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Ask Doctor Sinisterion

Ask Doctor Sinisterion

(Because of the holidays, I’m a bit behind in my work, and that cuts into my blogging. Fortunately enough, I have a guest blogger who is willing to provide you insights about the world from a decidedly and distinctly unique point of view. He’s agreed to cover me once a week for the foreseeable future. […]

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The Next Step Collection

The Next Step Collection

A lot of people are just finishing up NaNoWriMo or are looking ahead to 2011 as the year when they get their novel in publishable shape, so they can take the plunge into the world of publishing. I really understand that dream, and I want to help people realize it. This is one of the […]

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Ask Dr. Sinisterion

Ask Dr. Sinisterion

(Because I am buried working on Of Limited Loyalty, the sequel to At The Queen’s Command, I don’t have as much time to blog as I might like. Fortunately enough, I have a guest blogger who is willing to provide you insights about the world from a decidedly and distinctly unique point of view. He’s […]

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NaNoWriMo Prep Work

NaNoWriMo Prep Work

November is almost here and I have a novel to write. Of Limited Loyalty is the second book in the Crown Colonies series. It picks up roughly three years after At the Queen’s Command. As I did last year, I’ll be putting a lot of words on the project during November. I’ll also be blogging […]

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Every Website is a Retail Store

Every Website is a Retail Store

Full Disclosure Note: I own ten (10) shares of Starbucks stock. On October 20th, 2010 Starbucks rolled out the Starbucks Digital Network. The link goes to their press release. The network was developed in conjunction with Yahoo. Via the free Wifi in company owned stores, Starbucks is providing premium content which one can only get […]

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Ebooks Pinch Literary Authors

Ebooks Pinch Literary Authors

A Wall Street Journal article titled Authors Feel Pinch in Age of E-Books caught my eye. It covers the impact of the ebook revolution on the income and lifestyle of literary authors. The basic premise is that because ebooks sell for lower prices, publishers are offering literary writers lower advances. This, then, threatens the world […]

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Zombi Authors and the Death of Publishing

Zombi Authors and the Death of Publishing

I just visited Project Gutenberg looking for books from the American Colonial period and just beyond. The other day I’d found and downloaded an encyclopedia of “useful information” published in 1889, which had fascinating stuff in it. One article, for example, reflected the scientific thought of the day about the origin of oil—and did so […]

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