Monthly Archives: April 2010

Apr
30

Is That Cthulhu in Your Pocket?

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Brilliantly captioned by Kendris. I haven’t snorted so hard since…um. Ever.… Read more
Apr
30

Will Edit for Food

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I sent the first 16 chapters of my revisions over to my editor yesterday. I still have several chapters to go, but it *is* getting there. It’s a lot more than I thought it would be. Edits are like that I guess, but I’ve found as I’ve tried to expand the story more, new details started cropping up – and new ideas. It’s a bit like herding cats, maybe, but there comes a moment when you look at something and you have to decide if it’s *really* necessary. I mean, sure it’s a funny bit, but if it’s not moving things along, I’m probably going to have to cut it. What I sent her wasn’t polished at all  – I discovered that if I tried to fix it up too much as I went, then I wasn’t really moving forward anymore. Never mind the fact that as soon as I… Read more
Apr
29

Midnight Man Candy

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Just because it’s been one of those days.… Read more
Apr
29

Carbon Feet

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I have no idea if this really works, but the concept is nice. Anyway, the idea here is that by joining this little program, the company responsible will plant a tree in your site’s name, thereby reducing your website’s carbon footprint. Seeing as Earth Day was last week, it’s a nice thought. You can find out more info about it here.… Read more
Apr
28

BookWars

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JR Ward’s Lover Mine came out yesterday. I was all set to download it to my Kindle. Only, I couldn’t. Even though I’d had the ability to pre-order it a few months ago, the link to to buy it is now gone. As is the one from the new Sookie Stackhouse book coming out next week. Why? Because Penguin and Amazon are in a pissing match about e-book prices. And there’s already been a ton of discussion about the whys and wherefores of what’s going on so I don’t really want to get into it here. But what I want to say is that as a consumer, it really blows. Lover Mine is apparently available on the Nook right now, and my understanding is that people who have called into Penguin directly to complain were told to go and download it from Barnes & Noble. Really? What if I don’t want… Read more