Turning Handwriting into Text, Part 1

Aug 13, 2023 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

I have what seems to be a never-ending quest. I love to write by hand. I do my best thinking when I do so. I’m at my most creative. I create my characters, write the story of how they received their wound, describe their goals and motivations, go into detail...

Kindle Scribe: Review

Jul 16, 2023 | Blog, Life, Writing

I bought myself a new toy and it is so much fun! I’ve been thinking for the past few years about buying a Remarkable 2 tablet. It’s an e-ink electronic writing tablet and it’s gotten really good reviews. It’s been recommended by David Gaughran...

Getting Out of My Own Head

Jun 4, 2023 | Blog, Life, Writing

I’m a Taurus. If you believe in astrology that’s going to explain everything I’m about to write very succinctly. I have a great deal of trouble letting go of things that happen. I go over them again and again in my head. Sometimes it’s a good thing, but more often...

Getting Through Writing Anxiety

May 19, 2023 | Blog, Life, Writing

I am not a very self-confident person. I suffer from imposter syndrome and have forever. The more I do, the more I suffer. When I was merely a writer and mom, I worried that I was failing at both. When self-publishing became a Thing, I added formatting to my business...

Getting back to work after a break

Feb 12, 2023 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

All right, last week I wrote about dictation software that really didn’t work for me because I’m a kinesthetic person (I need the actual act of writing or typing to think and be creative). What I didn’t mention and didn’t talk about was how I was actually doing...

Dictation Software: a trial and a comparison

Feb 5, 2023 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

Hurray, I have wrists! (In case you haven’t been following along, I broke both my wrists when I slipped on some snow back in mid-December.) I got my casts off last week and now I am working on getting my wrists back in shape. Physical therapy is literally a...