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Comment on Writing Submission Tools by Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:40:53 +0000

A newcomer to this set of tools is the very impressive submishmash.com. It just got renamed to submittable. It’s a web application, used by a large and growing number of publications’ websites. It makes it easy both for writers and editors to manage submissions.

Comment on Writing Submission Tools by John Michael Duggan

John Michael Duggan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:56:30 +0000

Update: InkLink is no longer available.

Other tracking software not mentioned is:

Power Tracker

The Working Writer

Both have demos available

Comment on download space age pop music galore by Skip

Skip — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 05:36:37 +0000

I lietlraly jumped out of my chair and danced after reading this!

Comment on Eldorado to the Moon by Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:08:07 +0000

ooh! that’s a great idea!

Comment on Eldorado to the Moon by Lincoln Miller

Lincoln Miller — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:07:09 +0000

hey, do you think the microwave guys have microwaved a moon rock?

Comment on Writers Online Community by New Social Network for Writers § No Categories

New Social Network for Writers § No Categories — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:01:17 +0000

[...] Social networks for writers come and go, but a new one has come. It’s called Jottify. Like the ones before it, you can share what you’ve written, find new readers, and have discussions. It also allows you to create a group, but it seems that the group doesn’t have any privacy settings. There are, of course, many options to choose from, if you want to do social networking for writers. Another option is to use Google Plus to connect to other writers. Do we really need yet another, dedicated social network just for writers? What do you think? What should its features be? [...]

Comment on My Favorite Notebook by Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:22:47 +0000

Dustin,

Those are nice. Two nit-picks, though. What type of rule do these pages have? Also, it’s a shame that 100% recycled paper isn’t acid free, which generally means it isn’t archival. I don’t feel so bad about it being non-recycled paper if I’m pretty sure I’m never going to throw it out, but then again, posterity probably puts everything in the landfill sooner or later.

Comment on My Favorite Notebook by Dustin Heffner

Dustin Heffner — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:49:19 +0000

http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/Ecosystem-100-Recycled-Flexi-Ruled-Onyx-Journal/e/9781607360704?itm=5&usri=ecosystem

Comment on Mysticism and Narcissism… by Dustin Heffner

Dustin Heffner — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:23:21 +0000

Yes. I’ve been thinking a lot about narcissism recently. This was perfectly timed and well done. And for the record, Dylan, I agree with you.

Comment on A Kick Start for Infinity’s Kitchen by Dylan

Dylan — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:26:30 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on The Outside Talker by Left-Handed Darling On Stage Now in San Francisco

Left-Handed Darling On Stage Now in San Francisco — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:14:50 +0000

[...] inspired in part by Tod Browning’s classic film Freaks. I play the carnival barker (or “outside talker“), named [...]

Comment on My Favorite Notebook by Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:04:16 +0000

These are very similar to what I have in mind, and much cheaper than Moleskine.
http://piccadillyinc.com/products/notebooks

Comment on My Favorite Notebook by barr bielinski

barr bielinski — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:08:20 +0000

Maybe this? I haven’t seen it in person but Utrecht’s might be a good place to look. I know that feeling of loss when businesses streamline for the mass market and drop what we love. Good luck with your search!

http://www.utrechtart.com/dsp_view_product.cfm?item=24117

Comment on Book Companion Websites by Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:45:39 +0000

a book with an interesting design, this book also has a video trailer, much the way a movie would: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2011/june/the-jedi-path-book-box

Comment on Book Companion Websites by Pottermore takes the “book companion website” to a whole new level § No Categories

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:19:24 +0000

[...] a while now, I’ve been collecting examples of what I call the “book companion website”. The new “pottermore” website is probably going to become a very popular one, and [...]

Comment on Ten Basic Space Age Pop Albums by Dylan

Dylan — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:30:39 +0000

Thanks!

Comment on Ten Basic Space Age Pop Albums by Expats Anonymous

Expats Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:18:04 +0000

Thanks for the link! This is my favorite space-age pop cover:

http://www.ele-mental.org/~ecc/exo/exotica/outerspace/esquivel%20lp.jpg

Comment on Book Companion Websites by Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:13:54 +0000

Another way to promote a book online is with a video. Here’s one take on the best way to do that: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/fastest-easiest-cheapest-way-to-make-a-book-video_b32636

Comment on Mysticism and Narcissism… by Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:24:30 +0000

I think that mysticism of the self is less valuable than a more all-inclusive view. self-awareness, self-righteousness, self-involvement, self-importance, whatever it is… get over yourself and start looking at the bigger picture. It isn’t about you, or me, really. We’re all just specks. Being those specks, of course, is beautiful, etc., but there’s more out there, you know?

