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September 29, 2011
Kindle Catches Fire
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Amazon has finally announced it's joining the tablet race with the color, touch-screen kindle fire. Designed to take on the iPad, it's smaller and cheaper. And even though there's still a lot of questions about it and it's not available until November, the kindle fire is already a top seller on Amazon.
As I look at my "old" e-ink kindle, I'm finding I relate to those clinging to paper books much better.
I love my old kindle. Its battery lasts forever, and I can read ...
September 22, 2011
E-Autographs
The one downside to e-readers is the autograph. Getting a personalized signature often requires having something for the author to actually sign – be it the cover of your e-reader, or an autograph book, or bookmark, for example. Now there's a way to get an electronic signature that you can store right on your kindle (other readers coming soon).
Meet kindlegraph.com.
Kindlegraph is a free service for readers to request an e-signature. What you receive is a PDF that includes the image of the...
September 19, 2011
Looking to the Future
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Even as I look to the future of my writing, and work on getting book 2 done, a much bigger event is taking center stage this week. My daughter is starting her college search.
Tonight she and I are hitting the first of a couple college fairs so she can start narrowing down where she'll apply. Her list is long and varied, and involves campuses all around the country. Yup, my husband and I are quaking in our boots…out of state tuition is…holy smokes…
When I look at where I am ...
September 15, 2011
Musical Mischief
A little musical humor for your Thursday (you may have seen this floating around the net):
Pachelbel is following me, too. When my daughter composed the music for the Whirlwind book trailer, she also turned to the Canon in D:
Go Pachelbel! Now I'm on the search for classical music related to baseball for Book 2…
Author! Author! Blog Bounce
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What's the Author! Author! Blog Bounce?? Well, it's a fun way for readers to find new authors and for authors to...
September 12, 2011
Instant Feedback
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As a continuation of my kindle saga, I bring to you Amazon's newest feature: @author. Billed as a way to connect readers and writers, it allows kindle readers to message the author from within the book. Neat, huh?
I know some authors see it as more work, and at first, I couldn't see that it's really that different from someone tweeting or emailing a question to me while reading. But after looking at Amazon's description of this new tool, I can see how it could have its...
September 8, 2011
Kindle Goes to School
This probably won't be a surprise to many, but I love my kindle. I still read "real" books, but I love the convenience and selection I get on my ereader. It's so great that I even loaded my high-school-age daughter's summer reading books on it – the classics, like Dante's Inferno, were free!
What I didn't take into account was that when school started, she'd need to take her summer reading books to school.
Now, I trust my daughter. I warned her not to drop her backpack with the kindle in it...
September 1, 2011
Time is Running Out
Can you believe it's September already? School's started, the trees are starting to turn, and the days are getting shorter. Fall is right around the corner.
And that means that time is running out on the Summer Lovin' Anthologies. Benefiting Save the Ta-tas (and who doesn't love Ta-tas?), the Anthologies will only be available until September 30th, so whether you like sweet (Summer Breeze) or spicy (Heat Wave), get yours before time runs out. Available in print and electronically.
My...
August 29, 2011
The Hunger Games are Coming
Cover of The Hunger Games
Did you see it? The flames? The arrow? The trees?
Are you thinking "What the heck is she talking about?" 
I'm talking about The Hunger Games teaser that debuted last night at the end of the MTV VMAs. Based on the book by the same name, it features a female lead named Katniss. But before I say any...
August 22, 2011
3D – Yes or No?
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The debate over 3D movies has been raging for a while, and I'll admit, I'm not really a fan. For me, the "wow factor" of 3D isn't worth the extra money most of the time (for a family of 4, it's like buying an extra movie ticket). Given the choice, we watch in old-fashioned 2D.
On the other hand, I'll also admit I LOVED seeing the 3D IMAX movie from the space shuttle at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (do not miss it if you're in the area), but I'm not in a hurry to...
August 19, 2011
Photo Friday: wordle.net
Have you heard of wordle.net? It creates a visual of any piece of text you put in. The size of the words depend on their frequency. Surprise, surprise, Jason is number one!
While this is a very cool app and makes a neat picture, it also is a tool. My eye goes straight to the word just. It's WAY too big…and so I'll be working on getting rid of my just habit in book 2. One habit I have been working on is my that obsession. I'm very glad to see that isn't here! (…at least I haven't found it...
