Emacs is the incredible, extensible text editor. It’s an interface for using your brain. Download my complete Emacs For Writers handbook. I also have a growing list of complete Emacs guides for your education and enjoyment.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It makes writing and editing an absolute blast.
A friend of mine said, “You’ve got to stop writing in UNIX, your stories are coming out choppy.” God bless him, he doesn’t know the […]
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