“New York Public Library left $6m by devoted reader”
I read this today and it felt good. And I had to share the goodness. We live in an era where rich people try to help out through charities, philanthropy, fighting disease, helping the poor and so many other worthwhile causes. I like that. I like the idea that...
New Smashwords Survey Helps Authors Sell More eBooks
Smashword analyzed over $12 million in sales for a collection of 120,000 ebooks from May 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. The study represents the most comprehensive analysis todate of how ebooks from self-published authors and small independent presses are behaving...
20th annual CIPA EVVY book competition opens for submissions
The Colorado Independent Publishers Association announces its 20th annual CIPA EVVY book competition is open for submissions. The CIPA EVVYs are one of the longest-running book awards on the Indie publishing scene. Entries will be accepted until May 17, 2014. Winners...
Free social media tools
I found this information on the Self Publishers' Showcase blog, and thought I'd share: Social media has become one of the most powerful tools in an author’s arsenal. A social media account costs nothing, is easy to set up, and, as shown above, has been proven to have...
6-word flash sci-fi stories
I found these at io9.com. Enjoy! Room for rent, cheap. NOT HAUNTED. Siri, call home. "There's no home." They ate dreams. Only insomniacs survived. "JUST SIX WORDS?" Replied the computer... Voyager 1 returned, broadcasting "No thanks" Time Travelers Anonymous. Meeting...
The little rebel
I really liked this little poster because I find myself reading pretty much everything. I might be at the doctor's office and I will be reading -albeit upside down- anything that he might have on his desk. Or, all around me, I glance at anything that is readable:...
Have a cuppa
Little known fact about sweet ol' me: I don't drink coffee. Sure, I might have a couple of tiny cups of sweet, aromatic, sludge-filled Greek coffee (aka Turkish coffee, aka Arab coffee) a year, but that's pretty much it. However, I'm painfully aware that I'm an...
Grammar allergies
This has to be one of the funniest C&H comics ever. I mean, it's ridiculous; I can't look at it without cracking up every single time!
What the author really meant was…
Am I the only one who's fascinated (and maybe a little worried) by how people interpret my work?
What I do
There is more truth to this than I care to admit!
Happy International Women’s Day!
Attention, fantasy authors/illustrators: please note how the armour actually protects her, instead of highlighting her bits...(found on Facebook)
Editing troubles
Since I'm currently editing Mad Water, the third book of my dark epic fantasy Pearseus series, these two ring particularly true right now...