Finding the right tools

This is something I've struggled with for years–how to stock my writerly toolbox. From research books to notebooks to pens and finally to the Ooh, Shiny of the computer world.

Folks who know me in person for more than a month already know I'm one of those people called "early adopter". I LOVE technology. I LOVE the shiny. In fact, in FIRST GRADE, one of my report cards mentions how much I enjoyed working with the tape recorder.

This was in 1964 in a Catholic school. The nuns were working with m...