What I’ve Been Reading And How It Disproves Some Common Self-Pubbing Wisdom
(Damn, am I good at short and pithy titles or what?) Long story short, I live in a place that is not exactly conducive to either reading or writing. To somewhat mitigate the negative effect this has on my sanity, I’ve been spending a couple of afternoons a week at the library. Now, was my […]
Five Star Reviews — The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
I discovered this book in possibly the weirdest way I’ve yet discovered a book. I’d been watching The Guild . . . which, by the way, is far more entertaining when you’re not losing whole days of productivity to an MMO yourself . . . and, well, there’s only six seasons of it. The dog was asleep […]
In defense of fun
(I’m listening to a song featuring the lead singer of Nickelback as I start writing this, appropriately. If you don’t get the connection, just say the name “Nickelback” to the nearest music geek and watch their head explode. And now I’m listening to Taylor Swift. I swear I wasn’t planning this!) The blog post I linked to […]
Five star reviews — Oath of the Brotherhood
I won this book in a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway. I didn’t realize when I won it that it was Christian fantasy. When I found out it was, I was pretty sure I wouldn’t like it . . . most Christian fiction I’ve read has been preachy enough that I would’ve found it annoying even if […]
How Do You Choose What To Read?
As part of learning how best to market my books, I’ve read many things that purport to tell how people choose books. The fact that none of these reports, blogs, etc. say the same thing makes all of them a bit suspect, to my mind. The one I remember clearest right now said that a […]
Works in progress, October edition
I’m changing the format to make this easier to read and a lot less stream of conscious. I’ve made very little progress in anything this month. That’s a bit depressing. I’m blaming Patrick Rothfuss. I keep losing hours to The Name of the Wind. It’s an awesome book that I highly recommend. Anyway, NaNoWriMo is coming […]