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May 22, 2012
Kindle Direct Publishing News...BEA
For those who don't know, Kindle Direct Publishing is the self-publishing/indie program with Amazon, where you can publish your own e-book and price it yourself. I'm still learning about all this, and I post as I go along. So far, my experiences with "Chase of a Lifetime" have been positive. I know many authors worry about promotion and marketing when it comes to the KDP program...or any kind of self-publishing program. I will post about this eventually, with thoughts based on my own personal...
May 21, 2012
Tyler Clementi: Dharun Ravi Gets 30 Days in Jail
I posted about what happened to Tyler Clemente here.
And this is what transpired today:
Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail as part of a probationary sentence today for spying on his college roommate with a webcam and writing about what he saw on Twitter.
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman could have given the ex-Rutgers University student up to 10 years for the most serious charges related to the cyber-bullying of his gay roommate Tyler Clementi in September 2010. He was or...
And this is what transpired today:
Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail as part of a probationary sentence today for spying on his college roommate with a webcam and writing about what he saw on Twitter.
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman could have given the ex-Rutgers University student up to 10 years for the most serious charges related to the cyber-bullying of his gay roommate Tyler Clementi in September 2010. He was or...
"Chase of a Lifetime" #1 on Amazon UK in Gay Lesbian
I know nothing about Amazon sales ranking.
I'm so profoundly dumb in this respect that when Tony sent me this link today I had to ask what it meant.
Evidently, my self-published .99 Amazon e-book, "Chase of a Lifetime," hit #1 over at Amazon UK, in both the gay/lesbian romance and erotica categories.
Again, I'm not really sure what this means, and I know Amazon sales ranks change every single hour. But considering the fact that I wrote and self-published this book because I was told "You have...
Abe Lincoln on the Downlow?
In an article titled, "Where Abraham Lincoln Went to Cry," by someone named Harold Holzer, published in the June 2012 edition of "American History" magazine, I read this interesting piece of information. And of course I couldn't stop thinking about it:
On one occasion, when Mary took Tad to Vermont, a messenger knocked on the president's door and entered the bedroom to find Lincoln and the commander of the Bucktail Brigade sleeping in the same bed. Though not an uncommon arrangement for the ti...
May 20, 2012
With Guys, It's All About the Legs...
I don't share photos on this blog often. But when I see one that I think "shows" one of the things that I think makes a man attractive I don't mind sharing.
And guys with great legs always get my attention. I've written about it, and I actually have to focus hard when I'm writing fiction not to say it too often.
I'm not talking about smooth manscaped legs, or soft silky legs. I'm talking about the legs of a man, with a little hair, a few muscles, and good symetry. George Clooney has great legs...
Facebook Etiquette Rules...
I thought I'd link to this article about facebook etiquette because something annoying recently happened to me.
I'm a very easy-going person. But if you come after me first, on facebook or anywhere else, I'm not going to sit back and take it.
I "shared" something very harmless on facebook last night, about pet adoption of all things. And someone I don't know, nor do I care to know now, ranted on the update that I was wrong and then started to preach to me about pet adoption.
Huge mistake: don...
May 19, 2012
"Equal Rights for Gay Americans Are Inevitable"
Here's a link to an article that sums up what I think many of us believe will be the future.
What I like most about this article is there are various pieces of information I didn't know. Like this:
Thursday is big day that celebrates the eternal American quest for equality. On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring that racial segregation was a violation of the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution....
May 18, 2012
Joey Stefano 1968 - 1994
The other night I was talking with friends about someone I once knew, Joey Stefano. He was a very high profile gay porn star in the 1990's who never expected to be as famous as he was. We were only two years apart in age and we both frequented a lot of the same clubs in the early 1990's in the Philadelphia area. Because I was two years younger, he always seemed protective, which I thought was nice. Joey was from Chester, PA, which is a rough city only about twenty minutes south of Center City...
Facebook Privacy Class Action Suit
Facebook is being sued for 15 million dollars. Right now there are 21 separate cases in various states suing, all in connection with "Internet Tracking." In other words, the way Facebook follows its users on other parts of the web whether they are logged in or out of Facebook.
Facebook has already responded to the case with a flat statement of denial of guilt. “We believe this complaint is without merit and we will fight it vigorously,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch.
It's an interesting articl...
