Now, after an inital edit, followed by spelling and grammar checks, it is time for me to listen to the novel. I’ve done this on all my works and it’s helped out quite a bit. Other writers read the text aloud, and I’ve tried that. But talking constantly for hours on end is something I… Continue reading Preparing to Listen
Author: hmelton
Fighting Word’s Grammar Checker
I have quite a love-hate relationship with Word’s built-in spelling and grammar checker. More hate than love, I think. Today, I’m in one long marathon checking session, running through the whole 500 page manuscript. It’s enough to turn a brain to jelly. Look at what it found, make a decision, click. Repeat. It the program… Continue reading Fighting Word’s Grammar Checker
iTunes 7
I confess to looking forward to Apple Special Event days like a kid anticipating Christmas. I fire up my web browser and keep several new feeds running in different tabs, and when the streaming video becomes available, I watch it as well. But this time, I’ll have to wait on that replay. Forget the ipods… Continue reading iTunes 7