The Shaxpir Blog
June 3, 2018
My Philosophy of Subscription Software
Be generous. Be gracious. Offer as much as you can, and be willing to accept generosity in return…
March 27, 2018
Announcing Shaxpir 4.4
See the Emotional Story Arc of your entire novel, using advanced Sentiment Analysis…
January 8, 2018
Announcing Shaxpir 4.3
Expanded SpellCheck dictionary, folder organization for books, custom type sizes, and a redesigned Shelley theme…
November 3, 2017
Thoughts on Passive Voice
How auxiliary verbs create a sense of detachment and pull the reader out of the story…
November 1, 2017
Announcing Shaxpir 4.2
New linguistic highlighters, and prosecraft analytics…
October 27, 2017
Prosecraft: Linguistics for Literature
Make your writing more vivid by mindfully comparing your prose with authors you admire.
October 11, 2017
How to (Finally) Write that Novel
Put an end to obsessive world-building, and start writing your manuscript.
April 30, 2017
Announcing Shaxpir 4.1
Custom typefaces, improved sync-status messages, toolbar buttons for SpellCheck & Sentiment, plus lots of small bug-fixes.
April 18, 2017
An Illustration is not a Logo
Taking a critical look at our corporate identity, and hiring the best designers to give it a long-overdue overhaul.
March 30, 2017
Make Your Characters Cry
Learning about the evolutionary origins of weeping can help you craft more vulnerable and authentic characters.