Comment on Mysticism and Narcissism… by Jasmina Tumbas

Jasmina Tumbas — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:54:05 +0000

and maybe, religiosity encourages self-righteous people to become more self-righteous? … I am sticking with the stars, lol…

Comment on Mysticism and Narcissism… by Lonna Marie

Lonna Marie — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:11:24 +0000

you might visit a psychic, to hear insight about yourself(which regardless of the factual information shared–might give a perspective the person otherwise would have never personally identified with, and now might contemplate)..to realize whether or nor you in fact treat people well or not, based on reflection done with the psychics advice..maybe..but shit–everybody has gotta do something with themselves–and their is a fine line between self-knowledge and self-involvement. self knowledge, in my mind, would seek to free you from excessive self-involvement-which might stem from emptiness do to the lack of understanding of ones true talents and potentials-and the need to fill that void with superficial resources to boost self-importance..hmm..maybe..but wtf do i know?!

Comment on Mysticism and Narcissism… by William Martin

William Martin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:01:17 +0000

What’s wrong with supernatural baggage? It’s not like it’s particularly heavy or anything.

Comment on Mysticism and Narcissism… by Travis Miller

Travis Miller — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:46:05 +0000

We need a new word that allows us to talk about the subjective experience of the profound and eternal, but without the supernatural baggage of “sacred” and “spiritual”. I’ve heard “numinous” used in this way. It’s a good start, I guess.

Comment on Cassini Mission by Adam Weisberg

Adam Weisberg — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:12:54 +0000

WOW!

Comment on Practical Lessons for E-Book Publishing by Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:08:56 +0000

Ooh. this looks like FUN! but how to get there…

Comment on Practical Lessons for E-Book Publishing by Dylan

Dylan — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:02:46 +0000

oh wow. that looks like FUN! It’s coming right up, though. i wonder about cheap transportation.

Comment on Book Companion Websites by Dylan

Dylan — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:01:45 +0000

More and more book companion sites all the time! Perhaps it’s time to update this post.

Here’s another one:
http://artspacetokyo.com/

Comment on Practical Lessons for E-Book Publishing by Sarah Myers

Sarah Myers — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:40:00 +0000

Thought of you – http://pdxzines.com/

Comment on Scriptwriting Software by Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 31 May 2011 02:55:51 +0000

Most of the time, Submishmash will allow you to send an attachment. If you send your submission as a PDF file, or whatever, you’ll be able to keep your formatting, in the submission itself. Sadly though, your cover letter would have to be in a plain text format. If you send a message to the Submishmash people about this, they’re very likely to respond. I’ve found them to be very helpful.

Comment on Scriptwriting Software by Barr Bielinski

Barr Bielinski — Sat, 28 May 2011 17:07:42 +0000

Dylan, You got me thinking about a submission manager like submishmash that removes all formatting beyond capitalization and paragraphing. I suppose it takes away all face-to-face – other than the cover letter as you point out. I wish it left italics. They’re sometimes very useful – not for emphasis which should be handled by the writing, but for overlapping texts, dialogue in shorter pieces, etc. -not referring to scriptwriting, which I don’t know about, but poetry or prose.

Comment on Writing Submission Tools by Barr Bielinski

Barr Bielinski — Sat, 28 May 2011 16:59:45 +0000

Dylan, Thanks for mentioning this review. I thought I was keeping track of everything pretty well with a spreadsheet / duotrope / word folder combo. You made me realize that I’m letting some important things slip and that the word part is totally dependent on my ability to recall. I’m making a resolution to get all this organized in June.

Comment on Scriptwriting Software by Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:12:50 +0000

I think that is an important consideration. In place of the face-to-face cues, I think that a cover letter can go a long way, and of course the avoidance of technical difficulty.

I’ve never sent out a script for strangers to read. I’m not there yet. I have sent other things, though.

It turns out that there are tons of apps for managing submissions, too! I wrote some reviews of those as well, at http://nocategories.net/ephemera/writing/writing-submission-tools/

Comment on Scriptwriting Software by Barr Bielinski

Barr Bielinski — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:06:45 +0000

Thanks for your reply, Dylan. Yes, a standard format would be great. Then software like Scrivener that’s so helpful in the early stages would also work for the final draft. No switching needed.

I didn’t mean to sound like a cretin about credibility. I’m just wondering if, when strangers look at work received digitally, they replace the face-to-face cues with something else that clicks (or doesn’t) before they read a word.

Comment on Scriptwriting Software by Dylan

Dylan — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:18:01 +0000

I’m not so interested in “insider credibility” as I am in a format that is usable everywhere. I mean both the formatting of the text on the page but also the file type.

I wanted software that would help me with both of those issues, without being an annoying hassle.

