Tag Archives: Writing

A review of Jorge Luis Borges – The Sonnets

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Joseph

Ye, whose aspirings court the Muse of lays “Severest of those orders which belong Distinct and separate to Delphic song” Why shun the sonnet’s undulating maze? Or why its name, boast of Petrarcan days, Assume, its rules disown’d?–whom from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Creative Writing, Other Writing and Speaking, Reviews, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Hard Case

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Joseph

Ever since the first monk cobbled together a series of wax tablets into a portable collection of reading material, books have played an invaluable role in the development of mankind. Movable type, scrolls and leaflets, and the eventual development and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Marketing, Books | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Focusing on your own writer’s block

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Joseph

I was about to begin by writing, “we’ve all had writers block at one time or another,” and then I thought better. Besides being bad writing, reason enough to start over, that sentence presupposes that writer’s block is not supremely … Continue reading →

Posted in Epic Plains, Websites, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

NaNoWriMo 2011 Kickoff

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

Posted in Creative Writing, Short Fiction, Websites, Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Epic Plains, Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

NaNoWriMo – Happy Thanksgiving Update

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Scrivener for Windows First Impressions

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

Posted in Reviews, Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

NaNoWriMo 2010 is about to start

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

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 →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Scrivener for Windows Beta out today

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Jakob Barnard

  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 →

Posted in Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Epic Plains, Lit Resources, Websites, Writing | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments