You could spend the week watching YouTube videos about the new MacBook Pro models, but I think this is the only one about whether they’re of use for writers.
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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.
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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:
Three-Biscuit Guide to Apple Notes
Bring biscuits, bring tea, this is a deep-dive into how writers can exploit all the features of Apple Notes on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
CHAPTERS AND LINKS
0:00 – Introduction
1:21 – Finding your way around Apple Notes
8:01 – Writing a new note and all you can do in them
24:08 – Quick Notes
30:25 – Organising Notes
37:26 – Getting information out of Apple Notes
Limited time PDF offer on William’s books for writers: http://williamgallagher.com/a-little-shop/
PopCLip on 58keys: https://youtu.be/zl8QAR8Eyts
Mac keystrokes for Writers
The top five keyboard shortcuts to make your Mac dance while you write. New 58keys.
Writers’ Guide to the new iOS 15 and iPadOS 15
Exactly why writers should update to the new iPhone and iPad operating systems. There are features here that will help us with research, with stories, and are also just a treat for helping your concentration. Speaking of concentration and writer productivity, do check out my book, US and UK Amazon links below:
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My book on productivity for writers: USA edition: https://amzn.to/3lKQ1Pb
My book on productivity for writers: UK edition: https://amzn.to/2VTInZF
Apple’s new iPhone, iPad, and more, for writers
What was in Apple’s iPhone 13 event for writers. New 58keys on YouTube:
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
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>.
Hidden secret powers of Preview
Read Word documents when you haven’t got Word. Edit PDFs. Remove backgrounds from images. You can buy apps to do all of this –– or you can just use Preview, the free app that’s already on your Mac.