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StoryPlease is a storytelling app that lets you record a story in your own voice, or your can use the default professional recording. I first came across the StoryPlease people (person?) when they attended the #kidlitart chat last night. During the chat, they said they were purchasing the rights to use illustrations/characters in . . .
StoryPages could be a useful iPhone app for those working on picture books or graphic novels. The app lets you create storyboard style pages with your drawing in a top panel and typed text in a bottom panel, mimicking storyboards used in movie production. You can draw in fullscreen (landscape or . . .
A while back I mentioned I loved Pam Bachorz‘s CANDOR (Egmont USA). I was inspired to post a comic about it. Not only was the site entertaining, but it’s a brilliant book promo. Pam also created a clever website about the fictional Candor, Florida as if it was a real place. I asked about her inspiration, . . .
Audio Footnote Demo from Eric Granata on Vimeo. After reading Joe Wikert’s review, I decided to buy this app. I’ve been listening to the audiobook version of Stein On Writing during some of my walks, and there have been times I would have loved to be able to jot down a note without leaving the e-book. It . . .
I love this series of comics! Anyway, check out the latest: How To Use A Semicolon.
One of my favourite sources of retweet material is Darcy Pattison‘s blog, Fiction Notes. If she was on Twitter (as far as I can tell, she’s not), I’m sure she’d be one of the most retweeted writers ever. (Edit: I’ve switch the link for this book to Amazon at Darcy’s request since . . .
After posting short stories to Textnovel.com, Shannon Delany (previously writing as Saoirse Redgrave) ended up with a St. Martin’s Press book contract for 13 To Life, a new YA paranormal werewolf novel. Shannon kindly agreed to answer a few questions about her experience: What got you interested in cellphone novels? I was a naysayer to Textnovel.com . . .
From Fox News: Clayton Morris and fellow reporters use the Apple iPad, examining the e-book functionality. Rumor has it that the iBooks e-reader currently does not let readers choose an “unjustified text” format. I hate reading justified text but am assuming that future version of iBooks will fix this. From a . . .
I was excited about the idea of an Apple tablet long before the hype began. I remained excited despite the build-up hype. And yes, I’m STILL excited now that the announcement’s been made and people are scrambling over each other to dissect, critique and mock. I’m not a tech guru, . . .