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Resources for Writers - Part 5 * Written by Oliver Phisher - find him at:  OliverPhisher.com  . Click here to view  Part 1  ,  Part 2  ,  Part 3   and Part 4 Writing Tools 1. Scrivener Scrivener is a powerful writing tool for authors that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring your documents. Get a free 30-day trial and watch some brief YouTube tutorials to get acquainted with the system quickly. 2. Grammarly This proofreading application is an improved version of your standard spellchecking program. Just copy and paste blocks of text into Grammarly, and it will check your writing for common mistakes. The reason it's better than most spellcheckers is that it provides useful feedback that will improve the overall quality of your book. You will learn a lot very quickly by taking heed of the side bar suggestions and explanations. 3. Hemingway Editor Excellent writing is quite often straightforward writing, a...

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 Kudos ! For our regular readers it is nothing new to hear (or read) the topic of compost on our various media outlets over the last 20 years – from books to guest blog posts and interviews to writing books, articles and social media posts, dozens of 1 hour segments on the subject on our old radio show and more. Just use the “search” the blog tool on the (right side tool bar of this blog) and you’ll find numerous discussions on the topic right here on this blog. Knowing that as much as 60% of the waste in landfill could be composted, and compostable items in the landfill are actually up to 22 times more damaging to the environment than CO2… it is a topic and hobby of mine that has become a dedicated passion. As such I always get a spark of excitement when I learn of major leaps in the industry. Way over on the other side of Canada (we are in BC) in Cape St. George, Newfoundland they’ve created a very successful food waste composting system. For this commun...