[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 [...]
[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] Holiday Randomness – the 2011 Version
The Holidays are once more upon us. In the US, Thanksgiving is done. We move on to Christmas (or Hanukkah) and all the bustle that entails. Many writers are scrambling today to complete their NANOMO project on this last day of November. For those who participated – congratulations. It seems this time of year, I [...]
[Books] I Should Have Stayed in Oz & I Didn’t Quite Make it to Oz – The E-Books
Yard Dog Press is foraying into the future! Our newest anthology, I Should Have Stay in Oz is available for download through Amazon and the Kindle as well as in print. My story “Not in Kansas Anymore” is in this version. For print traditionalists – I’ve added that link as well, and it will be [...]
[Writing Post] Getting Paid What We’re Worth
Let me preface this by saying THIS IS AN EDITORIAL. This is my OPINION, and questions I’m asking myself. I was going to do a “real life” kind of post – and it might go there. But I also want to talk about e-books some more. Because I saw something on a mailing list last [...]
[Random Life Post] E-Pub Question and Anniversary Week
I have a question for readers. If you buy both e-books and print – how would you feel if you bought and e-book (like a collection of short stories) that was significantly longer than a print version? Would you consider the ebook a “value add” situation or “bonus tracks” kind of thing, or would you [...]
[From the Archive] A Technology Post from 2009
This post was from 2009. Still figuring out ebooks. Still figuring out lots of things. —- As a writer, sometimes we have to embrace technology. That doesn’t necessarily mean technology has the obligation to embrace us back. I did a post similar to this on my blog in the last week or so when something [...]
[Writing Post] E-Books, Weighing the Possibilities
E-books and e-publishing are here. There’s no denying it. No one knows for sure what the impact is going to be in the future – but there will be an impact. Responsible writers (and I try to be one) should – if not embrace e-publishing – acknowledge it and use it to their advantage. Book [...]
[Writer Post] A Dark and Stormy Afternoon
It’s a dark and stormy afternoon. You’d think that would make for good blog writing weather. Yeah…I almost completely forgot about this being Wednesday and this being Blog Day. Oops. So, what do I have to talk about? Procrastination? Been there done that – staring at the building pile of editing that’s mocking me. Yeah…I [...]
