writing
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The Freewrite Alpha Can Help Writers Focus, But It Feels (and Sounds) Cheap
I love writing, but with so much to distract us these days, gathering enough focus to start writing can be a job all its own. That’s where distraction-free writing tools have come into play, including the recently released Freewrite Alpha from Astrohaus. Building off the work the company has done with its previous Freewrite devices,…
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10 Classic Books You Pretend to Have Read (And Why You Should Actually Read Them)
Science fiction and fantasy offer a rich legacy of great books – but that abundant pile of reading material can also be daunting. So sometimes, it’s easier to fake it. We asked some of our favourite writers, and they told us the 10 classic books that everyone pretends to have read, and why you should…
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How to Access the Hidden Special Characters on Your Keyboard
There are times when you’ll need to type a character that isn’t displayed on your keyboard, be it a letter with an accent, the degree symbol, or a currency symbol. Special characters are common in many languages, but they are more rare in English. So much so that by default, there’s no obvious way of…
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The Best Way to Get Permanent Marker Off a White Board
Last June, my kindergartener came home on the last day of school with a folder of avant-garde “How to flip a pancake” writing samples and a pencil case full of not one, not two, but ten uncapped markers. Of course, he had used one of those uncapped markers to cover every inch of his white…