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How to Read Ebooks Without E-Reader

How to Read Ebooks Without E-Reader

For the purposes of this post, we will be using a short story called A Mere Formality, which I made into an ebook for you this morning.  It’s free. This file has dirty jokes in it.  Do not download if  

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Andrea’s New Title and Other Questions

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Did you name Andrea’s Thingie yet? The editor and marketing have colluded and picked a name… and I can’t announce it yet.  Sadly nobody won the contest exactly, because in the end they did decide to keep Magic in it.   

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Silly Rabbits

Silly Rabbits

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Earlier this week, as we were driving home, Kid 1 told me that one of her teachers in high school told her class that their generation lacks a solid work ethic.  As evidence he cited things such as the Xbox  

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Armadillocon Recap

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Saturday we went to Armadillocon. The Panels Comic Book Gordon had a comic book panel, during which the moderator, instead of moderating, pontificated his views on comic books.  It was entertaining, but I did end up wishing someone would step  

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How I Suffer For My Art

How I Suffer For My Art

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In trying to find a suitable image for the cover of Silver Shark, I had looked at a lot of stock photos.  I found a perfect one, btw, but it’s $350.  NO. Anyhow, some of the shots the photographers take  

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Come See Us

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Don’t forget: Appearances Armadillocon Saturday August 27th Renaissance Hotel Austin 9721 Arboretum Boulevard Austin, TX 78759 (512) 343-2626 (800) 468-3571 Toll-free Sa1200SA Comics and the Move Online Sat Noon-1:00 PM San Antonio G. Andrews, Mi. Finn, B. Foster, R. Klaw*,  

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Betas

Betas

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CheeseBK Gingko Laura  (soapturtle) Random number peeps: Sarah (Page 3, comment 12) Richard Cartwright (Page 1, comment 10) Kindle-aholic (Page 1, comment 35) Please email me at ilona.a.gordon at gmail, specifying doc or docx. Also, one hundred and thirty two  

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Looking for Betas

Looking for Betas

UPDATE: COMMENTS ARE NOW LOCKED, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PICK SOMEBODY. Wanted: three to five betas for the rough draft of Silver Shark, length of 33, 881 words. What’s in the manuscript: psychics with deadly powers, biological internet, clash of  

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Blurbage

K writes: After getting a chuckle from your blog post about people requesting blurbs from you, I was wondering if you had a handy list of books that you did blurb.   I’ve read a number of books that you’ve  

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Sops and Hard Covers

Sops and Hard Covers

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D writes: You mentioned a while ago that you wouldn’t mind some questions/ideas for blogs… I was just wondering why authors want their books published in hardcover? I personally wait to buy soft covers, but I am really curious about  

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