Just found out about an interesting gadget. I’m excited. Hope it works the way it sounds. “Evernote has trotted out an update to its iOS app and accompanied the software release with an announcement of a collaboration with Moleskine. Yes, you read that correctly. The digital note-taking application has teamed up with the analog sketchbook maker to…
If you want books on writing I’d recommend memoirs rather than the how-to books. Don’t get me wrong, the how-to books are awesome, I own and still use plenty of them but, I got much more from Stephen King’s On Writing, Joyce Carole Oates’ Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art and Terry Brooks’ Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons…
Thanks to all your awesome comments to the post Can’t. See. Story, I now have no trouble picturing my world. Characters None of my characters are human and all have an unusual collection of features like dark skin, bright red eyes with thick bright white hair. It’s unlikely I’ll come across anyone who looks like that. To…
I know, I know I’m a day late. I wrote this post yesterday intending to publish it on my lunch break but the internet was acting up. How cool is it NY has free WiFi in the parks? Would be even cooler if it worked all the time. But, it’s free so can’t complain. Once I…
A couple of weeks ago, I was browsing the video game section at Best Buy and came across Spirit Camera for Nintendo 3DS. As you know, I’m a sucker for people experimenting with new ways users can interact with content. Check out the video and you’ll understand why I’m interested in this game 😉 Now, I’m not a gamer. I…
I love writing and really want my work published but my goodness the life can drive you insane. Between world building, actual writing, building my platform and working eight hours, I feel as if I’m always tired. How do authors do it? Well, it’s not really a question of how. It’s more like the only other option is to give…
Can’t sell a story based on premise alone. Maybe it’s just me. I don’t care how good the story sounds or how well written it is, if the POV character is annoying then I’m putting it down. Forever. “There is nothing more important than character, for your protagonist is at the heart of the story” “(Creating Not Good But…
There’s a lot to be said about a writer’s imagination but sometimes I have trouble seeing the things I put in my story. Nothing beats personal experience but we can’t literally go outside turn left and visit our fantasy world or live in a Gothic castle for the several months it takes to write our…
Why are people, including me of course, making the switch from paper to ebooks without much thought? I said before, I’m more interested in the content not the wrappers. It’s still true but, working with old books has me thinking even deeper. The books, physically, today aren’t anything spectacular. They aren’t collectibles. Some have nice…
The tragedy in Colorado threw an ominous shadow over what was supposed to be an epic event. I read articles about what happened hoping they’d tell me why. This is ridiculous. Far too many people are buying guns and shooting down innocent people. It makes no senses. I’m getting sick to my stomach just thinking about it. WB Studios…
