Category Archives: Epic Plains

Night Review

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Paige Vetter

Night By: Elie Wiesel Paige’s Rating: (5) of 5 Stars Recommended for: Non-Fiction/Memoir Readers Elie Wiesel was a teenage when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2010 – Win

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

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NaNoWriMo 2010 – Week 2 Progress

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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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NaNo Prep Friday 2

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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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Epic Plains Revamp – A look back

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

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Writing Excuses – Writing Prompt from Sept

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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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Bring Pat Rothfuss to Fargo

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

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Review writing

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

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NaNo Prep Friday 1

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

One month from today NaNoWriMo will start. If you have no idea what I am talking about, take a look at my post from last month on it.  Then take a look at our guest post on it that we … Continue reading →

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The Silver Ship and the Sea Review

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

The Silver Ship and the Sea by Brenda Cooper Jakob’s Goodreads Rating: (2) of 5 Stars – “It was ok” Recommended for: Scifi Readers Book description: The colony planet Fremont is joyous, riotous, and very wild. Its grasses can cut … Continue reading →

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