I know I’m obsessing about this e-world a bit, but here’s a quick bit from Scientific America showing people as a whole prefer to buy things that are physical to the point where they will pay more for them. This changes the thought pattern a little. It doesn’t tell me people will completely shut off […]
Read More ...A Night at the Opera
I can’t wait until this gets to little ol’ Columbus, IN. I absolutely love the comment, too. Share Me
Read More ...How Far Are You?
Lisa and are are in the process of finishing the three “Girl” books by Stieg Larsson. Actually, I should say Lisa has now finished them and I’m about 21% through the last book. I like that last sentence. One advantage of the electronic age is that when Lisa asks me “How far into the book […]
Read More ...500 Words a Day?
Didn’t have much time this morning, but I did manage 500 words on a new story. I’m not really sure it will wind up anywhere, though. I just sat down and started writing dialog, and out they came. I’ll take it. Here’s something Lisa sent me a few days back. Interesting (and, as she said, […]
Read More ...The Publishing Industry: Take II – The Work
Okay, I’m back to talking about how the industry is changing, and how it affects newish writers like me–guys who hold down day-jobs that take a bunch of time while working on their craft and struggling to “break in.” Here’s my thing with the modern age of e-publishing–I love the ability to go work directly […]
Read More ...Lesson of the Week
I remain as allergic to poison ivy as I ever have been. Enough said. Share Me
Read More ...Story Sentience?
I woke up early this morning and was unable to get back to sleep despite trying for at least a half-hour. Finally giving up, I decided to get out of bed and get something productive done. So I turned to my novel in progress–which has been coming along pretty cleanly so far. But today nothing […]
Read More ...Time Supply
I love the “new world,” this place where everyone is connected all the time, this thing that the internet has gradually morphed into that allows such close and constant contact. It’s a glorious place. But it’s also a major time sink. And given that time sink, it’s also a major worry. that worry being this: […]
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A quick link to one of the first attempts I can remember to use the Web in ways that only it can be made to work. Things change so quickly, but I enjoyed this quite a bit at the time. Very different way of experiencing a story. Share Me
Read More ...Back from India
I haven’t posted about it, of course…but I’ve been in India for the past ten days or so for business purposes. Got lots done, experienced a truly different culture, and had much fun meeting its people on their “home turf.” I’ll write more on this in the future, I suppose. We shall see. And, yes, […]
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