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Category Archives: Technology
Web Presence 101.5 – Twitter
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 … Continue reading
Web presence 101.4 – Introduction to social media
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 … Continue reading
Web Presence 101.3 – Blogging
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged author, business, internet, marketing, online, publishing, self-promotion, writer, writing
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Web presence 101.2 – Your Website
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 … Continue reading
Web Presence 101.1 – Claim Your Name
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, … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, blog, facebook, internet, platform, twitter, web, writers
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Writing a novel on the iPad
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 … Continue reading
Tech review: Zaggmate iPad keyboard
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged bluetooth, dvorak, ipad, keyboard, productivity, review, writing
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iPad 2: in lust all over again
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: … Continue reading
