I'm getting used to the electronic diary, but it's taking time. I keep wanting to look at something in my physical diary and then remembering that it's on my phone or on the desktop. I finished the quick editing job yesterday morning and sent it back explaining that while I'm quite busy for the next… Continue reading Tuesday 3 September 2019
Tag: OpenOffice
Writing without power or internet
We're in the midst of another massive storm here in the UK and my internet connection keeps blowing out – on the phone and on the broadband. Fortunately, I can still do a lot of work when this happens, I just can't submit it or collect any new stuff. On Monday, for example, while we… Continue reading Writing without power or internet
Hard copy versus electronic copy proofreading
I don't normally edit or proofread on screen. I find I miss things and, anyway, reading hard copy exercises different eye muscles (apparently). So I usually print my editing and proofreading jobs off so that I can carefully work on the hard copy and then transfer the edits to the electronic version. I can also… Continue reading Hard copy versus electronic copy proofreading