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Alma T. C. Boykin No, not the year 2022, although I've got mixed emotions about seeing it leave. It wasn't the best of years for me personally, but it was much, much better than several that come to mind. I was thinking about the ten years since I released my first fiction book, A Cat... Continue Reading →
This morning, rather than having too few topics, I had too many. I'll start off with the second volume of the hunting anthologies. The Deer Shot Back launched a little rocky - the paperback version is still not live, more than 48 hours into the process - but the ebook is doing just fine as... Continue Reading →
I’m at FantaSci 2022 this weekend, reporting from Raleigh, North Carolina. Even as I speak, with only Thursday for Precon, and Friday of the con, I’m having a blast, and I have two more days of this to go. This post isn’t going to be about the con, necessarily, as I plan a full AAR... Continue Reading →
Oh, my. This isn't going to end well. I haven't had coffee. My sinuses are killing me. Worse, I came across several posts this morning that left me wondering why in the world people decide being a writer is something easy and that they will become rich and famous just by throwing their books up... Continue Reading →
Over the last few days, I've been part of a discussion with some other writers in my area about publishing. Specifically, about whether or not traditional publishers are keeping up with the times. One of our group still holds out hope that traditional publishing will return to its glory days, bookstores will once again show... Continue Reading →
This isn't the post I set out to write this morning. For a bit, I considered putting up a blast from the past. I'm operating on very little sleep and getting used to a new laptop with a keyboard that feels very, very different from my previous one.. Then I realized there's something I want... Continue Reading →
Amanda is all tied up this morning. Er, not literally. At least, I hope not! This post from 2015 still rings true, so I'm bringing it forward in time to share again until she escapes her current predicament. Yesterday, on one of my few forays onto Facebook, I saw several authors debating the so-called wisdom... Continue Reading →
Ah, September. We're closing in on the end of the year, with less than four months to go. Are you on track with your yearly goals? What are your revised goals for the last tax quarter of the year? Third-quarter estimated tax payments are due into the IRS by September 17th. (Yes, technically September is... Continue Reading →
When I sat down in the much too early hours of the morning to write this post, I found myself at a loss. My brain is fried and the ability to come up with something new seemed beyond me. So, as I will often do when I'm unsure what to blog about, I started checking... Continue Reading →
This question came up recently in comments - why should we, on MGC, report on what The Big 5 (4?) are doing, or on B&N? 1. There's scope and scale. What business are we in? We're in the entertainment business. We're competing with every other entertainer out there for Joe Sixpack's beer money - and for... Continue Reading →
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