[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 [...]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Another Editing Pen for the Holidays – the Pentel Slicci 0.25mm in Red
I told you there would be a slight Christmas theme this month – the color red. Normally, I’m a green person (color not eco-nazi – though I do like to recycle and take care of the planet), but this year… Christmas 2011 is the Year O’ Red. Don’t know why. So today I give you…The [...]
[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] Into the Sunset – Darrell K. Sweet 1934-2011
With a sad heart, I’m doing this week’s Writer Post a day early. Last night, Jimmy and I heard of the passing of artist Darrell K. Sweet. This is a passing that was both completely sudden and completely expected — and completely devastating. Darrell K. Sweet was not only a brilliant artist; he was one [...]
[From the Archive] Things They Don’t Tell You About
This is from really late 2009 or really, really early 2010… And now back to the revisions. _________________ With the internet and advances in technology, many new and aspiring writers are bombarded with new way to get their brilliant prose and poetry into the marketplace. The new options scream that you don’t need to go [...]
[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 [...]
[From the Archive] It’s Okay to Read
Many of us fans and writers have heard other professional writers say, “Oh, I don’t read.” This is usually followed by one of a handful of reasons/excuses. Yeah, that doesn’t fly with me. As writers, I believe we should all take or make the time to read. The most common of the excuses are “I [...]
[From the Archive] Writers and Resolutions
I believe this is from late 2009 or early 2010. It would be a kind of yearly “no resolutions” post… ____________ 2010 begins in just a couple of days. Now is generally the time people start making their list of Resolutions. Discovering all the things they want to do or accomplish in the New Year. [...]
