ve been on the receiving end of a slew of manuscripts that include major formatting […]
This past winter, I blogged about some of the challenges I experienced after upgrading my Mac to El Capitan. One of the biggest were problems that arose with my go-to writing app (at the time), Scrivener. Before I jump into that, let me bring you up to speed on my former Scrivener devotion and […]
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