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Author Archives: Jakob Barnard
NaNoWriMo 2011 Kickoff
Another October ends, another month of crazy writing starts. Yep – it is time for NaNoWriMo! Shane (the overachiever this week) already has a post up on this via Novelnaut, but wanted to get a post up myself. As of … Continue reading
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Rothfuss The Wise Mans Fear Excerpt
Over on Tor.com they have an except from Patrick Rothfuss’s long awaited sequel to The Name of the Wind. The Wise Man’s Fear is the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicles. It is a fun read if you are familiar … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2010 – Win
Ahhh December. The keyboard smoke from NaNoWriMo is starting to settle, and a second NaNo win under my belt. A vast sense of accomplishment fills me. Not everyone likes NaNoWriMo for various reasons. Many I follow actually “failed” this year, … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo – Happy Thanksgiving Update
Wow, where has the month gone? Between work, Fire Dept, NaNoWriMo, and other projects 3/4ths of the month have just flown by. First, Happy Thanksgiving to my US readers! Adding NaNo into the mix proved enough to hit max capacity … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo 2010 – Week 2 Progress
Today is day 10 of NaNoWriMo. As of right now, I am on track to hit the minimal goal of 50,000 words by the end of the month. I still have hopes of hitting a higher word count in the … Continue reading
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Scrivener for Windows First Impressions
Scrivener for windows has been out for a week now. I have had a good week to work with it and give some first impressions. To sum up the first week in a nutshell, it is clearly an initial beta. … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo 2010 is about to start
Are you ready? NaNoWriMo 2010 is about to start. Some parts of the world have already crossed the threshold, though here in the US there are still a few hours to go. Personally, I am spending my time enjoying the … Continue reading
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Scrivener for Windows Beta out today
The beta for Scrivener for Windows is now out! If you want, you can skip the rest of the article and find the download link here. (Or download via this handy Download Scrivener for Windows Beta 1 link) It … Continue reading
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NaNo Prep Friday 2
With just a little over a week of preparation for NaNoWriMo, today seemed to be a great time for another NaNo Prep Friday. The biggest thing I have been doing to get ready is jotting down ideas and generally brainstorming … Continue reading
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The Black Prism Review
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (5) of 5 Stars – “It was Amazing” Recommended for: Fantasy Readers Book Description: Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and … Continue reading
