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Tag: Writing

  • Will A.I. Be Used to Make Book Cover Art?

    Will A.I. Be Used to Make Book Cover Art?

    We’ve already seen A.I. ‘artwork’ beginning to infest a lot of media, including physical items like print clothing, posters, mugs, and even colouring books. Take this post as an extension of one I wrote not that long ago, where I wondered about how A.I. could aid in translating books and what the potential caveats are….

  • Set Quality Standards for Your Blog

    Set Quality Standards for Your Blog

    How high do you set your own bar? That’s a question you’re going to have to ask yourself whenever it comes to writing for a blog — your blog. Ideally, you should be setting your standards somewhere between what you want to achieve and what is comfortable and practical for yourself. I’m all for quality,…

  • The Best Device for Blog Writing

    The Best Device for Blog Writing

    To run a blog means that you have to have at least one computer in your possession (as doing it entirely from a phone sounds like some form of divine punishment), but what type of setup should you strive for? And what sort of device suits your needs? In this post, I’m going to use…

  • Why It’s Important to Schedule Blog Posts

    Why It’s Important to Schedule Blog Posts

    The sooner you get started on things, the sooner they’ll be done. That’s a saying I recall hearing across my childhood, and when applied to the world of blogging, it essentially means you should always endeavour to work as quickly and as far ahead as you possibly can. Downtime for writers and creators is important,…

  • Don’t Scrap Your Post Ideas

    Don’t Scrap Your Post Ideas

    Over the last year, I have written a lot of unfinished or unpublished posts for this website. However, as of late, I’ve realised that the posts — or their topic(s) — were fairly interesting and have plucked a lot of them out of my drafts and finally put them on the website. One such example…

  • Blogging: A Venture in Constant Improvement

    Blogging: A Venture in Constant Improvement

    Perhaps this website seems like the epitome of ‘newbie’ to you, but I assure you that it was once a lot more messy, directionless, and unprofessional. In my year or so of blogging, whether it be before the existence of this website or now during it, I have never stopped improving. This site, for better…

  • Distraction-Free Writing Software

    Distraction-Free Writing Software

    Some people work better with less, often holding a preference for minimalist setups and software with discrete user interfaces. For those types of people, namely writers, here are some pieces of software I personally recommend. FocusWriter FocusWriter is a nifty little program that allows for plenty of customisation. Many actions, such as text justification, heading/text…

  • Tips for Writing a Book Review

    Tips for Writing a Book Review

    Offering tips for writing a book review is hard. Advice can vary not only based on the book in question, but the style of review, the depth of analysis, and how much of the book will be directly summarised and mentioned within the review. All of these introduce or invert the dos and do nots…

  • Five Great Word Processors for Writers

    Five Great Word Processors for Writers

    Finding the right environment to draft out your stories, blog posts, or study notes can be a real pain sometimes. You may find yourself limited by the word processor you currently use, or, alternatively, you may find that your current software is needlessly advanced for what you want to do. Here’s five great word processors…

  • Will A.I. Become a Part of Books & Novels?

    Will A.I. Become a Part of Books & Novels?

    Do you fear A.I.? It may very well take over our books and novels within the near future.