In the comments on my rant about the Amazon/Wal-Mart/Target price war, my friend Eric and I digressed a bit into eBook pricing, and book prices in general. Specifically, if you take the cost of printing and binding and shipping out … Continue reading
I had this book when I was little, called This Farm is a Mess! (Okay, yes, I had a lot of books when I was little. This was one of many.) Anyway, in the book, Farmer Woods was notoriously bad … Continue reading
(Apologies to Judith Viorst and the Alexander books for the title.) I’m seeing some new traffic because someone on the Smart Bitches comment thread linked to my “Repent, Harlequin?” post, so, um, hi there, new people! Pull up a chair, … Continue reading
In yesterday’s post, I got my rant on about Harlequin Horizons, the new vanity press arm of one of the largest romance publishers in the world. At that time, Romance Writers of America had made a bold move, declaring that … Continue reading
Word Count: slacktastic I mentioned I bought Under the Dome, right? I have done nothing with my free time since Sunday night but read. I know, NaNo means shutting yourself off from all distractions — including new books from one … Continue reading
Total word count: 11,187* I’m not one for signs and portents. Were I to apply for a job as an oracle, I’d never get the gig. That didn’t stop me from being fairly certain my flight was doomed last night. … Continue reading
Word count for 11/9: 1476 Total word count: 11,187 So, somewhere in there, I broke the 10K mark last night. Nice! I’m still behind, and still okay with that. Pushed through the “Oops, I forgot someone” bit. Maybe it works, … Continue reading
Weekend word count: 1382 Total word count: 9711 I’m about 4,000 words behind. I’m okay with this. Spent a chunk of Saturday with google maps, making sure the route the characters take in flight makes sense. I ran into another … Continue reading
Reminder: Today is National Bookstore Day! Go show your local indies some love — I guarantee you, you’ll find far more interesting things to read there than the inward-looking blather that is to follow here. Word count for 11/6: 695 … Continue reading
Word count for 11/5: 1818 Total word count: 7634 First off, and most importantly, a break from the NaNo blather: Saturday, November 7th, is National Bookstore Day. There’s a list of participating bookstores up at the Publishers Weekly link, but … Continue reading
