As tweeted about by Maria Schneider, Smashwords.com is encouraging authors to “give away 50%” of their books.  What this means, literally, is that for many of the books offered on Smashwords.com, the reader can read about half of the book...
Topics: digital publishing, Maria Schneider, publishing online, self-publishing, Smashwords, Twitter

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In the March/April 2009 issue of the Writer’s Chronicle, Renée Olander interviews poet Baron Wormser, who says of writing programs, “[w]hat a writing program shows you is what’s involved with trying to be a good writer. I don’t think that’s...
Topics: General, Writing about writing

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If I had known that I would never see Max again, I would have taken his picture so I could share him with all of you. I’d want you all to see his tiny green eyes staring up at me from the folds of the cloth bag that he nestled in. I gazed down at [...]
Topics: cat breeding, Cats, kitten, Manx, Manx Syndrome, rumpies, rumpy

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So, how many of you have read The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga?  Mr. Adiga’s novel is a headspinner for those who have always thought of India as a sacred, spiritual mecca, blessedly innocent of the worst of human kind.  For the White Tiger (aka..
Topics: Aravind Adiga, Balram, Booker Prize, fiction, India, novel, novel through letters, The White Tiger

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Well, I wasted no time in trying out this Firefox add-on recommended by BJ Keltz.  Very easy to install and set-up.  Apparently, I can post entries to other blogs I might have, and Scribefire also provides a list of my entries and...
Topics: Writing Resources

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