• Writing Resources

    A Couple Goals Met Early

    At the start of the year I made several goals that I wanted to meet by the end of the year and while doing a bit of bookkeeping last night I noticed that I’ve succeed in achieving a few. This is the first full year that I’ve devoted serious time to writing. I wanted to have a Word Count goal that reflected that. The reason for the Word Count goal was to ensure that I’m regularly writing — and not wasting time — when I’m at my desk. So the goal was 240 000 words. I don’t remember how I settled onto that number but I passed it yesterday! Next…

  • Website

    Better comments system?

    I’m noticing a lot of the blogs I read are using more sophisticated comments systems than the default WordPress one I am using. Is there a standard emerging? Or close to a standard that I should be considering to use here instead of the default? Or if no standard what are your favorites and why? I’ve taken a look at some of the plugins available and they see interesting but I’d rather only change my comment system once. Any suggestions?