Until I found Scrivener, I had to write my novels with my word processor and make a special folder on my hard drive for any research that I collected. Most word processors cannot handle book-length documents, so I was forced to write each chapter as a separate file and create a new folder to house [...] Read more »
Ghosts of California: A Paranormal Documentary
What The Ghosts of California Is and Is Not This documentary covers some of the most haunted places in California, such as The Winchester Mystery House, Alcatraz, Bodie Ghost Town, Hotel Del Coronado and The Whaley House. If you’re looking for a high-quality (good sound effects and cinematography), you will be disappointed. The music has [...] Read more »
The Five Love Languages, A Book Review
Introduction My husband mentioned this book to me about a week before I found it sitting on the front shelf of our local Barnes & Noble. He had read about it on a forum and suggested that I look for it the next time I went to the book store. About the Author Gary Chapman [...] Read more »
Still Here, Still Writing
I’ve done it again. I’ve hit that dreaded middle and stalled. I did that three times with Prosperity and managed to come back all three times. This time feels different. Maybe it’s because I’m pressed for time with my writing assignments. Perhaps it’s life going on around me. It’s probably a little bit of everything [...] Read more »
The Beginning of My Freelance Web Writing Adventure
Over the summer, I decided to try my hand at writing for the content sites. Having become freshly unemployed, I felt that I had nothing to lose. At the worst, I would earn nothing but more articles for my portfolio. At the best, I would finally find a way to earn a living as a [...] Read more »
Scrapping NaNo and Other News
My intentions started off on the right foot. I wrote 710 words within the first week. Then some health issues knocked me down, which forced me to focus more on some paid venues once the bills started arriving in my mailbox. I’m feeling much better now, but there is no way I can catch up. [...] Read more »
2010 NaNoWriMo Contest
I plan to join NaNoWriMo this year because I really enjoy the rush that this contest gives me. There is nothing more invigorating then rushing to come up with the plot, any semblance of a plot, and and then writing 50,000 words in the space of 30 days. I have no idea what I want [...] Read more »
Personal Book Cataloging for Mac OS X
I found this application while looking for writing software and was thrilled when I saw that it is an OpenSource app. It’s called Books, and it does exactly what the title implies. Go to Amazon and hunt down your books. Do a copy and paste for the title, a drag and drop for the book [...] Read more »
How Gmail Saved My Story from Oblivion
I know that I’ve touched on the importance of creating a backup routine for your work. It’s painfully funny how some of us fail to follow our own advice. The last backup I performed was on 8/21. Before that, I backed up my novel in June. Shame on me. My laziness almost cost me a [...] Read more »
Character Writer: Character Development Software
Character Writer is writing software that will help you flesh out your characters. I have been looking for character development software since I found Character Pro 4 a number of years ago. When I found Character Writer during an unrelated search, I downloaded it immediately. Here are my findings. Installation and Setup The installation of [...] Read more »
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