Tag Archives: Techie Tuesday

3 Tips On Cleaning Up Your Twitter Account

If you know everything about Twitter, detest Twitter, or plan to never use it, you can probably skip this post. For the rest of you: This is one of the most easy-to-implement Techie Tuesday posts I’ve ever done here on … Continue reading

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8 Ways To Grow Your Social Media Footprint

Last week I attended a free two-hour seminar on social media provided by Constant Contact (my new BFF). While it’s true that I went for work, writers are their own small business so YOU get to benefit as well. It … Continue reading

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Using Dirty Fighting To Escalate Tension In Your Story

Welcome to Techie Tuesday at More Cowbell. This is the day of the week when we cover some piece of wicked cool technology or dive into some technical aspect of writing. Yesterday we discussed Dirty Fighting Techniques and you learned that, not so … Continue reading

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A Microsoft Word Party + July Webinar Winners

Last Friday several of us got together and had the June webinar with the focus on how to use Microsoft Word more efficiently. We always have a great time in these trainings – not just because we get to learn … Continue reading

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Techie Tuesday: The Business of Character Engagement

Tuesdays are devoted to the nitty-gritty here at More Cowbell. It might be the down-and-dirty technical details of getting 25 lines per page in your manuscript. Perhaps it will be writing-focused like the Deep Editing Analysis from Margie Lawson last … Continue reading

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Techie Tuesday: 10 Favorite Writing Lessons from Margie Lawson (and her Peeps!)

Last Friday Margie Lawson did a guest blog at Writers In The Storm called “10 Not Absurd Tips for Fiction Writing.” If you missed it, you’ll definitely want to take a moment to catch up. She gave 10 AWESOME writing tips! A … Continue reading

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Should Writers Use Excel – Part 3

For any of you who are just tuning in to Techie Tuesday here at More Cowbell, we’re doing a series on some of the features that are exciting for writers (and everybody else) in Microsoft Excel. There’s a certain amount … Continue reading

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Should Writers Use Excel – Part 1

Should writers (or anyone else) use Microsoft Excel? In a word, YES! What sort of tasks might one do in that spooky financial-y program? Royalty statements, tax expense summaries, submission tracking, Agent/Editor querying… All of these are pretty important, and … Continue reading

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Do You Need A Judgment Day Bucket List?

Saturday, May 21, 2011 was slated to be Judgment Day (aka the Rapture, End of Days, Apocalypse). Since we’re all here, reading this blog and browsing the web, the world did NOT end. Either May 21st was any old day … Continue reading

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More Cowbell Mash-up #6: A Shout Out To Moms

Yesterday was my first Mother’s Day. This time last year, I was doped up on morphine after a long labor, so technically I had the first one last year but I don’t remember much. Today is my daughter’s 1st birthday, … Continue reading

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