I admit it. I woke up this morning without a clue what to blog about. So I went walking through the interwebs. Surely, I'd find something to inspire me. Right? Well, yes and no. I found one article that had me thinking, another that left me going "wut?" and a final one that reminded me... Continue Reading →
Frozen Brain Makes Blogging Hard
I'm the first to admit, I love Texas weather--most of the time. The last several days, not so much. Here in the DFW area, our current temperature is 1 degree with a wind chill of -11. We have about four inches of snow on the ground and the roads are icy. The last I heard,... Continue Reading →
Confirmation of What We’ve Been Saying
When I sat down to write this morning's post, I already had an idea in mind. But, because I hadn't inhaled enough coffee to be fully awake, I checked a couple of sites to see if anything jumped out at me. The very first site I looked at linked back to a post by Kris... Continue Reading →
Treat It Like A Business Revisited
(I originally wrote this post back in 2016. Here it is again with some additional thoughts--ASG.) As I was looking for potential topics for today’s post, I came across one of Kris Rusch’s posts and knew I had everything I needed right there. In fact, I considered e-mailing Kris and asking permission to simply repost... Continue Reading →
Topic Round-up
Wow, the New Year has gotten off with a bang -- or, perhaps more accurately, the sound of air slowly leaking out of a balloon. Traditional publishing basically shuts down during the holidays. So there isn't much coming out of the ivory towers to discuss. But that doesn't mean there's nothing going on. Just the... Continue Reading →
Treat it like a business
As I was looking for potential topics for today's post, I came across one of Kris Rusch's posts and knew I had everything I needed right there. In fact, I considered e-mailing Kris and asking permission to simply repost the blog entry here. I consider what she said in Business Musings: Introductory Remarks (Dealbreakers/Contracts) to... Continue Reading →
Tuesday morning publishing news
Yesterday, I had that oh-so-wonderful experience of having to take my car in for repairs. That meant I spent several hours in the waiting room while they checked it out before coming to tell me just how much lighter my wallet was going to be. That gave me time to do two things: people watch... Continue Reading →
A short rant and a recommendation
It's Tuesday and I'm at a loss for what to write about. Part of the reason is that my body is sore, very sore, after moving furniture, breaking down furniture, etc., for a good part of yesterday. With my son about to move home for three months to do his internship prior to graduation and... Continue Reading →
Saturday Links
I've gathered some links of interest and thought I'd share. But the catch is, I'd like you guys to share your own publishing links of interest in the comments section. Of course, I'd also like to hear what you think about my links -- sorry, no coffee yet and about to head out to get... Continue Reading →
Who Cares?
That was the question raised yesterday in one of the responses to yesterday’s post over at Nocturnal Lives. Who cares if publishers collude to keep their prices high? Who is hurt? I’ll admit, the question took me by surprise. For me, the answer was obvious. If publishers collude to keep their prices high, a number... Continue Reading →