[From the Archive] When the Publishing World Doesn’t Hand Me Articles
From early 2010… one of the first “blathering” posts…sadly, not the last. ————– When the publishing world doesn’t hand me my articles on a silver platter (like it has for the last couple of weeks), I sometimes struggle to come up with something interesting. So I fall back on the day-to-day struggle of writing and [...]
[Writer Post] Welcome to 2012
It’s a new year now. Hello, 2012. Pull up a chair. Stay a while. These first posts of the year are generally seen as “what I intend to do” posts. My sum up on that? More of “getting things done, darn it”. That’s always my goal – along with consistent writing (both in skill and [...]
[From the Archive] Ebooks, Piracy, and the Writer’s Life
This was from early 2010 — but are still issues today… —- I had a whole post written up about the “glamorous” life of being a writer, and then I read – with interest – a long, ongoing discussion on ebooks, piracy, and copyright on one of my mailing lists. They all seemed to tie [...]
[Writer Post] 2011 in the Rear View
Well, it’s that time of the year. The “year end review” posts are starting. It’s the last week of 2011, so it seems right to look back on the year’s accomplishments as we also look forward to 2012. (Which for the record, I’m thinking the Mayans just went for coffee and never got back to [...]
[Writing Post] More on Amazon and Merry Christmas
Ah, yes, Wednesday. The day in which I try to come up with something pithy (or at the VERY, Very least coherent) about writing, the publishing industry, or some other aspect of this business. And… yeah. Coherent is about as good as I’m going to get today. It’s been a busy week. Amazon is still [...]
[From the Archive] The Amazon Kerfuffle
This was my post in early 2010 about one of the first Amazon ebook pricing kerfuffles. In the past month, they’ve had *3* different kerfuffles pop up. Amazon is a major player in publishing. I do not like their current tactics to strong arm the industry and devalue content. If anyone wishes to defend Amazon’s [...]
[Writer Post] Holiay MishMash
There’s a lot going on right now, so we’ll call this one the Holiday Mish-Mash. The newest Amazon debate/debacle – I know a lot of authors feel Amazon is their Last, Best Hope as either self-published or independent publishers. It may be. But there are also a lot of things to beware of. Go into [...]
[From the Archive] What Now?
Continuing with the theme of “independent projects” (aka self-publishing), it’s time to move on to the Now Whats. Let’s say you’ve made it through to this point – whether you’re new or established – you’ve written something awesome that for whatever reason you’ve decided to put out on your own. You’ve done the layout and [...]
[Writing Post] Question for Writers and Readers
When you’re reading books that contain music or poetry as a major element – do you like having song lyrics in there or do you skip over them? Do they add to the experience or take away? Really need to know this. Please weigh in! I need your input!
