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April 1, 2013
Amazon and Goodreads
I’ve thought long and hard about how to respond to this merger/buyout/world domination thing, and I’ve started this blog post four times. Four. Enough – what it boils down to is this: Amazon, yes, is the biggest bookseller in the world. It’s cheap, it’s convenient. Are they killing the industry, trying to take down indie [...]
March 31, 2013
A Calendar of Tales: December
Reblogged from M.E. Kinkade: (Prompt: Who would you want to see again?) “My 18 yo-runaway-self so I can show her that I find someone to love & own a home of my own - it did get better.” This side of town is darker than I remembered, grungier. I remembered it as an artistic, safe-ish [...]
March 30, 2013
Why I Am Not Afraid Of Amazon
Reblogged from mishaburnett: Yesterday we got the news that Amazon has acquired GoodReads. As usual, some people responded with predictable panic. "Greedy corporations, blah, blah, blah, they are going to own everything, blah, blah, blah, monopoly, blah, blah, blah, the End is Nigh!" (I'm paraphrasing here.) Well, I'm not scared, and I'll tell you why. [...]
March 29, 2013
DEBBIE!
So tomorrow is the big day – the official launch of Debbie! We’ll start at 10:30 in the morning, at All on the Same Page Bookstore in Creve Coeur. Cookies and punch, and appearances by the author, Conny Manero, and illustrator, Nancy Matson, via Skype. So come on down! You might even get to meet [...]
March 28, 2013
Interview with Charlotte Howard, author of Seven Dirty Words
Reblogged from woman on the edge of reality: This week I'd like to welcome Charlotte Howard to the Thursday Throng author interview. Charlotte is the author Seven Dirty Words, a chick lit book that has been likened to 50 Shades of Grey by some reviewers. She was originally born in Oman, moving to the UK [...]
March 27, 2013
Meet Illustrator Nancy Matson
Today, I’d like to introduce you to the illustrator behind “Debbie,” scheduled to launch this coming Saturday at All on the Same Page Bookstore. If you’re local, be sure to stop in and meet Nancy and author Conny Manero via Skype, starting around 10:30 a.m. CST. Everyone at RHP is thrilled with Nancy’s drawings, and [...]
March 26, 2013
Writing Rules and Why I'm Rebellious
Reblogged from Charlotte Howard: I have always been a rebellious person. An ex-boyfriend forbid me to have my hair cut as he wanted me to wear it long... So I opted for the popular style amongst boys at the time and had 'curtains' cut in. My teachers forbid me to wear makeup and denim at [...]
March 25, 2013
Wouldn’t You Like to Be a Prepper Too?
And now I have that old DP jingle stuck in my head. You probably do too. You’re welcome. What is a “prepper?” The broadest definition, of course, would be “someone who is prepared.” Prepared for what? Well, that depends on a number of things: your political persuasion, your awareness of current events, and/or your level [...]
March 24, 2013
The 5 Best Writing Tips I've Ever Received
Reblogged from The Z-Axis: First I want to take a minute to say THANK YOU to everyone who commented on my last post or followed my blog after I wrote the post 'The 5 Worst Writing Tips I've Ever Received.' It was really thrilling to have so many people engaged in the conversation, and I [...]
March 22, 2013
Bloomberg Article and “the true costs”
There’s been a lot on the Web lately about the costs of self-publishing; I’m referring, of course, to that Bloomberg article and list of ridiculous costs for publishing one’s book. To add insult to injury, the title is “The REAL Cost of Self-Publishing.” The only way those numbers make sense is if an author uses [...]
