Staring at a blank page can be one of the most daunting aspects in writing. I find it hard to just start most of the time. Maybe it’s fear of starting off weak. Or maybe I don’t like the sound of it when read aloud. Whatever it is, just start and let the thoughts flow. It can always be edited later.

Inspiration can come at a moment’s notice. With so many distractions around, I sometimes find myself writing in some awkward places. I’ve blogged before about using the iPad as a mobile blogging platform, so I won’t go too much into that again here; however I have found an app that addresses some of the shortcomings of the keyboard. It’s called iA Writer. It has a next word last word function, and arrow keys! It makes editing so much better. Instead of poking around hopelessly with my fingers, I can precision correct with the cursor. If they added “<", ">“, and “/” to the extended keys for quick access, and added Google Docs integration it would be the best thing yet.