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Getting Words Down: Write or Die

Getting words on paper (excuse the archaic reference) is either our job, our passion, or our biggest roadblock.
Of course, writer’s block isn’t exactly new. What is new are some of the high-tech (and often high-comedy) techniques we use to deal with it.
One of the oddest is the “Write or Die” Web app (found via Lifehacker), [...]

Posted 10 November 2008 † Tom Chandler § Underground Entertainment § Writer tools ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged:

Email Interruptions Cost You 64 Seconds in Downtime

Need a reason to turn off that “you’ve got mail” tab, ghost box or other notification?
Every time it pops up, it takes an average of 64 seconds to regain your train of thought.
Via the Sydney Morning Herald:
It had been assumed that email doesn’t cause interruptions because the recipient chooses when to check for and respond [...]

Posted 13 September 2008 † Tom Chandler § Writer tools § Writing ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,