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Tue 10 May 2011

Casual reading

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, reading
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Random quote of the day:

 

“I don’t think there is a casual reader of Nancy Drew.  There may be casual readers of Proust, but not of Nancy Drew.”

—Fran Lebowitz, quoted in “Nancy Drew: Curious, Independent and Usually Right,” National Public Radio, June 23, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 9 May 2011

More on E-books and E-publishing

Posted by PJ under books, e-publishing, publishing
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As I’ve said before, I’ve been reading excessively and obsessively on this for months and months. I thought of doing a distillation post, but that proved far too cumbersome for the time I had to do it—and really, it’s not my call to make. Everyone has to make up their own mind on this, and I am far from being an expert experiencer.

So I’ve decided to post a sampling of what other people have said. These are not posted in any particular order, but there is both pro and con. I am probably leaving out somebody or some post that is essential to this discussion and will probably smack myself upside the head for it later, so if any of you think I should add anything to this list, leave the link or whatever in the comments and I’ll add an ETA section.

I hope this is helpful.

Ebooks and Self-Publishing – A Dialog Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath

The Washington Post: Novel rejected? There’s An E-book Gold Rush!

Ilona Andrews: On E-books, Realistic Expectations (A 4-page, comprehensive analysis)

Tracy Marchini: Five Things I’ve Learned by E-publishing

The New York Times: Book Country by Penguin – Aspiring Authors Get Help Online

DGLM Literary Agency: If a Publisher or Agent Came Calling

Victorine Lieske: Reasons Why You Should Not Self-publish

David Rothstein: Midnight and I’m Not Famous Yet

Amanda Hocking: Some Things That Need to Be Said

Jim C. Hines: The Anti-NY Playbook (Bashing Commercial Publishing)

Ellen Fisher: Unexpected Loss of Income, or Why Indie Publishing Can Be a Bit Scary

Ellen Fisher: The Vulnerability of Being a Writer

ETA:

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Trust Me.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Writing Like It’s 1999.

Jennifer Laughran — On Agency Agreements.

A. C. Crispin — The Interminable Agency Clause.

Victoria Strauss: The Gloves Are Off.

Forbes: Is there gold in your backlist?

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Mon 9 May 2011

Giving up

Posted by PJ under quitting, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“It’s hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.”

—Leonard Cohen, “The Stranger Song”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Sun 8 May 2011

So, what do you think?

Posted by PJ under blood geek, covers
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I’m conducting an unscientific poll. Does this teeny icon intrigue you enough that you would want to click through and see what this is all about?

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I am inspired to ask by this article.

This strikes me as a fairly balanced article, presenting both the giddiness of the new frontier, as well as words of caution.

Now I must come up with a better blurb. Which is why I didn’t put that with the click through.

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Fri 6 May 2011

Exquisite!

Posted by PJ under video
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Timelapse – The City Limits from Dominic on Vimeo.

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Fri 6 May 2011

The last big push

Posted by PJ under aging, philosophy, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“To those who urged Diogenes of Sinope to give up philosophy because he was an old man, he replied, ‘It’s at the end of the race that you break into a burst of speed.'”

—quoted in Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, Book VI, Chapter 2, Section 34 by Diogenes Laertius

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 5 May 2011

Reality check

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, reality
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.”

—Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Ninth Selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Wed 4 May 2011

I want to live forever

Posted by PJ under fame, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“We all want to be famous people—and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.”

—Jiddu Krishnamurti, This Matter of Culture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Tue 3 May 2011

Sprung poetry

Posted by PJ under my poetry, poetry
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A new gathering of poetry has sprung up at my website.

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Tue 3 May 2011

Peaceful hearts

Posted by PJ under peace, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

 

“Whereas a passionate man turns even good to evil and is quick to believe evil, the peaceful man, being good himself, turns all things good.”

—Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Book 2, Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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