Tag: reading
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Last Minute Ebooks
It is Christmas Eve. What’s left to do for an author? Ah, yes. Remind people that ebooks have found a niche in the harried shopping season. This is simple. This will be easy. Let’s see if I ramble on as usual. Cultural note: Shopping doesn’t only happen for Christmas. Christmas is not for everyone. If…
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First Review Whew – Fire Race
“Finish the next one. I want to see what happens.” OK. That summarizes it. I called a friend (definitely not an unbiased source, but a better writer than me) just to ask how they were doing after our windstorm. Fine; now, about the book… Write a book. Become an author. Then, wait for the second…
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Library Of Congress – Fire Race
A milestone. A celebration. I think I did it right, but with bureaucracies, I have doubts. But. I have mailed a paperback copy of Fire Race to the U.S. Library of Congress. I hope I did it right. I’ve submitted several books during the previous 22 years, so I should be practiced, but a lot…
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Firewatcher – The Ebook
Does it feel like the world is in turmoil? I wrote a scifi novel about that, though not specifically this. That book, Firewatcher, is now an ebook. If you need an instant distraction, there it is. Firewatcher’s origin story has been covered over on my oldest blog (Firewatcher Launched). That was the paperback. The ebook…
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Inventory Ugh
Pardon me as I groan. Inventory. Inventory is also known as books that haven’t sold. Inventory is also known as potential sales. Inventory can also be heavy, bulky, and fragile. It is also necessary. I’m glad I have so little, yet probably have enough, and maybe not. Writing is one set of skills. Keeping track…