Selective staging in Magit
As I mentioned in my Git For Writers book, there may be situations in which you want to only stage part of a file instead […]
An Org Mode Deep Work Agenda for 2026
It’s a new year, and that means getting yourself organized with Org Mode. Now, as I’ve covered in the past, I have a love/hate relationship […]
Command line basics every writer should know
Writers, it’s time to stop worrying and learn to love the command line. Your terminal is your friend. There’s nothing to fear here. In this […]
Trackers and external rewards
That’s right. The new year is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to get your goals in order and make a plan for what you […]
Emacs For Writers Version 2 Has Arrived
At long last, I have completed some final edits on the version 2 of my Emacs For Writers handbook. I had mentioned that I was […]
Wrangling project files with includes
One of the things I really like about Org Mode is the support for file includes. #+INCLUDE: /path/to/file This allows you to integrate contents from […]
Writing sprints and morning pages
Imagine a crisp, misty morning in the mountains. The scent of fresh-brewed coffee. It’s chilly, even in the summertime, so you can throw on a […]
Summer Productivity Reset: Emacs functions to streamline your writing workflow
We are in the thick of summer. That’s for sure. That means I’m spending afternoons strategically in the shade—and writing. As I’ve mentioned—probably—in other posts, […]
Ask me about my Org Mode agenda
You may have heard about the amazing Org Mode agenda. It’s one of the key features of Org Mode. It can be customized in such […]
Keep your flow with a “back” button for Emacs
Writing involves organizing a lot of information, sometimes spread across multiple files. You want to be able to wrangle all that data with a delicate […]