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Digitwirl
fun site with reviews and recommendations
for technology to make your life easier
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Evernote
Tons of info about how to use
Evernote to organize your life
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Simple Mom
inspirational ideas on
simplifying your life
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My Book Therapy
a supportive, informative, and inspiring
online community for novelists
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Equipment:
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My Macs
iMac and MacBook Pro
15” retina screen
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My iPad
indispensible, especially for people who travel. I use the iPad mini, and take it everywhere with me
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ScanSnap S1500M
easy-to-use desktop scanner that I’m
using to move toward a more paperless lifestyle
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Apps
:
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Evernote
cannot live without this virtual filing cabinet; syncs across all platforms and allows sharing
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Dropbox
a million uses, including the best way to save documents you create in one place but need to edit somewhere else
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Scrivener
an amazing $45 app (free trial) for writers
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OmniFocus
the Cadillac of task management apps; I have it on my Macs, my iPad, and my iPhone, so can access my projects and to-do lists no matter where I am. Pricey, but worth it for someone with a lot of irons in the fire
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Instapaper
save web articles for reading later; syncs across all platforms, so my saved articles are anywhere I might be
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Buffer
easy, useful tool for scheduling posts on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and others
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- MacSparky — (because I’m nerdy that way)
- Michael Hyatt’s blog — and links there to his fabulous podcasts as well
- Jeff Goins inspires
- Ridiculously Efficient
- Mary DeMuth
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- Stepcase Lifehack — (an eclectic compilation of information by a variety of contributors; short posts with useful info)
- Time Management Ninja
- Lowering the Bar — (seriously funny!)
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Specifically for Writers
I am amazed at the generosity of so many literary agents and writers who share truly helpful and encouraging information in their blogs. I follow several of them, but some of my favorites are:
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Particularly for Women
- The Gypsy Mama’s blog
- The Mom Writes — tons of info for work-at-home moms
- The Nesting Place — I’m no good at making my home pretty and welcoming, but this blog inspires me to want to try
- Life as Mom
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I read a LOT and have very eclectic tastes. From time to time I review books on my blog, so you can see some of my recommendations there. In addition, here are a few books I recommend
Non-Fiction
- Paperless by David Sparks (available in the iTunes store, with interactive features you can access on your iPad, or at his website at http://macsparky.com/paperless/)
- Getting Things Done by David Allen
- Time Management from the Inside Out and Organizing from the Inside Out, by Julie Morgenstern
- Scrivener for Dummies by Gwen Hernandez
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Writing Fiction for Dummies by Randy Ingermanson & Peter Economy
- Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Fiction
Too many to name, but here are some long-time favorites as well as some recent reads I’ve really loved:
- Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
- The Mark of the Lion Trilogy by Francine Rivers
- You Don’t Know Me by Susan May Warren
- The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner
- The Justice and The Immortal by Angela Hunt
- The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck
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I sometimes recommend a specific product—maybe a software program, an e-reader, a book, an app, or a gadget. In most cases I have purchased these products myself. Occasionally I receive a free review copy. I do not accept payment to write nice things about a product, and I do not write positive reviews of a book because I got my copy free or because I know the author. If I recommend something, it’s because I really do like it. Also, please note that my positive review of a particular product is not an endorsement of the person or company that produces it.
