Category Archives: Writing
The Mice of Middleton Marsh
I’ve worked for the last week on getting The Mice of Middleton Marsh ready for publication. The Mice of Middleton Marsh is a collection of bed time stories that my wife’s mother told her children. They encouraged her to write … Continue reading
Publishing. Right. Wrong. Otherwise!
Some of what I said in the earlier posts was misunderstood. Maybe because I finished the first post, Futurist Prediction: Four years into the ebook revolution: Publishers are Lost in Space – Updated at 4:00 AM. Maybe it’s my off … Continue reading
The Economics of the Writing Business – Updated
I dropped in on Dean Wesley Smith’s blog to tell him that I’d quoted him. Dean always has something interesting and well worth reading posted. This time it was in the comments.
Dean ran the numbers for an EBook sold at $4.99, under a variety of scenarios. The problem is that Dean didn’t take it far enough. He didn’t extrapolate beyond the sale of a single book. The difference between $0.75 and $3.50 isn’t enough to get most people excited. Continue reading
Copyright Wars – First Three Volumes Now Published
My apologies. I had things planned, and then things got interesting. This time I want to talk about some of the mechanics in a different way. Everyone has probably heard about Amanda Hocking. Amanda couldn’t sell her novels to the … Continue reading
Farm Equipment Book – The Videos
One of my long-term projects is a book on antique farm equipment. The book is to lean heavily on images, and I’ve visited several shows with my professional photographer daughter to get as many images as we can, both still … Continue reading
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Copyright Wars Volumes 1 & 2
Greetings and salutations! On September 1, 2011 I had the great pleasure of publishing the first two volumes of my Copyright Wars series. They are up on both Amazon and Smashwords, and should be available on the Kobo, IBook, Diesel, … Continue reading
Professional Writers and Microsoft Windows
In my opinion no ‘professional’ writer uses Windows. Before people start throwing stones, let me explain. I know a lot of writers. Not surprising, since I am one. If we are self-employed (and most of us are) we need solid, … Continue reading
SemiAccurate | On Target Technology News
About a week ago I was officially hired by SemiAccurate. I hadn’t gotten around to posting about it, because I’ve been a lot of fun, writing some really interesting articles.
Fantasy Versus Reality
A lot of you know that I’m three quarters finished the first draft of the first book in a Fantasy Trilogy. I’ve been stuck in the same place for three weeks now. Writer’s Block? Nope. Research!
Book of Honor – Urbema – Republished on Weblit.ca – Because of Drupal Problems
OK, I messed up. When I originally set up Weblit Canada, there were a lot of things that I didn’t know about Drupal, the content management system that I chose. Drupal is a powerful, flexible, option filled piece of software. … Continue reading
