Five Things – Some Thoughts
Grasping for the Wind recently did a post on Five Things Every Aspiring Author Should Know. I agree with most of what he says here, but I do have a…
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December 6, 2010
A December special!
Regardless of what you celebrate - Hanukkah, Christmas, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Eid ul-Fitr, Giftmas, Festivus, or anything else that makes you happy - December tends to be a time for joy,…
December 1, 2010
Gimmicks, tiers, and so much more
I have to admit, I'm quite looking forward to Jonathan Safran Foer's experimental book. This article does a great job of talking about why he did it, and what he…
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November 23, 2010
Sourcebooks takes on digital
The publisher of Sourcebooks, Dominique Raccah, recently wrote a piece on digital publishing and what eBooks mean for publishers. You need to read it. No, really. You need to read…
November 12, 2010
On design and professionalism
A friend just passed along this post of Tobias Buckell's about the sale of Realms of Fantasy magazine to Damnation Press. His comment? "I thought, how bad could it be?…
November 10, 2010
NaNoWriMo: A Publisher’s Perspective
November is upon us, and in the world of letters, that means NaNoWriMo. For those of you who've been living under a rock - or off the internet - for…
November 5, 2010
Hickey(s) of the Beast Guest Post
The fabulous Tkoeh (@tkoeh, tkoehcreations.blogspot.com) got a wee bit excited about the mere concept of Hickey of the Beast, and went a little overboard on Hallowe'en - she actually created…
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November 2, 2010
Reviews keep on comin’
The reviews keep on comin' - this time, an incredibly thoughtful and in-depth review by Cold Iron & Rowan Wood. The review is almost as good as the book!
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November 1, 2010
A.M. Tuomala on themes
Erekos author A.M. Tuomala has written a great blog post on themes in her writing, and on some of the deeper places from whence the novel sprang. Beautiful reading.
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October 27, 2010
On Hard-to-Read Fonts
According to a study by Princeton University researchers, hard-to-read fonts may enhance learning. Heaven help us all, this means that Comic Sans actually serves a legitimate purpose...and all those fonts…
October 26, 2010
