Seth’s Blog: Advice for authors
Seth’s Blog: Advice for authors: Advice for authors: It happened again. There I was, meeting with someone who I thought had nothing to do with books or publishing, and it turns out his new book just...
View ArticleWill the Kindle succeed?
Backup Brain: Dori says that she thinks the Amazon Kindle is a bomb, and she thinks that it will flop. Her argument is based mainly on its DRM. I think that it will succeed, become a big business...
View ArticleOur disappearing web
Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive Our disappearing web «: I seriously doubt these words will survive 100 years. What about you? I seriously doubt that any words I write will deserve to...
View ArticleWe’re all selling bundles of bits… We can learn from each other
Dean Wesley Smith » The New World of Publishing: The Rolling Stone is Gaining Speed.: The rolling stone of small and self-publishing is gaining speed as every day goes by. Starting on last Thursday...
View ArticleA special Christmas gift: downtime
Merry Christmas! Here’s a little christmas surprise — the story is called Downtime, and I wrote it in the early 90′s. It was at one point going to be published by Pulphouse but never made it into...
View Article2011 projects — back to writing
I really had no plans to get back into writing. Well, I always felt that “someday” I’d start writing again, but I certainly didn’t see it happening any time soon. But I was off doing some research on...
View ArticleFree Short Fiction — Gord and Fnord Go To the Zoo
The feedback I got for posting Downtime at Christmas was heartwarming and very positive, so I’m going to post some of my other fiction as well. Thank you all for the kind thoughts. This story was...
View ArticleNew Fiction — The Princess and the Dragon
Here’s another one of my early fiction shorts. This one was sold at one point to Pulphouse but never published. Once again I take a fairly straightforward fantasy idea and see if I can turn it on its...
View ArticleDealing with criticism…
Mark over at Nature Light Photo recently wrote about getting some unexpected criticism and how it affected him (see part 1 and part 2). I like how he reacted to it and turned a potentially negative bit...
View ArticleThe Future of Digital Publishing | Stormwolf.com
The Future of Digital Publishing | Stormwolf.com: I got a call from a writer friend last evening. We spoke about digital books and I answered some questions about why I had chosen which formats to sell...
View ArticleThe perils of pricing
Authorial Stickiness and Self Publishing | The Passive Voice: I’ve been buying and reading a number of self published books of late, primarily because of the price point of $.99. I find that the...
View ArticleA little something for Christmas Eve
Last year I posted one of my stories as a christmas gift. I wanted to point folks at it again this year, as a little something for all of you heading into the holiday. A special Christmas gift:...
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Why I walked away from my fiction. and why I’m back…
Dan’s Blog: I have a confession to make, it’s been three weeks since I did any serious writing. I’m supposed to be finished with my next book right now. Fact is I’m a little less than halfway...
View ArticleDoes my favorite author now have to spend a couple hours a day on Facebook?
January 24, 2012 | Trent Nelson | Photojournalist: Tech people keep saying that artists can make it without the distribution systems, and they all trot out Jonathan Coulton as the example of someone...
View ArticleCan I get an AMEN?
Today’s quote to ponder… The Business Rusch: You Asked For My Opinion… | Kristine Kathryn Rusch: “Here’s the thing: If you don’t like a company’s business practices, don’t do business with them. If you...
View ArticleOne More quick snark on publishing…
While I’m here, still thinking about what I just posted from Kris.. O’Reilly Publisher Joe Wikert Is ‘Breaking the Amazon Habit’ | The Passive Voice: “Why does everybody seem to be going public with...
View ArticleJohn Scalzi — Read Whatever
Reader Request Week 2012 #1: Snark and Insult – Whatever: It’s rather less legitimate to label Mr. Cameron a “pestilent toad,” because, well. He seems pretty clean. But more to the point, calling him a...
View ArticleA great example of why you should make friends with a lawyer…
I’ve been working with a lawyer a bit on some things (good things, not bad things), so when I read this, it really struck me as a great example of why you really do want a lawyer on your side when...
View ArticleRay Bradbury, R.I.P.
Ray Bradbury, R.I.P.: When I was about fifteen, a group of my friends and I went up to Ray Bradbury’s office to interview him for a fanzine. This was the office in a big building at the corner of...
View ArticleThere will come soft rains
If you’ve never read Ray Bradbury’s “There will Come Soft Rain”, youtube has a version of it read for you by Burgess Meredith. Check it out. This article was posted on Chuq Von Rospach, Photographer...
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