Category Archives: Technology
Web Presence 101.5 – Twitter
Written on January 24, 2012 at 17:36, by Anne
As mentioned in my last post about social media, Twitter is my favourite social network. I tend not to use the main website, as (like Facebook) the interface is full of stuff I don’t want to see, e.g. trending topics, but there are plenty of third-party applications for computers, smartphones and so on. I know that Continue Reading »
Web presence 101.4 – Introduction to social media
Written on December 13, 2011 at 18:47, by Anne
Writers are frequently not the most social of people – sitting alone typing for hour after hour isn’t really a hobby/occupation for extroverts. And yet nowadays we are expected, as part of our online presence, to be active on at least one social medium if not several. So, is it a boon for writers, or Continue Reading »
Web Presence 101.3 – Blogging
Written on November 8, 2011 at 18:00, by Anne
Last time I covered setting up your author website, and suggested using one of the popular blogging platforms as an easy way to run it. If you’ve done this, you now have full blogging capabilities at your fingertips – but what do you blog about? Choosing a topic Your knee-jerk reaction might be “Well I’m Continue Reading »
Web presence 101.2 – Your Website
Written on October 18, 2011 at 17:20, by Anne
In the first installment of this series, I talked about the importance of claiming your name online (before someone else does!). Once you have a domain name, you are probably going to want a website for it to point to – even before you have a book out, people such as agents may want to Continue Reading »
Web Presence 101.1 – Claim Your Name
Written on September 27, 2011 at 17:37, by Anne
Nowadays it’s generally considered vital for an author to have a web presence, and yet a lot of writers don’t really know where to start. I’ve been online since the mid-1990s, and a professional web developer for over a decade, so I thought I’d share some of my experience – what to do, and just Continue Reading »
Writing a novel on the iPad
Written on July 6, 2011 at 18:05, by Anne
When the iPad first came out, I dismissed it as a “toy” because it was clearly designed for the consumption of media, rather than creation. But more and more productivity apps were released, until I was forced to admit that it might actually be useful as well as pretty! Add in a battery life that Continue Reading »
Tech review: Zaggmate iPad keyboard
Written on May 11, 2011 at 06:39, by Anne
Regular readers will know that I’m something of a Mac geek and a recent convert to the joy of iPad ownership. However as a writer, one thing the iPad is definitely lacking is a decent keyboard. Sure, you can tap out an email or Tweet easily enough (actually, not that easily – the hash key Continue Reading »
iPad 2: in lust all over again
Written on March 2, 2011 at 19:26, by Anne
I’m a bit late with my blog post today, as I was hoping to have some news of my own to announce. So, you’ll have to make do with some from Steve Jobs instead. Today Apple announced the iPad 2: thinner, lighter and faster than the original model, it begins shipping later this month. Now, Continue Reading »
