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Welcome, Beta Readers!
Thanks to everyone who has served as a beta reader, or to those of you who have signed up for more. As always, I hope the process will not be too painful. (Side note: at the first deposition I ever took, the first thing out of my mouth was a reassurance to the witness that Continue reading
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The Mindset of Independent Publishing
Another great post from Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who writes: After thirty years of living like this, it’s really hard to understand that the first three weeks of an indie-published book mean nothing more than three weeks five years after the book’s initial publication. Every week is the same. I still struggle with that mindset. It’s Continue reading
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Weird Twitter
I know people who write like this but who aren’t in on the joke. Continue reading
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Mightier Than Some Other Pen (continued)
No luck finding a Jetstream in a store. The dream dies. Continue reading
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Mightier Than Some Other Pen
Wirecutter has an impressive study of the best affordable pens for writing. I’ve been partial to the Uni-Ball Vision Elite (.5mm blue) but might need to give the Jetstream a try. Continue reading
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Mr. Franzen’s Folly
How does someone so seemingly intelligent get things so wrong all the time? Here’s Franzen’s latest: “In my own little corner of the world, which is to say American fiction, Jeff Bezos of Amazon may not be the antichrist, but he surely looks like one of the four horsemen. Amazon wants a world in which books are Continue reading
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What She Knew #5
“One need not be a chamber to be haunted.” –Emily Dickinson Continue reading
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What He Knew #4
I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both. –Soren Kierkegaared Continue reading
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What He Knew #3
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something. –Anton Chekhov Continue reading
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