I was still a mess all morning. Fever on and off in patches, and TIRED. Couldn\’t keep my eyes open for more than an hour or so at a clip. The poor kids: having to deal with both parents laying sick in bed these past few days hasn\’t been all giggles for them, either. Although …
Writing in Public, Too: Day 19 – almost better, and SFWA for indies? Read More »
Some very bright folks pointed out that the data used for the survey on the 26th was actually pulled from Amazon\’s Popularity index, rather than their Bestseller index. What\’s the difference? Popularity is the default index readers see when they just hop into a genre and browse. That makes it an excellent snapshot of what\’s …
Genre Surveys Part 2: Science Fiction and Fantasy Ebook Bestsellers Examined Read More »
A little over a week ago, writer and fellow Twelve Worlds contributor BC Woods asked me if I\’d be interested in a long interview-slash-discussion over on his blog. He presented a list of topics he wanted to talk about that looked really interesting, and he complimented me outrageously, so I said \”sure\”. 😉 I have …
So a bit over a week ago, I sold my desktop computer. Still have the old Linux one, but the Windows one is gone. I did some research, and like I mentioned in an earlier post, I ended up buying an ASUS laptop. It\’s a U30JC-B1, how\’s that for a mouthful? I\’ve never owned an …
I was pointed at this article today, and headed over to give it a read. It\’s definitely worth looking at. http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/electronic/ Not a bad article. Based on my experience and reading, I agree with most of what was said there… Especially about the cautionary bits. There are a LOT of folks ramping up startup \”publishing …
I\’ve been reading the Dean Wesley Smith and Joe Konrath\’s blogs quite a lot lately. Both of them have (to varying degrees of severity) expounded on how publishers just don\’t \”get\” the new media, and are not making the appropriate changes for the times. We\’re already seeing the results of that, with hundreds of authors …
I\’ve been reading the Dean Wesley Smith and Joe Konrath\’s blogs quite a lot lately. Both of them have (to varying degrees of severity) expounded on how publishers just don\’t \”get\” the new media, and are not making the appropriate changes for the times. We\’re already seeing the results of that, with hundreds of authors …
