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Google Docs is handy

Google docs is handy and in case you haven’t realized it’s potential maybe you need to watch this video.

Via: Official Google Docs Blog: And now we present…

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September 22nd, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: Computing · Writing

You do want to write faster, better and easier right?

How to Write Faster, Better, and Easier

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September 4th, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: Writing

Post from Word to WordPress

Great news for those of us who often need to move a Microsoft Word document to the web and wish to retain much of the formatting–and great news for those who wish to move Word documents to a WordPress powered website.
blog.dot is a Word document template with an associated DLL for Windows that makes [...]

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January 4th, 2007 · No Comments | Tags: Blogging · Writing

How to kill a presentation

Bill Gates demonstrates how to efectively kill a presentation with information overload. Writers Block Live says,
How can the most successful technology company in history, run by the richest man in the universe, stand in front of the world with such incredibly lame slides in their presentation? They look like something put together by a high [...]

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November 5th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Computing · Writing

Help on writing

I pointed to a piece by Paul Graham earlier today and found this one on writing helpful also.

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March 30th, 2005 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Overcoming writer’s block

Overcoming Writer’s Block. The author says that these are “strategies for dealing with writers block as it relates to Web content.” But I think it’s useful for other types of writing also.

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September 8th, 2004 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

The case for content

If you have a website it’s not complete until you have content—Content, content, content

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August 31st, 2004 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev · Writing

8 Simple Rules for Web Writing

8 Simple Rules for Web Writing
(Hat tip: Sweeting.net)

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August 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Ten tips for writers

Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do)

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February 25th, 2004 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Avoid the seven deadly sins of web writing

Avoid these Seven deadly sins of web writing and you’ll put out better content and better serve your readers.

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January 13th, 2004 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Rules, Rules - writing rules

11 Rules of Writing.

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November 4th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Writers resources

“Power Reporting - Thousands of free research tools for journalists.”

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November 4th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Guide to Grammar and Writing

A very helpful guide to proper grammar in sentences, paragraphs, essays and research papers.

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October 30th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Writing resources to inspire and challenge

Ten Commandments for Christian Writers
Communicating Christ to Secular Audiences
Don’t assume that others know anything!
Christian house-style Grammar and punctuation guide
Writing for the Web, Journalism, not preaching
LibrarySpot
Writing for the Web Takes Special skills That (Happily) Are Easy to Learn
The Journey of Journaling
Daily Thought
Writing enticing headlines, subheadings and links
Five Minute Miracles
Bible Study for Writers
Writing from Your Senses

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October 15th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

35,000 quotations

Searchable database of 35,000 famous quotations

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October 10th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Information design short courses

From RonScheer.com - Information design short courses
Make yourself understood
25 ways to make what you write clear and simple
Make your web site easy to use
25 ways to help visitors find what they’re looking for
Make your home page mean business
25 ways to welcome your customers

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August 8th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Web Dev · Writing

How to Make All Writing Come Alive

The site says “How to use Richard Lanham’s 8-step Paramedic Method to revive dull or dead prose and energize your online writing style.” This should help all your writing. Read it

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August 8th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

New links for writers

WebWriterWeekly.com and their writers resources
Planet Quill
StarvingWriters.org
TheWritingParent.com

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April 4th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Managing to Think

Learning how to think is a rare thing these days. This article could help.

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March 28th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Keith Drury

I enjoy Mr. Drury’s writing and at the moment I’m able to watch Keith write a book. The book just happens to be about “the ministry as life vocation.”

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January 9th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

The Elements of Style

“Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer.”

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January 9th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Refdesk.com

Speaking of future reference, Refdesk.com is the self proclaimed “single best source for facts on the net.”

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January 9th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing

Improve your writing

From the Writers Information Network: Tips for Christian Writers and Poets
The e-Writer’s Place - Columns, articles, tips and workshops for writers
AspiringAuthors.net - learning how to write

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January 8th, 2003 · Comments Off | Tags: Writing