Writers Rolling Back the Revolution.
The article focuses on the emergence of Web applications offering simple writing spaces that allow authors to concentrate on their writing without distractions. One of the latest technology is the minimalist word processor, called Firing Up Writeroom. Author Nicholas Carr argues in his book "The Sha...
| Publicado en: | Poets & Writers Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 16 - 18 |
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Poets & Writers, Inc.
Nov/Dec2010
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on the emergence of Web applications offering simple writing spaces that allow authors to concentrate on their writing without distractions. One of the latest technology is the minimalist word processor, called Firing Up Writeroom. Author Nicholas Carr argues in his book "The Shallows" that the new media's ubiquity has affected the deep focus required for serious reading and writing. Readability is another application which eliminates advertisements in its Web pages to avoid distractions to writers. |
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