About writerdecks and distraction-free writing environments
I’ve been seeing a lot of videos and articles recently about writerdecks. That’s right. These are distraction-free writing environments for writers. Basically, specialty computer rigs […]
Writing
Basic Saxon vs Latinate Construction for Beginners and Obsessives
I’ve mentioned this a lot to my writers group over the years, so I thought I’d finally write it down. English carries two parallel vocabularies: […]
Let the commits tell the story
Pull up git log –oneline on a project—or open the Magit log with l l from the status buffer and you might see two slightly […]
Writing gloriously long sentences in Emacs with line highlighting
Everyone knows I love finding whatever Emacs tricks and dodges I can to help writers. I wrote an article a while back about the benefits […]
Writing a novel in plain text has never been easier
I am happy to announce that my command line program for binding plain text writing files is live on my GitHub, with full documentation here, […]
The 10-Commit Rule: how git version control can improve writing quality
An often overlooked part of the productivity equation is knowing when to stop. Sometimes it feels good to keep adding and keep going, but you […]
Plugging Python into Git
I recently demoed a python script on my YouTube channel for analyzing git commits and extracting writing stats. This script is ideal for daily writing […]
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 […]
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 […]