Category Archives: writing

Book Country: apparently, a whole other world

I signed up to be a beta user over at Book Country way back before it was open to the public. Mostly because I was curious, but also because I was suspicious. I wanted to know what Penguin was up … Continue reading

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And now for something completely different

I’ve been thinking a lot about self-publishing. That’s hardly surprising. Everyone even slightly involved with publishing has been thinking about self-publishing. Some have been thinking more pleasant thoughts than others, but we all are thinking about it. Where I keep … Continue reading

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Summer Stock

I know I’ve neglected my blog lately, but didn’t realize it had gotten quite so dusty over here. What’s up with that, you wonder? Damned if I know. I think I have the summertime version of SAD. There’s light therapy … Continue reading

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Scrutiny

Well, that was fun. Most of you reading this know, or at least suspect, that there was quite the uptick in visitors over here this past week. Due to someone else’s blog post Saying Nice Things and linking to my … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction and scotch on the rocks

This is a piece of “flash fiction” (something fun and different and under 1000 words) prompted by a challenge issued by Chuck Wendig in a post over here. With apologies to the memory of the real Ernest Shackleton, a man … Continue reading

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