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Author Archives: Jakob Barnard
NaNo 2010 Novel Synopsis
Well a little late with the post today, but better late than never! I have been working on outlining and scribbling down notes for my 2010 shot at writing a NaNo novel. Today I took all of that and put … Continue reading
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Tagged EoT, NaNoWriMo, national novel writing month, The End of Twilight
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Epic Plains Revamp – A look back
It has been almost a month since I jumped back into Epic Plains with a vengeance, started using the Editorial Calendar plugin, and refreshed the look of the site. How is the progress continuing? I think very well. Maintaining a … Continue reading
Out of the Dark Review
Out of the Dark by David Weber Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (3) of 5 Stars – “Liked It” Recommended for: Military Scifi/Scifi Readers Book Description: Earth is conquered. The Shongairi have arrived in force, and humanity’s cities lie in radioactive ruins. … Continue reading
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Tagged Advanced Reader Copy, Book Reviews, David Weber, Out of the Dark, Scifi
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NaNoWriMo Site updated for 2010
The NaNoWriMo website has been updated for this years event! If you are a returning writer you will notice that previous stats have been cleared and your “Novel Info” has been cleared. I haven’t yet updated mine as I am … Continue reading
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Tagged NaNoWriMo, national novel writing month, Scrivener, Writing
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Writing Excuses – Writing Prompt from Sept
I wrote about the Writing Excuses podcast last month. I have selected my favorite one from Septembers episodes and will be sharing it with you. I have gone back and forth whether to post this or not. It is rough … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Sanderson, Podcasts, Writing Excuses
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Bring Pat Rothfuss to Fargo
Shane over at Novelnaut sent me this link today and I had to share it with anyone. I have never had much luck with eventful, but I can always hope that enough of us together can inspire Patrick Rothfuss to … Continue reading
The Way of Kings Review
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (5) of 5 Stars – “It was amazing” Recommended for: Fantasy Readers of the epic variety I have been waiting to review this book since before it’s official publication date. … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Reviews, Branson Sanderson, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Stormlight Archive
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Review writing
Review writing can be a great way to build a writing portfolio and experience. It is naturally a bit of a different beast than fiction writing and blog article writing, but can be enjoyable as well. In some cases it … Continue reading
The King Betrayed Review
The King Betrayed by Deborah Chester Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (3) of 5 Stars – “Liked It” Recommended for: Fantasy Readers of the Sword and Sorcery variety Book description: It has been seven years since the half-elven Dain took his rightful … Continue reading
What is a writer?
In the past year I have started calling myself a writer. Am I one? Or more specifically why do I think I am one? As far as using the title “writer,” I think it comes down to a conscious decision … Continue reading
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