Bring the (Ambient) Noise

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 […]

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Listen Up! How I Edit With Text-To-Speech

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. […]

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Pro Tips Series: Route Your Writers’ Conference Success

  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. […]

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How To Rock NaNoWriMo 2016

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 […]

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Ulysses: Nine Months and No Turning Back

  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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Tech Luv Thursday: Syncing With Scrivener

Hello all! Welcome to another Tech Luv Thursday feature. If you’re new here, then just a heads up about the post. Two Thursdays every month I discuss (and often gush) about tech that rings my bell. Although I’m a writer, I used to wear bunches of other hats. My past includes stints as: a technical writer, software […]

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