Category Archives: Writing
Book “Consumption” Survey
The Publishing Perspectives website is running a book “consumption” survey. Right, so they think we are eating the books… Seriously though, there’s not enough information on how reading habits have shifted in the first half of 2012. Please pass this … Continue reading
Twitter Spam and Scrivener
I hate spam. I really do. A while back I volunteered to run a Twitter newsletter, using the Paper.li web software. I thought it was easy to set up, but the other person involved couldn’t make it work, so I … Continue reading
Amazon Isn’t Evil (But…)
Amazon isn’t evil. Amazon isn’t good. Amazon is a company, and morality isn’t something that a company can partake of. The individuals who work for the company, yes. The company itself, no. This article is aimed at Small Press publishers, … Continue reading
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The New World of Publishing: The Big Hurry – A Different Look
Dean Wesley Smith has been writing an excellent series of articles titled The New World of Publishing. I highly recommend them. The only problem is that Dean knows his subject so well, that sometimes his presentation isn’t clear. I … Continue reading
Book of Honor – Urbema – First Draft – Being Published Online
Kleo and I have been working on a novel. Actually Sam and I started it before he died, and Kleo has helped me work on it since.
What Scares the Boogeyman?
Here’s something that should have horror fans shivering in their boots. John Manning is editing an anthology titled “What Scares the Boogeyman” for Perseid Publishing! Since John is a friend of mine, I prevailed upon him to send me some … Continue reading
Futurist Prediction – Publishing Thoughts
Syn·the·sis: the combining of the constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity ( opposed to analysis, ) the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements. The problem with most … Continue reading
Copyright Wars Volume 4 is now Published
Copyright Wars Volume 4 has now been published. It was rather fun reading the old posts, and looking at the things that have changed, and have not changed since I originally wrote the articles. Regards Wayne Borean Saturday December 3, … Continue reading
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Perseid Publishing and Zauberspiegel Announce a Contest to Submit a Character for a Story in the Heroes in Hell Series
I bring Hellish Tidings! Perseid Publishing and Zauberspiegel Announce a Contest to Submit a Character for a Story in the Heroes in Hell Series! If you haven’t read Lawyers in Hell, you can buy it from Amazon.
Great Exploding Websites Batman, NaNoWriMo, and Publishing
We still don’t know all the details, but the sites are now coming back up, one but one. That’s the unexciting news. The exciting news is after the cut…
