A lot of students and aspiring writers ask me if you “must” use Final Draft or Screenwriter to write a screenplay. No. Absolutely not, unless…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Writing
By May, I’ll be half-way through an MFA in Film and Digital Technology. People ask why a Ph.D. in rhetoric would need an MFA. My…
Should we teach our digital composition students the tricks of the trade for bloggers and other new media publishers? The ancient texts on rhetoric discuss…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley August 1, 2011 Deadline September 2011 Issue Virtual Theology: Comparative Religion Goes Digital Among the books in my personal library are…
Two months ago I introduced the idea of using Contour or Dramatica to outline a novel or screenplay. These applications are marketed primarily for screenwriting,…
Before I offer my views on Dramatica 4.1, especially in light of my Contour review, I want to express an important frustration sure to vex…
I have outlined two projects with Mariner Software’s Contour 1.2 and remain uncertain about the product for several reasons. The program is marred by sloppy…
I love Scrivener, a writing application from Literature & Latte. How much do I love Scrivener? I wrote the following in Scrivener: My doctoral dissertation…
In college, I wrote software documentation for mainframe users, which meant I had the opportunity to use text editors and word processors on a variety…
Yesterday, I defended my doctoral dissertation and paid the last $120 in fees to the University of Minnesota. For the cost of tuition, they really…