The Shaxpir Blog
November 2, 2018
Tell Your Story, Save the World
Writing for NaNoWriMo this year might be the most important thing you have ever done.
October 5, 2018
Shaxpir 4.5: Automatic Popup Thesaurus
We used A.I. algorithms to analyze a huge corpus of literature, building a unique new thesaurus, just for fiction authors.
July 9, 2018
Writing Vivid Prose
Make your writing vivid, by choosing words that invoke a rich sensory experience: colors, textures, flavors, sounds, smells, and sensations…
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.