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Brush Up On Grammar Rules With These Light-Hearted Resources

Though some might treat grammar as dead serious business, that’s not a particularly fun way to learn it. Brush up on your grammar skills with these light-hearted but educational resources.

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RedNotebook Is A Wiki-Style Journaling Tool

Windows/Linux: RedNotebook is a personal journaling tool that feels like a hybrid between a wiki and a blog — complete with tagging, spell check, text formatting, embeddable media and more.

November 12, 2010
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Use ‘TK’ While Writing To Avoid The Web’s Black Hole

BoingBoing blogger and sci-fi author Cory Doctorow admits the internet can be an “attention black hole”, but the prolific scribe learned how to actually write while staying open to the wealth of the web.

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Email Writing Values: Keep It Relevant

The more information you stick into one email, the more likely your recipient is going to lose focus on what’s important. Here are a few ways to keep your email relevant to the task at hand.

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How To Get More Plus Out Of Notepad++

Notepad++ is the most popular text editor for Windows, and we love its speed and power, but it’s even better once you dig a little deeper. Here’s a look at the many ways you can use Notepad++ more effectively.

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The Best Writing Apps For Android

Good thoughts can come from anywhere, at any time. So can edits to your best writing work. Keep your text close at hand, and ideas easy to add, with these great writing, note-taking and idea-gathering apps for Android.

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The Best Writing Apps For iOS

Although writing in iOS might seem troublesome, with faster fingers or a Bluetooth keyboard you can actually get a lot done. Whether it’s just a note, your next novel or new screenplay, here are the apps you’ll need.

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Kurt Vonnegut’s Tips For Writing Fiction

Digging into NaNoWriMo? Working on something much shorter? Either way, Kurt Vonnegut Jr has a few tips for your characters, your sentences and how you treat your readers. It’s an oldie but a goodie, shared by reader Zan.

November 11, 2010
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The Best Language Tools For Geeks

No matter your command of the English language, we all have trouble defining, pronouncing or even remembering certain words, which makes writing tough. Here are some of the best tools to help you out.

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Email Writing Values: Make It Easy To Act On

We all get tons of work email a day, and our inboxes can get cluttered in the blink of an eye. Make sure your emails actually have a purpose (and don’t get skipped over) by making them actionable.

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