From Emacs To Microsoft Word (And Beyond, Really)
You’ll notice Emacs inspires words like “magical,” “beautiful,” and “elegant” in descriptions of its interface and functionality. It’s not surprising when you consider how nicely […]
The Scariest Story I Ever Read
I’ve been reading horror fiction since I was a wee lad. And from experience, I’d say most horror stories are merely horror-themed—but not actually scary. […]
My Freewrite Mode
I once read somewhere that P.G. Wodehouse wrote 2,000-3,000 words a day at his peak, but that number crept down to about 1,000 in his […]
Some Custom Emacs Functions That Are Changing My Game
I have some new, magic commands in Emacs that have become very dear to me in my daily workflow. As you all know, my focus […]
Second Brain, Second Nature
I finally got around to reading the big Zettelkasten book: How To Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning, and Thinking. The […]
Introducing a Word Diff Counter in Emacs
How do you measure productivity in writing? Or, how do you know when is a good time to stop working and take a break? If […]
Control-Excess: The Elegant Simplicity of Vanilla Emacs
There are a lot of great Emacs configurations out there. You’ve got Doom Emacs, Spacemacs, Aquamacs for Mac users, and so forth. But if you’re […]
Emacs Micro Lesson 11: Personal ispell dictionary
Some people have a philosophical aversion to spell-checkers. And I can understand that. (Though, I find grammar checkers more fussy, prescriptive, and generally annoying.) As […]
Relative Line Numbers in Emacs
Oh, line numbers. It’s one of the surprising joys of writing in a text editor. But many writers ignore line numbers. I understand. We think […]
Text Editor Judo: One Sentence Per Line
It makes writing and editing an absolute blast.