Get Off My Damn Lawn! Says the Internet
As many of you know, November is National Novel Writing Month. To help folks blast through their 50,000 words in 30 days, GalleyCat has been providing writing prompts, tips, and words of encouragement. Most notable is this roundup where they collected two years worth of tips into a single post. This week, they referred to…
continue readingBritish Author Follows the Money
British writer Steve Boggan tracked a $10 bill as it made its way across America. Along the way, he met a variety of people including farmers, bankers, truck drivers, and other folks. In this excerpt Boggan sums up his 3,500 mile journey. Maybe I’m too much of a homer, but I cringed slightly when I…
continue readingAre You a Results Person? Or a Journey Person?
As I’ve been stuck in book finalization mode and promotion mode over the spring and early summer, I got behind in my blog reading. As I’ve been catching up on some of my favorite blogs, a particular post caught my attention. These are both kinda old, maybe you hadn’t seen it before, just as I…
continue readingCountdown to Calipari Book?
One of my favorite pastimes is guessing which celebrities and public figures are going to be next in the publishing queue. Maybe some day, I can get Vegas to start setting odds on my little parlor gam. So this morning, I’m wondering how long it will be for University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari…
continue readingLies, Damned Lies, And Publishing
Scott and I have been discussing the Mike Daisey fiasco and something stuck out for me during his This American Life interview and, more important, in the reactions by various tech visionaries at various online outlets. “He’s a liar,” they said. “He’s a fraud.” “Me made us care about something that wasn’t true.” While I…
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