Category Archives: publishing

Just Keep Clapping

Posted on August 19, 2011 by P. Kirby

Publish America is a crooked vanity publisher in sheep’s clothing. But that isn’t the point of this particular ramble. This morning, I came upon this in the Publish America (PA) thread at Absolute Write. The commenter was responding to another … Continue reading →

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The Music of Chaos, Now in Print!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by P. Kirby

Buy a book or the cute greyhound will have to go back to a miserable life of racing, stuck in a tiny crate all day, fed horrible food, abused.  You wouldn’t want that to happen, would you? Then buy a … Continue reading →

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Windmills? What Windmills?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by P. Kirby

I’m hardly one to call for civility and decency.  Snark is my primary means of communication.  But even I have mellowed with age. As the story of this author kept spreading across the web, as people apparently couldn’t let it … Continue reading →

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Monday, Lessons Learned

Posted on March 29, 2011 by P. Kirby

As I read this train wreck, a few things came to mind… A) I’m really grateful for editors. B) It’s really not a bad review.  In fact, I’ve written nastier reviews. C) People don’t know the difference between “e-published,” “self-published,” … Continue reading →

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Step One, Dig a Hole

Posted on March 21, 2011 by P. Kirby

Gardeners bury their mistakes. Whenever I talk about gardening, there is always someone who is quick to say, “I can’t grow anything; I have a brown thumb.” Now, I recognize that this may be an attempt to shut me up.  … Continue reading →

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Like a Roller Coaster

Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin

Dunno.  Maybe it’s hormones.  Maybe it’s just life.  But these past weeks I’ve been vacillating between giddy-happy and morose “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” “Boing, there she goes” triggers include everything from politics, New Zealand (poor Christchurch), Japan … Continue reading →

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Ebook Publishing for the Lazy and Unethical

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

As I noted in my posting at the other blog, my blog got plagiarized. The thieving site, is the ironically named Write (Create) Your Own Ebook (write-your-own-e-book.info/blog/judging-an-ebook-publisher-by-the-covers). I’m not including a clickable linky, because they don’t deserve the linkage. The … Continue reading →

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Judging an eBook Publisher by the Covers

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

And by their web page. These days new epublishers are popping up like daisies on the lawn. Over at Absolute Write, someone starts a thread inquiring about a press’s bona fides almost daily. Before you sign a contract, or for … Continue reading →

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There’s No Nice Way to Say, “You Bore Me.”

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin

Alternative title: How Critters Online Workshop Taught Me to Sympathize with Editors So there it sits. Like a big ole zit on the nose of my (already crappy) day. The form rejection letter. Besides the sense of crushing defeat, there’s … Continue reading →

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Careful What You Ask For

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

Sometimes I think the Internet should come with training wheels. Well, for starters, the reviewers were not professional. They were not objective in what they had to say. I found their comments to be subjective and sometimes downright malicious. Two … Continue reading →

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