I’ve been neglecting the blog posts as I work through NaNo Camp and also continue a new PD garden book (the next one is the first volume of Cassell’s Popular Gardening, a huge turn-of-the-century English gardening encyclopedia). Monster projects, both … Continue reading →
I’m still plugging away at Camp NaNoWriMo. Falling behind as I always do, but I’m enjoying this new book. The blog will be pretty quiet this month, though, unless I feel compelled to comment on something I read. I will … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I rarely have a clear outline when I start writing. I’ll have a character or two, a general sense of the genre, and one or two scenes in mind. Sometimes I’ll have a general … Continue reading →
So, starting tomorrow I have a new book to write, or at least part of one. I’ve joined Camp; NaNoWriMo for August, so I’ve got 50,000 words to put together by the end of the month. That’s likely to make … Continue reading →
Happy Tuesday, everyone. I’m moving slow this week. Monday was pure exhaustion in fact, but after a long night’s sleep I’m perkier this morning. So let’s get to the links. • Robin Sullivan of Ridan Publishing has long chronicled the … Continue reading →
Well, you know what’s on my mind this morning, and aren’t those baby dragons gorgeous? I’ve been waiting all season for this. I guarantee that last night’s season ender led to a big jump in sales of Book Two of … Continue reading →
I’m still obsessing over the Game of Thrones episode last night so I’m running behind on everything else. I think I’m still in shock somewhat. But I have picked up a few links of interest for this week. • You … Continue reading →
Happy Monday, everyone! I had a long weekend of gardening and yardwork. In fact, I was so exhausted last night that I fell asleep on the couch and didn’t finish Game of Thrones. Must rewatch tonight! Here are a few … Continue reading →
I’ll have links tomorrow. Today I finally figured out why I couldn’t edit my Categories under Kindle Direct Publishing. Firefox (4.0.1) was unable to clear its cache, apparently because somehow the cache was larger than reported and even larger than … Continue reading →
In writing about the new wave of self-publishing, stories tend to get very excited over the potential for success and the ways in which self-publishers are capturing readers for books that traditional publishers didn’t want. But the stories often ignore … Continue reading →