Plan where your writing is going

Take a minute. Look at what you’re writing – and what you are not writing. Use apps to help you be ruthless in deciding what to concentrate on now and what to abandon forever.

 

LINKS:
MindNode: http://mindnode.com
Setapp: https://setapp.com
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner

RELATED 58KEYS EPISODES:
MindNode update: https://studio.youtube.com/video/FIKTb4rpWwA/edit
Plan your Writing 2022: https://studio.youtube.com/video/7Smd0B0KpPM/edit
Plan your Writing 2021: https://studio.youtube.com/video/Pa-Y6Sr6DAc/edit
OmniOutliner: Essential apps: https://studio.youtube.com/video/76K4J47TFV8/edit
OmniOutliner: interview with Omni Group’s Ken Case: https://studio.youtube.com/video/0LQQa4eTo3o/edit

 

Plan your Writing 2022

Use your Mac, iPhone, iPad and every writer app going to plan your writing year 2022.

 

LINKS
AirTable: https://airtable.com
Keyboard Maestro: https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/
Numbers: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/numbers/id361304891
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/
MindNode: https://www.mindnode.com

Writer’s Guide to Setting up MacBook Pro

You can get your new MacBook Pro straight out of the box and get writing. But there are a couple of things to know first that will help. Here’s taking it from barebones to writing and producing this very episode.

LINKS
Default Folder X: https://youtu.be/yGyjHlmwjFU
Keyboard Maestro on 58keys: https://youtu.be/WMEu9wguVeA
Alfred: https://youtu.be/TvohiqDyg0c
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus

Writers’ Christmas Guide 2021

Ten Christmas presents for writers who use Macs, iPhones and iPads. Buy them for yourself or hint very strongly to family and brilliant friends.

CONTENTS
0:00 – Introduction
1:37 – Interviewing for Authors and Writers
2:36 – MagSafe Car Mount
4:43 – Software recommendations
5:11 – OmniOutliner
5:40 – MindNode
6:15 – Keyboard Maestro
7:15 – Anker PowerCore 20100 and other battery chargers
8:02 – Hue Motion Sensor
11:05 – AirTags
12:23 – HomePod mini
14:10 – AirPods 3
16:30 – Apple Watch
19:39 – MacBook Pro

LINKS
Interviewing for Authors and Writers – US Kindle: https://amzn.to/3BEDMte
Interviewing for Authors and Writers – UK Kindle: https://amzn.to/3GTtCsr
OtterBox Performance Car Dash/Windshield Mount for MagSafe in US: https://amzn.to/30dybxn
OtterBox Performance Car Dash/Windshield Mount for MagSafe in UK: https://amzn.to/3kpAjcd
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
MindNode: https://www.mindnode.com
Keyboard Maestro: https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/
Anker PowerCore 20100 and other battery chargers US: https://amzn.to/3D2vU6p
Anker PowerCore 20100 and other battery chargers UK: https://amzn.to/3H8CRVR
Hue Motion Sensor US: https://amzn.to/3H5poyb
Hue Motion Sensor UK: https://amzn.to/3oirlyw
Philips Hue White and Colour Ambiance Smart Light Bulb Starter Kit US: https://amzn.to/3qj0jKa
Philips Hue White and Colour Ambiance Smart Light Bulb Starter Kit UK: https://amzn.to/3HbdrXy
AirTags: https://www.apple.com/airtag/
AirTag cases US: https://amzn.to/30bt1Sh
AirTag cases UK: https://amzn.to/3bUHPao
HomePod mini: https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/
AirPods Pro: https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/
AirPods 3: https://www.apple.com/airpods-3rd-generation/
Apple Watch: https://www.apple.com/watch/
MacBook Pro: https://www.apple.com/mac/

Amazon links are affiliate ones, by the way.

Travels with an iPad

Keep me and my iPad company as I prepare to be a Visiting Author to a school. Plus a roundup of a dozen or more apps for writing, or for running a writing business.

LINKS

For completeness, the iPad used is an 11-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard.

The bag in the poster image is by Harber. And here’s the book.

Apps:

Good Sudoku

Duolingo

Fantastical episode of 58keys

Slack

Luma Fusion

Apple News+

Notion

Wikipanion

Terminology

Paprika

Apple Music

1Password

Screens episode of 58keys

Three Biscuit Guide to Apple Notes

Reeder

OmniFocus episode of 58keys

OmniOutliner episode of 58keys