Comments for Epic Plains

Comment on The Alchemist Review by Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:00:15 +0000

Completely agree. I was excited to read this because of all the hype and then found myself very disappointed. It’s a nice story and I remember it, but I remember it because of how everyone talked about it and then how I felt after reading it.

Comment on The Year of Living Biblically Review by jordan

jordan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:56:37 +0000

Franz you mad bro??

Comment on The Year of Living Biblically Review by Paige

Paige — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:11:58 +0000

To compare his book with one where he is writing about cancer or being fat is ridiculous. People who have cancer or are medically and severely obese generally don’t have a choice in their situation. People who choose to practice religious rituals do, and all Jacobs is doing is looking at these rituals for what they are on the surface level.

I understand where someone might think this book is insulting to religious people, just like a religious book about the moral sin of homosexuality might insult homosexuals. When people dare to question the life styles of others, they absolutely run the risk of insulting them. However, what is the aim of this book? To insult? I doubt that, rather to entertain and even educate which I think Jacobs did splendidly.

Comment on The Year of Living Biblically Review by Franz

Franz — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:17:14 +0000

AJ Jacobs’ book insults believing people everywhere with its dumb-show antics aping faith. If Jacobs had decided to spend a year as a cancer patient, if he’d written a cheery book describing how he’d hop into his hospital bed and act drained and uncomfortable, all done in front of people who are genuinely ill, the affront would not have been greater.
We can only hope Jacobs gains some kind of perspective on all this renown before he dashes into his next book, because The Year of Living Green would be boring where this book is sacrilegious, and The Year of Living Fat would be cruel where this book is trite, and The Year of Living Muslim might get him blown up in his car. This reviewer’s advice to our author: invest some of those bestseller profits, take a few years off from writing these silly, stupid books, and actually study something. It’s an unsettling experience at first, but you’ll get used to it.

Comment on Scrivener for Windows First Impressions by Jakob Barnard

Jakob Barnard — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:33:43 +0000

No problem Lee – the beta has so far exceeded my expectations.

It is beta so still has quirks, but so far is exactly what I have been wanting to use in my creative writing process.

Take care and once again – great work!

Comment on Scrivener for Windows First Impressions by Lee

Lee — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:29:35 +0000

Jakob, thanks. I enjoyed reading this post.

Comment on NaNo Prep Friday 2 by Jakob Barnard

Jakob Barnard — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:47:08 +0000

No problem at all!

Please feel free – that is exactly what they are there for

Comment on NaNo Prep Friday 2 by Shellie - Layers of Thought

Shellie - Layers of Thought — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:45:11 +0000

Sorry about spelling your name wrong.. ;(
Would you mind if I included you in a NaNoWriMo list? – your links are really very helpful, as well as your organization…
I would like to build some alternative community around the event. So many bigger blogs which are not always well deserved get most of the attention.
It may bring in some lurkers ???

Comment on NaNo Prep Friday 2 by Jakob Barnard

Jakob Barnard — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:08:48 +0000

*TRYING* to be very organized.

See last year I was starting with the concept I had the year before (08) and never wrote. So the story concept had a good amount of time to percolate. This year, coming up with one from scratch – so trying to organize a head of time so I don’t stall out right away

Comment on NaNo Prep Friday 2 by Shellie - Layers of Thought

Shellie - Layers of Thought — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:20:00 +0000

Wow Jacob you are very organized…