What was in Apple’s iPhone 13 event for writers. New 58keys on YouTube:
Author: William Gallagher
Present with Keynote using your Apple Watch
Here’s how to control a Keynote presentation from your Apple Watch. Use wisely: you don’t want to look like you’re watching the clock.
Special episodes: how to choose the best Apple gear – and afford it
How to choose the best iPad, Mac, iPhone for writers – and how to buy them for less. Five 58keys specials, all in one playlist right here:
Interview: Emma Reeves, television writer
Television, radio and stage writer Emma Reeves is currently writing more Tracy Beaker for BBC and she’s doing so on a Mac. Perfect for 58keys
Interview: John Dorney, Doctor Who writer and actor
Practically live from his current theatre tour, writer/actor John Dorney talks about writing Doctor Who for Big Finish on an iPad.
Interview: Des Tong, musician
Des Tong might be best known for Sad Café, but this musician, writer, producer and bass guitarist is using his MacBook Pro to great and very varied effect.
Interview: Una McCormack, Star Trek novelist
Dr Una McCormack talks about writing Star Trek: Picard books and so very many more novels in this 58keys special for – and now about – writers who use Macs, iPads and, in this case, or iPhones.
The hidden scanner in your Mac
Forget fighting with the one in your printer, your Mac already has a scanner built in – it’s just that it’s called your iPhone.
The script I scan in this is Winnie Holzman’s pilot for “My So-Called Life”. That script isn’t available online, but you can read <a href=”https://sites.google.com/site/tvwriting/us-drama/show-collections/my-so-called-life”>four others from the series here</a>.
Finder secrets for writers
The Mac’s Finder is a hidden boon for writers. New 58keys on YouTube:
Control Centre for Writers
You can only type so fast – but you can get more time to write by using the iPhone’s Control Centre to speed up everything else you do.