Debbie Ridpath Ohi's Blog, page 160

My interview on Novelists Inc

Thanks to Dara Girard for interviewing me about my comics at Novelists Inc. You can read the interview here.

Curio for the iPad?

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I was recently approached by a publisher who likes my illustrations, asking if I had any stories to go with them. I've started using Zengobi's Curio to brainstorm. LOVE this program. I'm also using it to brainstorm about my other writing projects, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as my cartoons.

Curio's creator is unsure about whether to create an iPad-friendly version and is asking for feedback on the Curio forums:

I'd love to hear from some students given that we have a TON of college...

Survey: Do you outline or not?

I've posted a new survey via Survey Monkey. Please do answer via this link rather than in the comments section for your results to be included in the summary.

I'll post a follow-up on survey results next week. Thanks!

Manuscript (Black Mana Studios) follow-up: a disappointment

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I recently posted about an iPhone app I'd discovered from Black Mana Studios called Manuscript, and said that I'd test it out so the rest of you could decide whether it was worth the $7.99. Sadly, my experience has not been the greatest so far.

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I tried creating a document in Google Documents and importing it into Manuscript, but it didn't work. After reading this thread I tried making the first line in my Google doc blank, as above.

Here's the image of the virtual cover that resulted:

In the M...

Weekly Wordcount Challenge Check-in (250, 500, 1000 wds/day)

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Do you need a wordcount challenge with some leeway?

Check out the challenges below:

250 wds/day | 500 wds/day | 1000 wds/day

So how did you all do with your daily wordcount challenges since the last check-in?

Testing out Zengobi's Curio as a brainstorming tool for writers

I've been working on more graphic illustration projects lately, and have been looking for a good brainstorming tool. Scrivener is good for text only but not as easy to use when it comes to combining images and text in different configurations on the fly. Corel Painter is great for pure illustration but not as good for illustration and text brainstorming.

I was prompted to download a 60-day free trial version of Zengobi's Curio when I found out that it was hooked with up Evernote. Anything I s...

iPhone app for writers: StoryPages

StoryPages could be a useful iPhone app for those working on picture books or graphic novels. The app lets you create storyboard style pages with your drawing in a top panel and typed text in a bottom panel, mimicking storyboards used in movie production. You can draw in fullscreen (landscape or portrait) and (if you want) add a background to set the scene or use as a tracing template with transparency control.

From the website:

StoryPages can be used for sketching movie scenes, animations...

Storytelling app: StoryPlease

StoryPlease is a storytelling app that lets you record a story in your own voice, or your can use the default professional recording. I first came across the StoryPlease people (person?) when they attended the #kidlitart chat last night. During the chat, they said they were purchasing the rights to use illustrations/characters in digital format for the iPhone and iPad.

For 99 cents, I couldn't resist buying a copy from the iTunes store to try out to see how useful this might be to picture...

Blog Highlight: Routines For Writers

One of my favourite blog reads these days: Routines For Writers. I've always -loved- reading about other writers' work habits, and that's exactly what Stephanie Shackelford, Shonna Slayton and Kitty Bucholtz talk about in this group blog.

I have this site on my Daily Morning Read list for inspiration.

Children's books on the iPhone

If I had young children, I would SO be loading up my iPhone with children's books like this Cat In The Hat e-book: