NaNoWriMo: It’s the Taking Part That Counts In November, hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world commit to the craziness of writing a novel of 50,000 words in a month. During the last couple of weeks, …
The 50,000 Words Writing Setup In November, hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world commit to the craziness of writing a novel in a month. They do it voluntarily, just for fun – but what does …
"You Can Work Naked, if You Want" Mark Hodder had been writing radio spots and web content, before he started being able to make a living as novelist. That was seven years ago. In our interview he weighs the pros …
The NaNoWriMo Disclosure In November, hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world commit to the craziness of writing a novel in a month. They do it voluntarily, just for fun – but what does …
November 1: One Day in the Life of a Wrimo In November, hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world commit to the craziness of writing a novel in a month. They do it voluntarily, just for fun – but what does …
7 Stories, Waiting to Be Written Down In November, hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world commit to the craziness of writing a novel in a month. They do it voluntarily, just for fun – but what does …
How Writers Prepare for NaNoWriMo In November, hundreds of thousands of writers from all over the world commit to the craziness of writing a novel in a month. They do it voluntarily, just for fun – but what does …
“It Took Me at Least Seven Years to Call Myself a Writer” Murmel Clausen is a German writer of screenplays, scripts for TV shows and series as well as novels, most of them in the comedy genre. Among other things, he collaborated on the western …
"I fell in love almost immediately" **Please tell us something about you: Who are you, what is your profession and what are you working on? ** For the day-job, I have been a web developer since the late 1990s, sometimes …
“The moment when I fell on my knees was the very moment that changed my life.” Janice Jakait made the headlines in 2012, because she was the first German woman to cross the Atlantic ocean in a row boat. After coming back she wrote a book about her experiences: …
Why Plain Text Will Boost Your Productivity as a Writer Plain text writing may sound like a complicated concept to someone who grew up with text processors. But it is what writers did before text processors even existed: sit down in front of …
Can Background Chatter Help You Focus? – Coffitivity There are dozens of little tools aimed at authors and writers, promising to help them focus or even write better texts. How are they supposed to work, and can writers actually benefit? Rebekka …
Writing a Novel With Ulysses, Reloaded Yes, we’re a little proud that bestselling author David Hewson is a loyal user of Ulysses – and we’re still very pleased that he wrote a book about it. “Writing a Novel …
“I Had to Learn to Really Love Writing” Niko Formanek quit his job as a PR executive to become a stand-up comedian. Joking about his family life is now what he does for a living. In our interview he talks about …
Congrats, Wrimos! And Thanks for Writing Your Novel With Ulysses! Congratulations to all succeeding NaNoWriMo participants! The writing feast is over, and for many writers it was a great leap forward towards the fulfilment of a dream: writing a novel, and in the …
The Secret of Winning NaNoWriMo: “Butt in Chair, Hands on Keyboard” Robert W. Boyer Was Possibly the First to Win NaNoWriMo 2014 On November 17, 2014 you hit the 50,000 words goal for this year’s NaNoWriMo. We know, because you used Ulysses’ …
“Ulysses Most Beautiful Feature Is Its Willingness to Get Out of the Way” Novelists, journalists, academics, screenwriters – all kinds of authors are using Ulysses for their writing. We asked some of them to share their story. In this post, Patrick Pittman explains why for him Ulysses …
Out Now: "Writing a Novel with Ulysses" Bestselling author David Hewson’s new book is now available for Kindle, iBooks and Nook. During the past few years David Hewson sent us an email every now and then. Usually, they were …