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Saturday Summation – 08 September 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week. Writing Stuff: There are writing tips and advice everywhere. For newer writers, it can be stifling. So many rules, shoulds, and should nots. Laura Tobias and … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged epublishing, Saturday Summation, self publishing, writing, writing advice, writing tips
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Saturday Summation – 01 September 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week. Writing Stuff: Biggest controversy of the week? Authors buying book reviews for their books. One of the biggie self e-publishing authors, John Locke, is at the … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Writing
Tagged epublishing, online education, online learning, publishing, Saturday Summation, self publishing
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Saturday Summation – 28 July 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week. Reading Stuff: TIME’s book critic, Lev Grossman, wrote an entertaining and validating post about hating specific books. I loved it because not only does it remind … Continue reading
Posted in Giving, Reading, Writing
Tagged epublishing, reading, Saturday Summation, writing, writing technique
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When the Publishing Crossover Starts to Get a Little Shady
Several weeks ago, before the current bestselling novel, 50 Shades of Grey was out on the bookshelves, I remember following a lot of news about it among published authors. Blog posts abounded. A few friends and I discussed the novel … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged books, epublishing, J. Marie Rundquist, publishing, traditional publishing, writing
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Saturday Summation – 28 April 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week: The big publishing news this week included publishing company Tor/Forge to go DRM-free by this summer. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management and has to do … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged cover art, ebooks, epublishing, J. Marie Rundquist, publishing, Saturday Summation
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Saturday Summation – 14 April 2012
Here are some of my most interesting blog and news reads of the week: Some Reading Stuff If you didn’t hear the news a couple of weeks ago, J.K. Rowling has a new book coming out – but this time … Continue reading
Why I Look at Self e-Publishing as the End of the Line
Last August, I read an article in The Guardian stating that the decline of print books to ebooks was not near as high as the media (read: “Important Bloggers” and “Indignant Indie Authors”) indicated. That in fact, print book sales … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged blogging, books, ebooks, editing, epublishing, J. Marie Rundquist, Janet Rundquist, publishing, self publishing, traditional publishing
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