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Computer Generated Books

Monday, April 14th, 2008

What if you wrote some software that scoured the internet for content on a specific topic and compiled it into an eBook that you could sell on Amazon? According to an article in today’s New York Times , Philip Parker, a management science professor at Insead, a Business School with campuses in Europe and Singapore, [...]

Kindle Me This

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Do people really want to cuddle up with a piece of technology? No, I don’t mean it like that. I’m talking about Kindle, the wireless reading device from Amazon. The prevailing wisdom is that for an e-reader to succeed, it will have to make people want to “cuddle up” with it like they do a [...]

In the Frenzy

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

The countdown to Script Frenzy is almost over. You can feel the excitement in the air … Well can’t you? What? What is Script Frenzy? Oh!
It is a month-long screenwriting event is sponsored by the same folks who organize National Novel Writing Month. And if NaNoWriMo (as it is known by the literati) is [...]

Storyist 1.2 Is Out!

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

I’m delighted to announce that Storyist 1.2 is out, and just in time for Script Frenzy. Version 1.2 supports screenwriting and includes a new screenplay template as well as some screenplay-specific power features. It also includes much improved header and footer support and support for mirrored pages. Take it for a spin.

NaNoWriMo Kudos

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

December is here, which means that NaNoWriMo is now officially behind us. As NaNoWriMo Director Chris Baty (shown here raising a toast to NaNoWriMo participants at the TGIO Party) put it
Shoot…Does it really have to be over.
This was my first year participating in the event, and I have to say I’m impressed. I’m impressed [...]