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Come with me on location to celebrate and rubbish AI out in the real world. The new Apple Siri AI is a boon for us as writers, but never for our writing. New 58keys:

Not out. New Self Distract:

If Apple didn't talk about 250 new Mac, iPhone and iPad features at WWDC, it at least listed that many. Yet there's really just one benefit for writers -- but it lets us think about what we want to do, not how.New 58keys: youtu.be/NAQ3z-0zcB4

Hair raising a point. New Self Distract:

Microsoft says Word 2019 for Mac will switch to "reduced functionality mode" in July 2026. Translation: you won't be able to write or edit in it anymore. Here's what's happening and what your options are. New 58keys:

High and Lowlands. New Self Distract:

When you have a minute, use one of these iPhone apps to research your writing, have a relaxing good read, or at least doomscroll faster. New 58keys:

Thanks to Patreon members Derran and Stuart for this one: how to get silence and how to use sound to help you focus as you write. New 58keys:

A muso bouche. New Self Distract:

Microsoft Word. Just say no. New 58keys:

Keeping it real. New Self Distract:

Google is not what it used to be, and AI is not what it promises to be, but together they can still be a boon for writer research. New 58keys:

FAT table. New Self Distract:

Less than a word processor, more than a tiny utility, here are four Mac apps I rely on in my writing and for my writing business. New 58keys:

I've been banned from TikTok. New Self Distract:

First of two specials about utility apps for writers on the Macintosh. This time, ridiculously tiny apps that do such a lot for us. New 58keys:

Stave off repetition. New Self Distract:

Amazon is breaking Kindles from 2012 or earlier, meaning you can't buy new books or redownload old ones. Here's what you can do, though. New 58keys:

At a Crossroads. New Self Distract:

Now that Apple's Journal is on the Mac, you have no excuse to not write about your day in great detail. New 58keys:

Following the list of Finder tips that I didn't know after decades of using it, here's a set I did know and rely on hugely. New 58keys:

Not my type. New Self Distract:

Passata non grata. New Self Distract:

Week 3: How to use Scrivener's extra features from word count targets to character sketches, and from Typewriter Mode to Scriptwriting. New 58keys:

All keyed up. New Self Distract:

The iPad makes for a superb Scrivener device -- but this is also about using any two or more computers and tablets with this writing app. Part 2 of Scrivener Month on 58keys:

Even Doctor Who is fleeting, apparently. New Self Distract:

Five features of the Mac's Finder that I'd never heard of in decades of sitting here writing on one. New 58keys:

Speak easy. New Self Distract:

Finding it once was hard enough, don't lose that research fact you found. Here's how to at least save intelligible links. New 58keys:

ER, er, um. New Self Distract:

You can replace a stolen iPad -- at some cost -- but you'll never replace writing you've lost. Here's how to avoid that on any iPad. New 58keys:

I have dreams of Orca whales. New Self Distract:

Can you go from an idea through researching, writing and producing to make a YouTube video solely using the apps in Apple Creator Studio? No. But you can come so close -- and have such a good time doing it. New 58keys:

Self distracting with trivia and wondering about series formats. New Self Distract:

Deep web, dark web and shadow libraries -- what writers need to know about all of these, including that everyone should be really, really careful. New 58keys:

There isn't exactly a lot in the new Apple Creator Studio for writers, but there is some -- and overall it's an actually exciting bundle of Mac and iPad apps. New 58keys:

Just passed one of those sports cars with a wing on the back to keep it on the road. I’d explain how that works but, you know, spoilers.

Time signature. New Self Distract:

Finally, OmniOutliner 6 is here -- and so is this extended look at what it does, and moreover what you can use it for as a writer. New 58keys:

Write off. New Self Distract:

You have an iPhone, so you have no excuse to say you can't write that idea down this moment. New 58keys on how the iPhone helps you:

Place setting. New Self Distract:

From Apple Pencils to iPads, here are the top five most popular 58keys editions of 2025, as chosen by writers like you. New 58keys:

Reading the pilot script to "Mad About You". New 58keys Script Club:

If you can't be bothered to read a novel, the new Kindle "Ask This Book" will explain the plot to you Very Simply. Plus a new colour Kindle Scribe and more Kindle updates. New 58keys:

Reading Columbo: Murder by the Book. New 58keys Script Club:

A few thrilling moments... 2025 edition. New Self Distract: