Category Archives: Writing

NaNo 2010 Novel Synopsis

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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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NaNoWriMo Site updated for 2010

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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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What is a writer?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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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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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Preparing for NaNoWriMo

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Shane Ede

It’s almost time for that thing again.  You know, that thing where all those writers get together (either in person or online) and hunch themselves over their preferred writing device (notepad and pen, notebook, laptop, slate and chisel) and write … Continue reading →

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Scrivener for Windows

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

I was excited to get this email today. Scrivener is my favorite writing application. It is how I like to organize ideas, brainstorm, outline, write, etc. To date it has been a MacOS X only application. Seeing as I don’t … Continue reading →

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Writing Excuses Podcast

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Today I would like to take a look at the Writing Excuses Podcast.  If you aren’t familiar with what a podcast is, take a look at this definition for more information.  Basically it is a web radio talk show that … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2010

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Ahhh NaNo.  A month and a half away and already starting to get excited and brainstorm a bit.  If the term “NaNo” (which is the short form of “NaNoWriMo”) doesn’t mean anything to you – it stands for National Novel … Continue reading →

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Scifi Short Draft

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Well I am pretty happy with my writing this week.  Writing a short story proved to be a little more difficult than I planned.  I remember first looking at the word cap of 4,000 words and thinking – wow that … Continue reading →

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What you need before you query

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

Janet over had her blog has a good post on what you need before you send an agent for a query. She has it split into three sections: Fiction, Memoir, and Non-Fiction. Of interest to me of course is the … Continue reading →

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