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A theory. I just finished reading Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Cookbook, which is just amazing.  Art, science, history – a multi-disciplinary book.  Why he hasn’t been invited to TED, I’ll never know.  Maybe they’re just like, “Hey, he talks too much already.” Anyway, he talks about a few different things, some of which will take

Yes, something specific is setting me off this morning.  No, that case is not the only one, so I’m not going to name names, even privately.  It’s just that’s what’s getting me today. Dear writers, You are not selling infodumps. Infodumps are not a selling tool. Far be it from me to say I’m a)

I think what I need today is one of those peaceful, inspiring blog entries where you sit back and sip your tea and know that all is right with the world.  Unfortunately, I’m not seeing any.  I’ll probably find some if I head off into foodie blogs, but I also won’t see the next few

A note on Lightning Source/Ingram Digital:  I contacted both of them through separate contact methods to see what they charged for fees, just for digital. The same woman sent me the same files, saying, “This information must have been crossed in email.  I am sending to you again.” One of the files said, “See Attachment

Ray’s signed up for Girls on the Run, a 5K race on May 21.  She ran a mock 5K yesterday. I went inside the school to find everyone; they were all bunched up around Ray’s classroom.  Her teacher is one of the leaders of the two groups of girls, 39 total (there were supposed to

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Once in a generation, someone comes along who can made fun of you, totally skewer you, and make you enjoy it. If you’re a writer, Nick Mamatas is that guy.  In Starve Better, the former Clarkesworld editor’s new book out from Apex Book Company, he slams writers, both professional and otherwise, up one side and

Okay, let’s say you make cake for sale. No problem!  You start your own shop and sell cake or you sell cake to other shops or both.  Depends on which direction you want to go. Okay, let’s say you make stories for sale. Well, crap.  You used to have to sell your stories through an

I heard a negative comment about OverDrive yesterday that I won’t pass on because I can’t verify it, but it didn’t sound good.  Still waiting on more info from OverDrive. Lightning Source, to me, is most familiar as a Print on Demand (POD) printer.  I didn’t know until recently that they distribute ebooks, too. Lightning

Time to start working on how indy writers get into markets. Overdrive: This is the system that my library district (Pikes Peak Library District) uses to get books. They also feed into Ebook.com. It looks like Overdrive has two options: Content Reserve (which goes to libraries and other markets) and MIDAS, which allows you to