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OpenOffice.org is ALMOST perfect for writing a novel

By Tanner ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

As some of you may know, I have spent the last 9 months revising the novel I entered in the “Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award” competition (where it was nominated as a semifinalist).  I finished up my latest draft on the morning of the 12th, and spent the rest of the day formatting the book for [...]

Music for Writers

By Tanner ⋅ July 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Several months ago I had the enjoyable – and enlightening – experience of reading through some 20+ excerpts at the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest (ABNA). It was very interesting to see firsthand the vast difference in raw talent among aspiring writers. Some of these people make you wonder why they’re not published already while others [...]