I had a few free minutes, and decided to post a short update about my new Alphasmart word processor.

Short version: I love the thing.

I got it on Thursday and I’ve been using it exclusively for all my first-draft writing since then. As a result, last week ended up being my most productive week since early January. I wasn’t quite back to my normal weekly word count, but I was very close, and I only had the Alphasmart for a few days. 

I really feel like I’m getting back into the swing of things finally, and I’m very excited to see how much I manage to get done this week. 

If you’re a writer and you need to increase your productivity, you should probably give these things a look. There are a few reasons why they’re particularly effective, and I could probably go on for thousands of words explaining, but there are dozens of great articles out there already that cover all the bases. I particularly enjoy this one by non-fiction author and podcaster David Kadavy.