A mixed bag this month as my mind darted from publishing, to promotion, to home selling and buying … * Getting the most out of your Kindle. * The continuing story of publishing evolutions … * This talks about losing weight, but I think similar ideas prevail for getting published. Small steps, grasshopper. * Am … [Read more…]
Busy month for me — link-wise and other: bought a house, sold my house, working at the Day Job, book releases, and LINKS: Lots O’ Links! * A post about the money facts of publishing. I like this simplified version. * Info about the Google book settlement. I confess: I understand little of this, but … [Read more…]
As always, my attention zigged and zagged everywhere this month. Here’s what made me pause to read… * Well, shoot. Just when I thought all that disaster nonsense was, well, nonsense, I find that the world might end in 25 years. I’d better write faster, I guess. * Do you feel obligated to finish a … [Read more…]
A new year, a new batch of links! So, this is so cool. You can graph the usage of words. I graphed slang terms to see if I was using them correctly in the right historical period. Here’s a nice summary about words that distance the reader from a story. I found this interesting because … [Read more…]
It feels like slim pickings this month, partly because of holidays and partly because my attention hasn’t been as focused this month since a death in my family. Nonetheless, here’s what I’ve found that caught my interest since last I posted: * Here’s an explanation of returns (and how they affect you, the author). * … [Read more…]