Monthly Archives: October 2009

Fullscreen Writing Mode

Allows writing in an uncluttered, fullscreen environment with all the power of YourOtherMind available but kept out of sight. Fullscreen Writing Mode What does it do? Allows the writer to focus on the current text. Several advanced formatting tools are also available only in fullscreen mode such as access to cosmetic color changes (i.e., white …

October 20, 2009 – 12:54 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Version System

Keeps copies of the richtext in notes. Version System What does it do? Archives ‘drafts’ or versions of stories or other documents stored in YourOtherMind’s notebook. How To Use It Invoke the editbar (ctrl + f) and select Features|Versions. The user will be brought to a screen with a list of existing archives (if any). …

October 20, 2009 – 11:59 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (1)

Editbar

(Click on image for non-blurry) The editbar is available from any note and has find, replace, and other several editing features (spellchecking, grammar watch, and more). Editbar What does it do? How To Use It Press Ctrl + F to open it. The user can immediately enter text and press enter to initiate a find …

October 20, 2009 – 11:46 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (3)

October has been a good month for the stories

Just a few days before finding out that my Writer’s of the Future submission had qualified as a finalist, I received acceptances to two anthologies. Both anthologies will be available in 2010. When I’m allowed I’ll post details about the markets and stories (one is a fantasy story set in the same universe as The …

October 18, 2009 – 6:52 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Storyflesh

Allows for exploring ideas and fleshing out stories during the planning and revision phases Storyflesh What does it do? Storyflesh is a place to view existing ideas and lists that the user has already created in YourOtherMind but in a brainstorming setting. In version 8.2 Storyflesh features a character trait builder. In future versions scene …

October 18, 2009 – 11:55 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

8.3 (planning)

When version 8.2 is launched, this page will describe the planned features and improvements for version 8.3. The estimate release date for this update will be early 2010, depending on whether there is continued interest in YourOtherMind. Please add your requests to the comments field! Features new for 8.3 [wlist category_name="8.3" order=desc orderby=title limit=40]

October 18, 2009 – 9:24 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Run YourOtherMind from a USB drive

(image source) Run YourOtherMind from a USB drive or an alternative directory. Run From USB Drive What does it do? By default YourOtherMind stores all of its information in “My Documents\keeper\” Some users prefer to keep their YourOtherMind data on a USB drive and take it with them (using it on other computers). Others like …

October 18, 2009 – 9:11 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Review: Creating Emotion in Games

Creating Emotion in Games by David Freeman This was a fantastic book, not just for writing in video games, but for writing in general. There’s great game theory in here and strong techniques for applying the many lessons prose and screen writers have learned to game design and writing. And even for games with limited …

October 15, 2009 – 1:38 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Finalist in Writer's of the Future Contest

I was very pleased last week to receive a phone call from Joni (Writer’s of the Future Contest) to tell me that I am a finalist for the contest for the 3rd Quarter. I have been waiting since that call for her to post the news on the official blog. Read the details on the …

October 15, 2009 – 6:48 am | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Writing Resources | Comments (2)

BioWare-Brent Year 3 (2001 – 2002)

This is the third of ten posts, one for each year that I worked for BioWare. Alien Three Way Developing a game for an already existing Intellectual Property (IP) is a complicated affair, (probably) not unlike a three way involving different alien species. No one quite knows what goes where but everyone wiggles about enthusiastically. …

October 14, 2009 – 12:30 pm | By Brent Knowles | Posted in Game Reviews, My Life, The Lazy Designer | Comments (8)