20: A Conversation with Nalo Hopkinson, Justine Larbalestier, And Scott Westerfeld
Description
Nalo Hopkinson, Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld, and I talk about ergonomic writing setups for people with RSI, finding a fabulous chair for reading and writing in, Scrivener and how fabulous it is, and different modes of writing beyond sitting at the keyboard.
Duration: 39:28:00
Present: K. Tempest Bradford, Nalo Hopkinson, Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld.
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Nalo, Justine, & Scott’s Writing Gear
Scrivener
myWordCount Word Frequency program with Flesch-Kincaid grade level analysis
Find Scrivener’s built-in Word frequency feature
MacBook
Kinesis Freestyle2 For Mac New, Refurbished | For PC New, Refurbished | This is the Wirecutter’s runner up for best ergonomic keyboard
Logitech Trackman Marble Mouse
Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball
Incline Fit Exercise Ball with Ball Base
j/fit Ergonomic Stability Balance Ball Fitness Chair with Risers — Interested in using a balance ball as an office chair but need some help with stability and/or height? This could be a good option.
Flight Recliner — Scott’s Pam Am First Class-inspired chair.
Couldn’t find Nalo’s specific chair, but the Wirecutter named the Steelcase Gesture Chair as the best office chair in their roundup because of the many levels of adjustability and back support. There’s also one non-expensive option at the link.
Read Nalo Hopkinson’s books
The New Moon’s Arms — Tempest’s favorite
Brown Girl in the Ring — Everyone’s favorite
Skin Folk: Stories — For short story lovers
Nalo’s Author Page — To see all her books
And visit her website
Read Justine Larbalestier’s books
Razorhurst — Tempest’s most recent favorite
Liar — Tempest’s first favorite
How to Ditch Your Fairy — Read this, too! Just do it
Justine’s author page — To see all her books
And visit her website and blog
Read Scott Westerfeld’s books
Peeps — The book that made tempest want to read everything by Scott
Midnighters Series — Tempest’s favorite
Uglies — Everyone’s favorite
Scott’s author page — To see all his books
And visit his website and blog
Photo Credits: Justine Larbalestier photo by Niki Bern, Scott Westerfeld photo by Anna Fischer,
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