Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
After posting short stories to Textnovel.com, Shannon Delany (previously writing as Saoirse Redgrave) ended up with a St. Martin’s Press book contract for 13 To Life, a new YA paranormal werewolf novel. Shannon kindly agreed to answer a few questions about her experience: What got you interested in cellphone novels? I was a naysayer to Textnovel.com . . .
From Fox News: Clayton Morris and fellow reporters use the Apple iPad, examining the e-book functionality. Rumor has it that the iBooks e-reader currently does not let readers choose an “unjustified text” format. I hate reading justified text but am assuming that future version of iBooks will fix this. From a . . .
I was excited about the idea of an Apple tablet long before the hype began. I remained excited despite the build-up hype. And yes, I’m STILL excited now that the announcement’s been made and people are scrambling over each other to dissect, critique and mock. I’m not a tech guru, . . .
As some of you may already know, I have been obsessed (yes, I said OBSESSED) with the possibility of an Apple tablet for ages. I even launched a separate Twitter account (@tabletgal) just for posting any info I found. I can’t believe the announcement’s going to be made TODAY. Finally. . . .
For those who missed the liveblogging from the Apple announcement, here are some good summaries: AppleInsider’s overview of iPad specs and info about AT&T’s no-contract iPad data plans, which run $15/mo. 250MB, $30 unlimited. Apple iPad Just Tried To Assassinate Laptops: It’s the ‘internet device’ vision of a decade ago all . . .
250 wds/day | 500 wds/day | 1000 wds/day So how did you all do with your daily wordcount challenges since the last check-in? To find out more about daily wordcount challenges, click any of the links above.
Ruth Ann Nordin has offered advice on how authors can increase their book sales, based on her own experience in selling her self-published book. As she points out, her sales are still modest, but her post is a good source of ideas on how to build an author platform in a . . .
Thanks for all the feedback to my post, Making More Time To Write: Cleaning Up Your Inbox and Improving Your E-mail System. Thanks especially to Travis for pointing me to Mailplane, a desktop Mac app for Gmail users: From Travis: When I used the Gmail interface for my email (via a nice little Mac app . . .
WorkLifeGroup is running a writing contest that’s meant to help them find contributing writers but in my opinion, they’re going about it the wrong way. “We’re aiming to identify writers all from over the globe to write for us on an ongoing basis; to join WorkLifeGroup as contributing writers (paying gigs, . . .
Anyone else hyped? (Before embedding, see my cartoon licensing info.)