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It appears that Barnes & Noble is about to enter the self-publishing world. This summer B&N will be launching PubIt, a service that will allow anybody to upload their work, convert it to the ePub format, and sell digital copies through B&N … Continue reading →

I just realized that we have six computers in our house. That isn’t counting the Wii, my Android phone, etc., it’s just the traditional computers. Here are some stats: Laptops – 3Desktops – 3Windows XP – 2Windows 7 – 2Ubuntu … Continue reading →

I ran my first 5k of the season. The picture of me to the right is not the picture of the race today. But I like the picture, and it’s of me running, so I’m posting it so those of … Continue reading →

Wrote a quick piece on a model used by independent video game developers that might be of value to writers.

I went golfing on Saturday. I go once a year with my in-laws, and while I’m not a huge golf fan, I LOVE to play golf with the Olsens. It’s always a rip-roaring good time with them. For readers of … Continue reading →

(Cross posted here) Writing a book is hard. Writing a good book is even harder. Writing a good book and getting published is crazy wild hard as a really hard diamond hard. These are the steps you must follow: Learn … Continue reading →

I’ve been involved in an interesting writing experiment recently. Let me asplain. Sometimes it’s helpful to describe your book using similar titles. So you might say, “This book is Gone With the Wind meets Harry Potter.” Sounds like a winner, … Continue reading →

After the Storymakers conference, I couldn’t help but start thinking again about all of the changes taking place in the world of technology, how directly those changes relate to us in the publishing world, and how often we as authors … Continue reading →

I attended the Whitney Awards last night. It was a fantastic event, and a good time was had by all involved. During the course of the evening, Dan Wells introduced David Farland, an author who received a lifetime achievement awards … Continue reading →