But to answer your question, I guess I could see migrating from one to the other. In fact, during my frist draft, that’s exactly what I did. I started with Scrivener and Dramatica, to hash out some ideas. Then, as the ideas started to take shape, I didn’t need brainstorming tools so much anymore. I moved over to Screenwriter at that point. I think I might make a final switch, for editorial fine-tuning, in Microsoft Word, before all is said and done.

I think it’s because of all that switching around that I’m so interested in a standard format.

Comment on Scriptwriting Software by Barr Bielinski

Barr Bielinski — Mon, 23 May 2011 11:50:10 +0000

Dylan, I tried Scrivener during National Novel Writing Month (November). The features for organizing (reorganizing) were very helpful. The fact of its being beta made me jittery, but I plan to use it again when it’s released for sale.

As of last year NaNoWriMo was offering a nice discount for Scrivener to anyone who wrote 30K words during November – I think something similar for success in National Script Writing Month (April).

Did you find some apps were better for creating and others for giving “insider credibility” to finished work? Could you see migrating your work from the former to the latter at some stage of polishing? Should NOT be necessary, but curious….

Comment on T.S. Eliot vs. Phil Collins by T.S.Eliot

T.S.Eliot — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:47:22 +0000

I just wish I could write a little ballad that a man with some knowledge of the language and the world can. Guys like Collins and Eliot are legends. The one written here is beautiful…Unfortunately I can’t write like Eliot, but only have his name and write about his work.

Comment on Building a Writing Studio by Writing with Audio § No Categories

Writing with Audio § No Categories — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:57:59 +0000

[...] spaces while living there, but the last one was about 800 square feet and I devoted most of it to a writing studio. Now, I live in a very different space, and I am not so interested in the space itself as I am with [...]

Comment on Cut-up Poem #1 by Garbage In, Garbage Out § No Categories

Garbage In, Garbage Out § No Categories — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:48:10 +0000

[...] Cut up poem # 1 [...]

Comment on Book Companion Websites by Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:35:31 +0000

The site for the “sketch notes” site definitely has some personality to it.

http://www.evalotta.net/sketchnotes/

Comment on Drowned in the loud by Spoken Word & Live Music | NO CATEGORIES

Spoken Word & Live Music | NO CATEGORIES — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:35:47 +0000

[...] Drowned in the loud [...]

Comment on a poem in progress by Spoken Word & Live Music | NO CATEGORIES

Spoken Word & Live Music | NO CATEGORIES — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:31:57 +0000

[...] a poem in progress [...]

Comment on Branding Literature by Book Companion Websites | NO CATEGORIES

Book Companion Websites | NO CATEGORIES — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:49:44 +0000

[...] I’ve conducted an informal survey of the “book companion websites” out there. These websites are growing in number, but they’re still comparatively rare. (I think that will change. As more information goes online, there will be more companies to try their hand at branding literature.) [...]

Comment on Spoken Word & Live Music by 2k6 | NO CATEGORIES

2k6 | NO CATEGORIES — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:04:08 +0000

[...] to the stage” so to speak, with a variety of spoken word events. Speaking of the N.U.R.B.S., my first performance was with another member of that band, Kurt, who had provided musical accompaniment for some of my [...]

Comment on Replacing Delicious with WordPress by Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:07:41 +0000

Well I like it, but it has a price. diigo.com is also good, and free.

Comment on Replacing Delicious with WordPress by Josh Reynolds

Josh Reynolds — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:07:12 +0000

What’s your opinion of this? http://pinboard.in/

Comment on Book Companion Websites by Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:17:15 +0000

The book of visual poetry entitled “Newspaper Blackout” has a very nice website.

http://www.austinkleon.com/newspaperblackout/

Comment on T.S. Eliot vs. Phil Collins by Phuong Pham

Phuong Pham — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:06:55 +0000

oh man I WISH I could write an epic ballad about breaking up with Phil Collins. “it’s all been a pack of lies” was actually my line first.

Comment on T.S. Eliot vs. Phil Collins by Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:06:48 +0000

No, I’ll have to give that a listen. Is the song a breakup song for Phil Collins to listen to, or is it a song for breaking up with Phil Collins?

Comment on T.S. Eliot vs. Phil Collins by Phuong Pham

Phuong Pham — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:07:02 +0000

have you heard the This American Life where Starlee Kine writes the ultimate breakup song and sends it to Phil Collins???

Comment on T.S. Eliot vs. Phil Collins by Dylan Kinnett

Dylan Kinnett — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:07:06 +0000

For this one, I conjured T.S. Eliot and Phil Collins and I made them write together. The result is a depressing piece and it seems to be about “what a drag it is, getting old”.