List of Toolbox tricks

Featuring useful tips, tricks and tools for writers, all contributed by trAce members. A spreading pool of knowledge composed of shared skills and expertise and backed up by live surgeries in the trAce chatroom.

At this stage we are looking for mini-tutorials on specific topics of use to writers. Tutorials could include technical topics like:

• how to upload a webpage;
• how to compress an image file;
• how to create a mailing list;
• where to go for free software,
• MOO programming tips,
• how to use sound on your website etc,

as well as informational topics like

• beginners' introductions to writers, artists, theorists and critics;
• self-help for RSI and other keyboarding injuries;
• how to submit work for publication,
• writing exercises,
• how to deal with rejections and writer's block etc.

How to send your submission

We prefer your submission to be sent as a URL which will link to your own ready-made webpages but we can turn your word-processed documents into webpages if necessary. In either case, copyright remains with you.

We regret that we cannot offer payment but if we use your contribution we will send you your choice of trAce t-shirt, Incubation shoulder bag, or Noon Quilt book.

For a useful model on how your contribution might be structured, see the page created a while ago by trAce mentor Kaz Madigan on using colour in your website:
Colo[u]r in Writ[e]ing at: http://trace.ntu.ac.uk/mentors/madigan/colours.htm

To submit a contribution, or to request further information

Please contact us at trace@ntu.ac.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can. (Please note that we cannot guarantee your contribution will be selected for inclusion.)

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