Thea Atkinson's Blog, page 23
May 30, 2011
Who is this Thea chick anyway? #thriller #fiction
Once upon a time, I thought I was a litfic writer. Tough sell, I know. I'm no where the caliber of writer that Margaret Atwood is or my fav: Alice Munro. Jane Urquhart? No way. So I assumed I was … Continue reading →
May 28, 2011
New Ogle Me Some from GonzoInk: @threesheet at NSMW 2010
I bought a new wide angle lens so that I could play during NSMW…a nice new 17mm F2.8, thinking I could get some cool, weirdly distorted wide angle snaps. I could hardly wait. Bummer. It wasn't fast enough to catch … Continue reading →
May 27, 2011
Thea's Three Mashup: #epublishing stuff you gotta see
Thea's Three Mashup May 27, 2011 In my visits this week I've found a lot of posts that I really enjoyed for some reason or another. This week all seemed to have the theme of epublishing. so, without further ado, … Continue reading →
May 25, 2011
Writer Wednesday Exercise: 3 things a writer wants to see in a review
It's Writer Wednesday and i like to post exercises. This week's a little different. Read on to see why. i think you'll be pleased I came home from work yesterday to see a tweet from a follower that said she … Continue reading →
May 23, 2011
5 things I wish I'd known: ebook cover design
When I began this foray into indie publishing via ebooks, I thought I had a pretty good handle on some basic tenements of desktop publishing. I've created quite a few graphic design things for folks: posters, web graphics, brochures, etc. … Continue reading →
May 21, 2011
New Ogle Me Some at GonzoInk: Melanie Doane @MelanieDoane #music
If you know me at all you know I love to take photos of live music. It's sort of a passion. I have a lot to learn since I have zero photography training, but it keeps my muse from spitting … Continue reading →
May 20, 2011
Thea's Three Mashup on reading #amblogging
Thea's Three Mashup May 20, 2011 This week is all about reading and reader reaction. 1. Mariyta's Musings: Why She'll only buy indie authors 2. Big Al's Books and Pals is a review site. (Big Al gave Anomaly 5 stars) … Continue reading →
Thea's Three Mashup: all about the reader #amreading
Thea's Three Mashup May 20, 2011 This week is all about reading and reader reaction. 1. Mariyta's Musings: Why She'll only buy indie authors 2. Big Al's Books and Pals is a review site. (Big Al gave Anomaly 5 stars) … Continue reading →
May 18, 2011
of virtual nods and finding yourself on someone's blog @goblinwriter
Quite unexpected, and really, quite thrilling. I started to see an uptick in visits to my blog late today from another link. I thought: "Hmmm. How intriguing." Well, in truth, I thought, "WTF?" Of course, I immediately clicked and read … Continue reading →
Writer Wednesday Writing Exercise at GonzoInk #poetry
Once upon a time, I took a workshop from Harry Thurston who is described as Canada's naturalist poet. He was impressive. I'm terrible at poetry; just ask any of my writer friends who write it. I think I may have … Continue reading →
