Kelly Hanson is a PhD candidate in English at Indiana University, Bloomington. You can find her on Twitter at @krh121910. Everybody writes differently, but most of us use the same software: Microsoft ...

When you want to write on a PDF on a Mac, the standard built-in Preview app is almost always sufficient. Since you can handle ...

There are many situations where you need to write directly on a PDF, such as filling out application forms to be submitted to ...

When working on long writing projects—whether it's a novel, research paper, or dissertation—choosing the right writing software can make a huge difference in your productivity and organization. Two of ...

I have a theory that for writers, digital writing tools are just as influential as the mason’s choice of a particular compass or square. Historian Lon Shelby wrote extensively about the building ...

Douglas Adams came up with the following rules about the way we react to new technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the ...

Books are getting longer. Some surveys have suggested that the word count for novels has doubled since the 1900s. Case in point, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy maxes out at 455,125 words, while "A ...