Monthly Archives: September 2010

I wanted to get down a few more thoughts on the wisdom of crowds. When I first signed up for Facebook, I noticed a trivia game on the right-hand side of the page. It asked fairly simple questions about movies, … Continue reading →

A few days ago I came across an article written by author Roy Connoly explaining why he’s embracing e-books and self-publishing. It’s a good article, and I recommend reading it all. From the article: “I’m now Ray Connolly, writer, editor-in-chief … Continue reading →

Writers Group, oh Writers Group, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 1) You encourage me to write. Okay, there is something inside me that is already driving me to write, but you finish the job. We … Continue reading →

I’ve been following a few of the trailblazers in the e-book movement, folks like Seth Godin and Joe Konrath. But I’m always interested to hear from other people. Sometimes all the attention ends up on a few authors who do … Continue reading →

I thought about starting a drinking game that involved taking a sip of water (boring, I know) every time I read an article that contained the phrase “smell of paper”, or “smell of a book” while reading articles on e-books. … Continue reading →

Lots of reviews about the Kindle 3. I won’t post them all here, suffice it to say that most are positive. Is the Kindle 3 really an improvement over the Kindle 2? Check out pictures here, and here. Several stories about … Continue reading →

I’m very pleased to be able to interview Carole Warburton. I’ve known Carole for several years. She is a talented author and potter. I once rode three hours with her to a conference, and when we arrived at our destination … Continue reading →

Is the publishing industry really struggling? Well, it looks like Borders will carve out space in their stores to sell Build-A-Bear items. This really comes down to a question of shelf space. A business is going to fill their shelves … Continue reading →

If authors are allowed to self-publish, how will be able to find the really good stuff? Won’t there be too much to process? I hear this question a lot, and I wanted to comment on it.  First a few stats. … Continue reading →