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March 28, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff: Beyond the Bookfest
I blogged yesterday about what I learned at the Virginia Festival of the Book. However, since my in-laws are in C’ville, I got to hang out and enjoy the scenery, so I thought for the fun stuff, I’d post a … Continue reading →
March 27, 2014
Gatekeeping is Dead … and Other Book Festival Tidbits
I mentioned that over the weekend I attended the Virginia Festival of the Book. If you’re into books, authors or publishing in general, I’d definitely recommend you go in the future. The nice thing about the conference is it’s mostly … Continue reading →
March 24, 2014
Giving My Baby Some Love
Happy Monday! I had a lovely time at the Virginia Festival of the Book over the weekend. I also saw my supercool in-laws. I got to eat at Michie Tavern (pronounced Micky, like the mouse), which serves an awesome Southern buffet. … Continue reading →
March 21, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff: I don’t want to build a snowman
Happy Friday to you. Not sure where you live, but here in the DC metropolitan area, we got enough snow on Monday, St. Patrick’s Day, to cancel school and close the federal government. This song, by a friend of a … Continue reading →
March 19, 2014
Virginia is for Readers and Writers
Just a quick FYI that the Virginia Book Festival is going on this week in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia’s state slogan is Virginia is for lovers, but this week, Virginia is for readers and writers. The mostly free festival has several … Continue reading →
March 17, 2014
Thoughts on Using a Distributor
Last year, I mentioned I was a bit disappointed in how long it took Smashwords to implement things like price changes, as it would take 5 days to push out a change. Also, my cover for the Barnes & Noble … Continue reading →
March 14, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff – Old School
I’m feeling a bit old school today (maybe I was a stowaway on Mr. Peabody’s wayback machine). Anyway, as such, for the Friday fun stuff, thought I’d go old school, as I saw something that reminded me of this darling … Continue reading →
March 11, 2014
The end is Near!
Just one last reminder that voting is almost over for the Big Al’s Books and Pals Readers’ Choice awards. Life First is up for an award in the Speculative Fiction category. If you haven’t had a chance to get over … Continue reading →
March 10, 2014
The Secret Lives of Writers
I’ve got a secret to tell you, only you won’t know if it’s true or not because there’s no way for you to confirm the secret unless I invite you in. And I won’t, because I’m not really at liberty … Continue reading →
March 7, 2014
Friday Fun Stuff: After all the hard knocks, the sun will still come out
So, happy Friday to you! First things first, I promised a new quote poster. That’s it to the left there. Great quote, though definitely not fun. I guess that’s why Kelsey runs. For fun, we’ve got Friday Fun Stuff. For … Continue reading →
