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May 2008

Quick Links

Just a couple of quick links I’ve been collecting. I got to get back outside and Weed-whack the jungle in between showers. 4 Tips to Improve Naration- A nice primer on re-writing and cleaning up your fiction PigPog’s Improving Writing page- Lots of useful links Make a Manuscript Template- Using Word to create a template [...]

Site of the Week: Hulu

The big problem with the internet is that it seems like it’s designed to make you feel like an idiot on purpose. I don’t mean the fact that every question you post on Yahoo!Answers is answered by some snotty 12-year-old. I don’t mean that every time you try to do research you have your choice [...]

Free Political WordPress Themes

Let’s See… Memorial Day, Independence Day, Party Conventions, The Election… Looks like it’s time to theme your blog in the Red, White and Blue! All these themes are free, but check out the footer..Some are Linkware. Political Politics- Nice Header image of the capital on a flag background, Adsense enabled,three column. Really like this one. [...]

The $3.00 Laptop for Writers

Last year, when I wrote about the $14.99 Laptop for Writers, I don’t think anyone was surprised that I was talking about using a USB drive to store your work and applications. However, since then, prices have come down (Of course) and features have improved (Of Course). The advantages of using your own USB drive [...]

By This Time Next Month, You Can be a Novelist!

Browsing at Barnes and Nobles the other day, I was surprised at the sudden wealth of Get-Rich-Quick-Write-the-Next-Harry-Potter-Bigger-Than-Stephen-King-You-Yes-You-Too-can-Write-a-Book-With-No-Money-Down titles crowding the shelves. I Think it started with Viki King’s How to Write a Movie in 21 Days, which besides having an awesome title is an actually pretty decent book on screenwriting and beating writer’s block. Hey, [...]