Sorry if the links are sparse this month. Blame it on summer. Or blame it on the fact that as you read this, I should be signing the closing papers on our current home. Tomorrow we’ll sign papers on the new home, 300 miles away. I hope. It’s been a bumpy purchase. Me, my husband, 4 cats, and our household goods may be orbiting the town if things don’t go right. So send good thoughts our way!
* Interesting take on John Locke’s sale of 1M Kindle ebooks. Not sure, but it sounds like sour grapes to me?
* Why publishers are so slow. I think they’re slow because they’re like the Titanic. Oops. Sinking ship analogy…
* Have you read any of these recommended books about writing? I confess, I haven’t. I guess because I’m so busy writing? Maybe I should slow down and learn something…
* And another take on John Locke, this one perhaps not quite as sour?
* I, too, have stopped reading fiction (for lack of time, though). Interesting anthropological spin on that…
* Logos and why they catch our eye. Marketing thoughts.
* And more on marketing: Marketing genuis, indeed. Pottermore. Enough said.
* Only peripherally related to writing, but still neat. The Lord of the Rings/Hobbit in Legos. Really.
* I confess to being a techno gadget-gidget. This made me snort and nod ‘yes’.
* Still worth reading, although this might be a repeat for some of you. About those quotes from authors on books saying “Loved it!” …
* Authors as performers. What would happen if nobody paid the admission fee? Embarrassing!
* Should Amazon be urging authors to review books in order to secure promotion? I’m not so sure about that …
* Beyond the “regular” book: are we getting close?
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