Life in my microcosm
As I type this, I feel a little misty. I loved my Chromebook. It helped me finish Life in the ‘Cosm, got me half-way through the second book, and even some of the way into my third book. I used it to write four short stories this year, one of which has so far made it…
I’m so mad about Google. I’m Googly for it. I wrote my first novel on my Chromebook. I even used the Chrome voice feature to read my novel and especially my dialogue back to me, during the development and editing process. I was thrilled to jot down my ideas on my Android phone, whenever I…
I’ve written about this before, but after going through the exercise several times, I had to say it again. There is nothing like listening to someone else read your writing to you. I find it does the following: Lets you know if your story flows from one chapter to the next. .. Validates the rhythm…
My friends on Facebook must be rolling their eyes at me because of the smart watch trials I am currently facing. Oh yes, this is a heightened tragedy of our time, I know… But in my upcoming book, one of my characters has a pink smartwatch and it can do different things, like making annoying…
What I like is to listen to Suzie (the cyber-voice...probably not her real name) read the book aloud while I follow with my Chromebook. Then I can pause the voice and make any corrections, which are automatically saved in Google Drive. Because the voice is not mine, I find that I pay attention better, and often say, "Whoops!" as I hear something that just isn't right.
