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Month: April 2017

Evernote!

That’s all I’m saying. I had OneNote, the full screen monstrosity that came built in on my computer. But I heard Michael Hyatt recently list…

Amping up my books!

When I wrote my books, the first one I had the temptation to really go hog wild on the tension. Since I was writing it…

Screenplay Software

Hm. What to choose? The industry standard is “Final Act“. It’s $250, and I had the demo, but… yeah. It’s $250. I really liked it,…

Sending Off Your First Screenplay

Saturday, I sent off an excerpt of my first screenplay. I’m counting it this way because although I sold some scripts back in the 80’s,…

Explaining Myself

I have a habit when writing my books. Sometimes I start chasing a rabbit trail, where I need to explain myself or defend myself. That…

My Novel As A Movie

So, let’s say I get published. And I talk with a production company like Icon or Plan B or something (Plan B is cursed by…

How Long to Write A Novel?

Everyone wonders that. The answer is, “thirty days.” Nanowrimo has their yearly contest to write 50,000 words in 30 days. And hundreds of people finish…

Life as a Writer

I read of people who get their first book published, and they quit their jobs. Like the guy who did Nanowrimo a couple of years…

Learning To Write

At some point in my life, I’ve always been a teacher of this and that. I used to teach music, and once had a musician…