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November 3, 2009
NaNoWriMo Status
13284 / 50000 words. 27% done!
November 1, 2009
NaNoWriMo – Day One
2,600 words so far. The average daily output needs to be 1,666.67 to reach that 50,000 milestone by the end of the month. My target is going to be 3,000/day, just in case my signing events and travel time knock me out of commission every now and then.
So, what am I writing about, you might [...:]
So, what am I writing about, you might [...:]
October 31, 2009
Happy Halloween!
How scary is that?!
Today I'm off to the Boone Mall to sign some books with a few other authors. We'll be giving away candy and terrifying children. Probably more of the latter than the former.
This really is a pretty frightful day for me. Tomorrow starts NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. I'm going to participate this [...:]
Today I'm off to the Boone Mall to sign some books with a few other authors. We'll be giving away candy and terrifying children. Probably more of the latter than the former.
This really is a pretty frightful day for me. Tomorrow starts NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. I'm going to participate this [...:]
October 27, 2009
Another Science-Fiction Reminder
Don't forget: these are future fiction stories.
I've watched the video several times now, and the movement is so uniquely human that I find myself empathizing with the robot. How weird is that? Watch it one more time and tell me if you don't feel a tinge of emotion when the unit is shoved, and regains [...:]
I've watched the video several times now, and the movement is so uniquely human that I find myself empathizing with the robot. How weird is that? Watch it one more time and tell me if you don't feel a tinge of emotion when the unit is shoved, and regains [...:]
October 26, 2009
The new "BOOKS" page
If you don't click around on the navigation links to the left very often, you might be missing some gradual refinements to the site I've been working on. The "Books" link, for instance, has been updated with a potential cover for the second Molly Fyde book, along with some review blurbs for book one.
Check it [...:]
Check it [...:]
Molly Fyde reviewed at The Hiding Spot
I hope you guys and gals are following these reviews. Not so much to learn how awesome and kick-butt "Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue" is (you already knew that), but to discover and bookmark the best review sites on the web.
The Hiding Spot is a great one. A wide mixture of YA and crossover [...:]
The Hiding Spot is a great one. A wide mixture of YA and crossover [...:]
October 24, 2009
A Fan of Freedom
I've had an interesting series of conversations recently with people that are coming down hard on capitalism. The argument was that this evil system of economics is directly responsible for the current global economic downturn.* There's two things interesting about this argument. First, none of the people I spoke with seemed to understand what the [...:]
October 22, 2009
The NEW Luke Reviews
Remember Luke's Reviews? The awesome site that did one of the first reviews of Molly Fyde? You missed that review? Shame on you. Go catch up.
You're back? Good. 'Cause I just got wind that Luke has a new site, with bold and exciting plans for its future. It's easy to navigate and has more of [...:]
You're back? Good. 'Cause I just got wind that Luke has a new site, with bold and exciting plans for its future. It's easy to navigate and has more of [...:]
October 21, 2009
The Nook
The rumors have been swirling for most of this year: Barnes and Noble has an ebook coming. With a massive catalog of digital books at their disposal, and market share evaporating (and condensing around Amazon), they needed to do something.
What they've done is re-imagined the e-reader while the devices are still in their infancy. Let [...:]
What they've done is re-imagined the e-reader while the devices are still in their infancy. Let [...:]
