Write Monkey

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Well, the games have begun. I've written my first chunk of NaNoWriMo text. I've set myself a goal of 2,000 words per day (which is higher than the suggested amount), and have managed to achieve slightly more than that on Day One. So… so far so good. I'm using the Write or Die website I mentioned in my last post, and I'm probably going to purchase the desktop version before the month is over. I know it will get me through the process.

I'm actually using Write or Die right now, and because I haven't seen or heard the "consequences" of pausing since my first experiment with the site, I decided to pause for a bit after I typed the first sentence of this post. Well, after the gradually intensifying red background, there came from my speakers such a horrible sound that there was no way I was going to listen to it for more than two seconds.

Yes, folks, Write or Die works. Read the rest of this entry »

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 Like most people online, I check my Twitter account every day. Sometimes several times a day. I don't have a lot of followers compared to some, and I don't follow a lot of people, so at this point I'm usually able to at least glance at every tweet that's gone by since my last session.

This is good, because you never know what's going to appear on the feed. If I followed hundreds of people, I'd never be able to see everything, and I'd miss out on some good info, or more likely, a good link.

One such link came across my screen a few weeks ago. I don't remember who posted it, but I follow a few writers and writing resource people, so it was probably one of them. It mentioned a piece of software called Write Monkey. Now, I'm always on the lookout for writing tools, and the name was certainly intriguing, so when I saw the link, I thought I'd check it out. Read the rest of this entry »

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