On Spamming (And my Goodreads Solution)

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Written on August 24, 2010 by   · 13 Comments

I love GoodReads. I love it as a reader, because I can keep track of my books and check on reviews for other books.  I love it as a writer because they make it easy for me to keep my backlist up to date.  It’s a great little site, but it has one huge honking problem that a lot of us complain... Read more


Why I hate the word “gatekeepers”

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Written on July 3, 2010 by   · 2 Comments

There is one word that comes up again and again, whether you’re talking about traditional publishing or self-publishing or epublishing or pretty much anything in between: gatekeepers. Most of the time I see it being used by someone who feels like the gatekeeper is preventing them from doing something... Read more


975th Verse, Same as the First

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Written on June 23, 2010 by   · 1 Comment

NY publishing is having some trouble adapting to the digital age. They’re struggling with ebook pricing and shrinking margins and trying to figure out how to pay their bills and their authors, who are accustomed to advances & support that they’re maybe no longer receiving. Epublishing... Read more