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A bit of an eclectic mix this month. My interests were darting all over the place! * Symbols that have become words. I guess I never thought it this way. * The best price for an ebook. I think I agree with this. * The most well-read cities. I think the statistical gathering might be … [Read more…]
I recently finished a big project for a client that involved many hours in the Executive Director’s office, fine-tuning copy and making sure that what I thought the client wanted to say was actually what was showing up on the page. There was a very quick turn-around, and while the project wrapped before the hard … [Read more…]
Just when you think it’s quietening, some author raises his or her head and starts another brouhaha. It’s always something! * Does spelling matter? Hmm, yeah, it does… * The “slow death of the American author” — what’s your thoughts on this? * Oh, wait. No, we’re not dying a slow death! * And another … [Read more…]
I am very ready for no snow and more green — and speaking of green … * Authors buy their way into the bestseller lists. * Always worth revisiting: what do bestseller lists really mean? * This is interesting in 2 ways: it shows that NOTHING is private on the Internet and that some authors … [Read more…]
Head to the Young Adult section in your local library or bookstore and flip through a dozen or so new releases, and you’ll find that a good percentage of them are written in first-person present tense–a dramatic shift from, say, five years ago when most YA novels were written in first-person or third-person past tense. … [Read more…]