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February 26, 2013
News from Mexico – La mordida
I’ve been down here in Playa del Carmen with Gloria for three weeks now and have a few more to go. So we rent a car and blast around and we pick up an American amigo, Chris, who just bought a unit at our condo complex. We go to the big Pelican supermarket and pick up groceries and beer and drive home–without my lights on. For the last 10 years my vehicles have auto mode for the lights, in one way or another the lights are always on. The VW rental doesn’t and a cop waves us over and says in rapid fire Spanish and pantomimes that I have no, lights on and asks for my licence. I have to pay a $50 fine at the police station or they’d keep my license. Actually, an Alberta drv. lic. is only $10 for a renewal. La Mordida, translation the bite is the term used for a bribe in this country.
So, Chris, from the backseat, says “Do not go to the police station!” Apparently, there would be other costs there–and possibly dungeons. So, I ask the cop if I could pay him here instead. “Si,” he says.
“I do not have $5o,” I say.
Chris says “Hey, I’ve got $10 USD” and hands me the note.
I flash it to the cop who says, in English this time, “Keep it down, is okay.” Then he shows me how to operate the light switch and says “Adios.” I guess it was some sort of Mexican street plea bargain. When driving in Mexico keep some flash cash.
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Great news from Bookkus!
Final Response, my 3rd firefighter eBook has made it to the 2nd stage at Bookkus Publishing. I’d like to thank the reviewers who took time out to read the 3 sample chapters. My rating ended up as a 4 star. Now the entire manuscript will be read and deemed worthy. I think people are hooked now and I believe my writing is strong enough to keep them reading because once they’re in the theater they’ll stay to the end.
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January 30, 2013
Amazon Kindle eBooks had a great year!
January 29, 2013
Firefighter books @ a FF bookstore
Old Flames is now available at a firefighter bookstore. Who knew such things existed? I’m working on changing the category.
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Firefighter bookstore
Old Flames my firefighter mystery is being sold here at a firefighter bookstore. Who knew these type of things even existed?
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Lance Armstrong: cheat, bully, liar, fraudulent author
Will the public ever get satisfaction from the Lance Armstrong debacle? He’s screwed everyone from readers to reporters to judges to athletes. No doubt he’s got his ducks in a row and is probably untouchable as a seven year statute of limitations on criminal activity has passed. Another fallen American hero. The media should really decide who the real heroes are in society. For those of you pissed off for buying this clown’s bullshit book go to bookus.com and CNN. When Lance hauled you into court even the truth could not set you free.
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January 24, 2013
Apple iBooks
The Far Bank is finally available @ Apple iBooks. Other sites will soon follow. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/the-far-bank/id595606174?mt=11
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January 21, 2013
Sold! Another Short Story
The CBC
, and one commenter, didn’t appreciate my humorous piece Car Wash Kitty but Summit Studios did. This will be my second story with them. In I Sold My Gold Tooth For Gas Money was ‘Indonesian Freighter ‘ a short story about how I met Gloria, my wife. When the anthology was launched Matt Jackson, editor, asked if I wanted to go to Greenwoods Book store for the launch. It was interesting reading my story and taking questions from the horde of fans who showed up for the book launch. I’ll post the story on this site after the as yet unnamed anthology comes out.
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January 13, 2013
TUEBL – eBook piracy
Travis McCrea is providing a site where you can download eBooks for free. He claims this isn’t piracy and assuages his guilt by donating to charities and claiming he helps authors get exposures. I put a lot of time and effort into my writing and you’ll see by my work that it shows. Tuebl it nothing more than a sleazy pawn shop. David D. creator of Challenger RPG and Travis are getting into a good discussion about the pros and cons here. Why any author would provide free copies to get exposure is nothing short of devaluing their work. People don’t appreciate anything they get for free. My comments on the site are as follows.
First of all I can’t believe authors would upload books for free. If they do they devalue their work in their own eyes and everyone else’s. I tried to search for lesser known authors on TUEBL and found none, only big names were there who do not need the exposure. It’s been my experience that when people get something for free they don’t respect it, and that goes for Indian’s homes on the Rez to books. People who pirate music and literature are generally uncreative slobs who have no idea of the time, effort, and creativity of the artists. If they knew, they wouldn’t do it. Maybe they’re good at something else besides theft. Mr. McCrea claims he doesn’t run a pirate site and when challenged on it likes to lay some guilt on his detractors by his offerings to charity (leave me be or by God, I’ll close down the orphanage). This ruse may put some on the defensive, but the bottom line is he provides a place for people to steal much like a sleazy pawn shop claiming the store helps the impoverished. Since one cannot stand outside McCrea’s storefront with ropes and torches, the only way to stop online piracy is to incorporate a nasty virus into an innocuous upload.
I do enjoy the discussion however. Good job David, you are a fine artist and your fighting back is impressive. Unfortunately, the arts in North America, unlike in Europe, are vastly underfunded and unappreciated.
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January 8, 2013
eBook Predictions for 2013
Mark Coker, creator of Smashwords gives his daring take on the future state of eBooks and the publishing industry in general. I believe the eBook industry will continue to grow along with the growth of eDevices, especially smart phones. The younger generation don’t go near paperbacks. I’ve seen some ads for smart phones where if you want to share something on screen you merely have to tap phones together. Does this mean eBooks and music files can be pirated that easily?
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