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Author Nick Spalding launches indie book recommendation blog
Nick Spalding, author of the experimental written-all-in-one-sitting novel Life…With No Breaks (readers on Amazon seem to either love it or hate it), announced yesterday that he’s launched a new indie author blog called Spalding’s Racket: I’ve created [it] to promote … Continue reading
After 20 years of traditional publishing, Donna Fasano goes indie
Update! – Sunday, July 11thDonna Fasano is holding an Amazon gift card giveaway to readers who purchase The Merry-Go-Round this month from Amazon or Smashwords. Check out her Goodreads author blog for details. Donna Fasano’s first novel was published by … Continue reading
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Chaos over securing digital rights for "enhanced" ebooks
If the history of commerce on the Internet is at all predictive, then we probably have a good ten years before big publishers bring the right big guns to the fight and suck up the majority of the market. That leaves a lot of time for disruptive newcomers to transform the marketplace significantly enough that they emerge as permanent and powerful market leaders. Continue reading
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How novelists write: the WSJ asks writers to share their methods
The Wall Street Journal asked writers to share the technologies and tricks they use to create their novels. Here are some of the more interesting responses. Continue reading
Screens: Jane Austen
Thomas K. wrote, “Is there any chance you just might find a picture good enough for our kindle of Jane Austen?”
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Screen: Edgar Allen Poe #2
Here’s a larger version of Poe, looking sufficiently melancholy. Probably thinking of what rhymes with sepulchre or something like that. Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
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Screen: Edgar Allen Poe #1
A reader asked me about a Poe screensaver, so I decided to make one. My god, he looks gloomy. That’s Poe for ya. Update:This image and others are now collected on the Free Screens page of the site.
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