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December 15, 2014 10 Comments

The Writing Life – Episode 2: Rescue Lost Time

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Episode 2: Rescue Lost Time

When over the past week might you have rescued lost time to work toward a writing deadline?

What tool or tools might you use to start rescuing lost time?

Learn more about:

  • Google docs
  • Voice-to-text feature on phones (some people use dragon, but I just use the dictation feature on my Android phone — enter your phone in the search engine to find out what dictation or voice-to-text features it offers).
  • Learn more about using your phone as a mobile hotspot and contact your cell phone provider for pricing.

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  1. Kim says

    December 15, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    This is a great idea! My writing life consists of resumes and cover letters right now but I just downloaded the OneNote app to my iPad mini. I started using it to write notes about thoughts, ideas etc. I have when I am out and about. I still have a “dumb” phone but it even has a notepad in it I have used to remember things, albeit on a smaller scale.

    Keep those great ideas coming… 🙂

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 15, 2014 at 8:34 pm

      I used to love OneNote, and I’ve heard great things about Evernote, which offers similar functionality, being able to send notes to it. Great idea for a tool to help rescue lost time! And yes, if you have an iPad, that’ll work great and you don’t need a smart phone! I have a smart phone but no tablet. Use what you’ve got!

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  2. Kim says

    December 15, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    This is a great idea! My writing life consists of resumes and cover letters right now but I just downloaded the OneNote app to my iPad mini. I started using it to write notes about thoughts, ideas etc. I have when I am out and about. I still have a “dumb” phone but it even has a notepad in it I have used to remember things, albeit on a smaller scale.

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  3. Kim says

    December 15, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    Sorry, I am not sure why that posted twice.

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 15, 2014 at 8:35 pm

      No problem! I’ll just answer once! 😉

      Reply
  4. Prasanta says

    December 16, 2014 at 1:35 am

    Good idea, Ann. I’ll have to look into the features my (old) smartphone. Voice-to-text would be awesome.

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 16, 2014 at 12:07 pm

      I hope you find yourself surprised–I’m pretty sure even some simple, older smartphones will have something that can work. If nothing else, you can record your ideas onto some kind of voice recorder and transcribe it later!

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  5. Monica Sharman says

    December 16, 2014 at 8:09 am

    Great ideas! In fact, I need to go to the post office daily, but yesterday my husband did it instead. He was frustrated at the long line, but I was thinking that I actually enjoy going to the post office! To me it means “brain time” (which is what I call rescued lost time). Except . . . I don’t have a smart phone. Just a good pen and scratch paper from my boys’ school work does it for me!

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    • Ann Kroeker says

      December 16, 2014 at 12:07 pm

      “Brain time.” I like that. It’s way more productive than feeling anxious or scrolling through Twitter (though that can be a fun diversion).

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  6. Kristin says

    December 23, 2014 at 7:21 am

    That’s it. I’m getting a pink backpack. 😉 Thank you for these tips. I have such a problem rescuing lost time. . . I really like Evernote and have started using Basecamp for collaborative projects I’m working on. Your podcast reminds me of simple tools I already have to help my writing life — now the trick is to use them consistently.

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