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A while back I posted a poll about whether you outlined before you started to write. 109 people responded, and 48% of you said you do use an outline. 29% said no, and 32% of you said it’s too complicated for just a yes/no answer. Those who outline say it . . .
Giving up on having an iPad version of eReader, I’m checking out Stanza, but customer support does not seem to be replying to questions on the topic: Meanwhile, I also tried getting versions of the e-books I purchased on Fictionwise onto my iPad to read through the iPhone app versions . . .
I recently wrote the following to Customer Support at Fictionwise: I’m a longtime customer of Fictionwise and I recently bought an iPad. All my ebooks from Fictionwise, however, are in the “recommended format” e.g. Secure eReader, but reading these ebooks on my iPad means I either have to read them iPhone . . .
The Copywriter Underground has a great post about how clunky manual typewriters have undergone a transformation.
Only a couple of days left for you to sign up for Script Frenzy. From the site’s About page: Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, . . .
7 more days until I pick up my iPad. Thanks to Susan Pigott for pointing out this gorgeous Vaja cases for the iPad. I especially love the one that looks like a Moleskine. To avoid overloading those of you who aren’t iPad fans, I’ve been pouring most of my iPad obsessings into . . .
For those who enjoy comics focused on the writing life: check out Wayne Pollard’s Bo’s Cafe Life, which follows the adventures of Bo, an aspiring novelist. Thanks to Wayne for giving me permission to post the comic above!
The members of Tiger Beat(I remember reading Tiger Beat magazine when I was a teen!) are all YA (Young Adult) authors, and they apparently rocked the house at Books of Wonder during a Sourcebooks launch party. From Mediabistro: Libba Bray wailed on vocals, Daniel Ehrenhaft played guitar, Natalie Standiford played bass, and Barney Miller handled drums. The band headlined the . . .
Thanks to Profwriting.com for making Inkygirl their Blog Of The Week. 🙂 You can follow Profwriting on Twitter.
Thanks so much to Anita Nolan for giving me the Lovely Blog Award! If you write for young people and aren’t familiar with Anita’s blog, you should definitely visit her website. Here’s my list of blogs that I check regularly because of their excellent info and inspiration. I’ve tried to avoid blogs that . . .