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LSB Next Version – Moving Builder Items for Scene Writers

16. September 2009

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LSB Next Version – Moving Builder Items for Scene Writers

For those interested in using (or currently use) Liquid Story Writer as a writing platform, and aren’t part of the Yahoo chat and news group for the program, there has been a lot (double-emphasis on that word) of discussion lately over Scenes vs Chapters as a writing building mechanism.

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LSB Update, and 100 Tips & Tools for a Writer

18. August 2009

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LSB Update, and 100 Tips & Tools for a Writer

I am writing this whilst on holiday. Internet access and bandwidth is limited, but that’s the point of a holiday. I get to do some stuff with the family before welcoming another family member into the fold next week. And I get to catch up on some reading. So I’ll make this as quick as [...]

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10K Day for Writers

16. July 2009

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10K Day for Writers

Fear of Writing author, Milli Thornton, hosts a monthly challenge on her blog for writers to join in and write 10,000 words in a day. The next day is – today! Thursday, July 16th. And there are a few who have joined up or RSVPed on the blog to suggest they will be writing in [...]

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Blog 10 Today

16. July 2009

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Blog 10 Today

In my next post I’ll be discussing a 10K challenge which is going on today. Now, I happen to know that I could – and often have – achieve that challenge, if I were in the right writing project. I’ve previously achieved 10,000 words a day on several occasions, and sometimes more than that. But [...]

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1000 Words A Day

14. July 2009

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1000 Words A Day

On the subject of writing goals, and my consideration towards a writing group goal, I have also joined (in mind, at least) with the Inkygirl 1000 Words a Day Challenge. You will see the badge for this, plus some goal bars in a new sidebar section on this blog.

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Quantity Vs Quality

9. July 2009

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Quantity Vs Quality

In wanting to feel part of a writing community, I did something to myself which I now realise I need to re-adjust. It’s to do with my own writing, and a struggle between quantity versus quality. One of them, I can do aplenty, the other is not necessarily as easy for me.

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Writing Software – LSBxe and Momentum Writer

8. June 2009

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Writing Software – LSBxe and Momentum Writer

Today I have some news from the software for writer’s front. This includes an upgrade to my writing program of choice, Liquid Story Binder, and a new freeware program designed to provide a completely distraction-free environment for stream-of-conciousness type writing, called Momentum Writer.

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Review : GenoPro

12. May 2009

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Review : GenoPro

Previously, I wrote a post about using a free Family Tree maker called Family Tree Builder for creating fictional family trees for your characters. I have now taken the gen file export from Family Tree Builder into a free trial copy of GenoPro to show you what is possible within this program.

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Review: Labyrinth

11. May 2009

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Review: Labyrinth

Labyrinth is a combination story writer software, organisation software, and almost a mindmapper, or structural application also. It’s a free download, so I thought I’d try it out to see if Labyrinth was helpful in my first attempts at planning my next novel.

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Planning Out a New Novel Using Graphical Tools – Mindmaps, Image Boards, Web and Second Life

28. April 2009

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Planning Out a New Novel Using Graphical Tools – Mindmaps, Image Boards, Web and Second Life

I’ve been working on planning out my latest novel over the last few days. This is a novel which for some time has been unable to be planned – in that it just doesn’t seem to ‘want’ any kind of plan or preparation to go down on paper. (In writing, at least). I got wise, [...]

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