About cats And writers. We have cats. I think most of us do, anyway. Every writer I know personally has one or more cats—oh there are a few of us who dare to own dogs AND cats. Or dogs only. … Continue reading
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A Muse Upon Independence, Interdependence, and Blessed Solitude Every writer is an island among crowds — Kelly McClymer, BVC Blog 2013 I’m feeling pretentious this morning, so be fully warned. After a too-long hiatus, I am back to give my perspective … Continue reading
One of the sharpest lessons of the digital revolution has been that authors who had been treated poorly by publishers were eager to take their case (or books, as may be) directly to the readers. Publishing professionals are still having … Continue reading
On the heels of the 2012 Digital Book World conference, we’ve had a slew of publishers trying to regain their immeasurable clout by dissing libraries, innovation, and Amazon. The Author’s Guild came out squarely on the side of the traditional … Continue reading
By Linda Nagata (cross-posted from Hahví.net) I stumbled on this Atlantic essay via twitter**: Caring for Your Introvert: The habits and needs of a little-understood group, written by Jonathan Rauch. By the end I was wiping away tears of laughter … Continue reading
I debated whether to begin this series of Digital Age columns at the beginning of my journey and move forward chronologically, from getting the rights back to my out of print books, learning how to get them into digital format, … Continue reading
I’ve been a full time writer since 1998. That was the year when I lost my job as a tech writer about a month before I was due to get married, and about three months before the deadline on my … Continue reading