I’ve been reading all the social network posts about the Covid19 lockdowns and social distancing, and the many ways people have discovered or invented to keep themselves occupied. Singing opera on balconies, building Lego cities…there’s been some amazing ideas (here and here for some of them). My own response has been very cliched: When I […]
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When I was still “just” a reader, (I’m still a reader, it’s just not all I do anymore), I used to marvel at what I thought were the complexities of the publishing world. I mean, how did they figure out what stories to publish? How did they set up the type in books so it
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Did you roll your eyes at that one? It’s okay if you did, because sometimes, I roll my eyes at that, too. There’s too much hard work, mental sweat and sheer discipline involved in getting a book written for it to ever just ‘fall out’ of a writer, yet there are an awful lot of
Books Falling Everywhere…. Read More »
I’ve received emails from readers who trip over the numbering system in my series. I admit that if you’ve never seen that sort of series numbering before — I call it digital numbering — it can look a little strange, but there are very good reasons for numbering the series the way I do, and
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I have some good news and some great news, and an Easter Egg at the bottom. Although does it count as an Easter Egg if I warn you it’s there? Although I feel I must warn you about this one–I had an Easter Egg in the footer of my website for two years, giving away
Good News, Great News, and a Bonus! Read More »
Star Wars is the reason I’m writing. So it would be almost criminal for me to ignore Star Wars day. However, do you remember this photo, above? My opinion? Greedo didn’t shoot at all. I saw the original edition of the movie multiple times (heading into the three digit range), and I know it backwards.
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