Category Archives: Publishing
Instant skills: Just add water, time, intention, focus, chocolate
_______________________________________________________________________ Your brain in the global brain Are you way out on the cutting edge of today’s communication tools? (Are you sure?) I’m out there, but I think that edge is kinda broad. More focused learning is required, because I … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy & Alive, On The Edge, Publishing
Tagged Avon Walk, blogging, brain health, cancer, learning curve, marketing, school, self development, time management, video
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BABS June 30th Overview
Welcome to the “links and looks” post for Bay Area Bloggers Society Meetup on June 30th. I’ve decided to start posting our notes rather than printing handouts for the individual Meetups. These notes will also be available by email so … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, BABS, bloggers, podcasting, user groups, videoblogging, WCAG, web content
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The 4 corners of your writer’s brain you need to open up now
_____________________________________________________________________________________ “The dreamer whose dreams are non-utilitarian has no place in this world.” Henry Miller, 1945 Henry Miller was talking about an enduring problem every writer must face. Writers who refuse to embrace the beautiful utility of today’s book delivery … Continue reading
Posted in Ebooks Today, On The Edge, Publishing
Tagged audio books, brain power, digital downloads, ebooks, innovation, pubishing, Writing Links
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How I got published
(If you’re new to my blog, you might want to read my launch post: Gotta launch.) The road to a nonfiction book-in-print This road to “published” began with my long-time interest in and study of self publishing. When I wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged becoming an author, blogging, ebook, getting published, Publishing, readership
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What if your e-book looks awful?
(If you’re new to my blog, you might want to read my launch post: Gotta launch.) E-Book formatting is an art. Are you up to the challenge? (Wow, you mean you’re a gifted writer, and an editor, and a designer … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, ebooks, editing, formatting, Publishing, web content, Writing Links
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Which is worse, self published or Indie author?
(If you’re new to my site, you might like to read my launch post: Gotta launch) A few days ago I read something goofy. It was a little diatribe about self published writers. It went something like this: “Self publishing … Continue reading
Posted in Ebooks Today, Publishing
Tagged book publishing, ebooks, indie authors, self publishing, Writing Links
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The worthy backchannel and SXSW 2010
(If you’re new to my blog, you might want to read my launch post: Gotta launch.) Backchannel. It’s what’s going on when the speaker is speaking and the listeners are tweeting. It sounds like a big annoying and potentially dangerous … Continue reading
Posted in On The Edge, Publishing
Tagged audience, backchannel, Public Speaking, sxsw 2010, Twitter
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Fonts DOA while ebooks shift the power
(If you’re new here, you might want to read my launch post first: Gotta launch!) The following quote from Typography Daily, in the post “Books in the age of the iPad,” sums up one thing I’ll be talking about a … Continue reading
Posted in Ebooks Today, Fiction Experiment, Publishing
Tagged ebooks, ereader, fonts, ipad, typography
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Smashwords puts readers first
(If you’re new here, you might want to read my launch post first: Gotta launch!) ~~>Read an E-book Week kicks off March 7th and runs through March 13th. <~~ I’ve been looking for the perfect collaborator to carry all of … Continue reading
Posted in Ebooks Today, Fiction Experiment, On The Edge, Publishing
Tagged distribution, indie authors, Publishing
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Third Tribe Community
Kicking off today’s launch, I want to tell you right away about Third Tribe. You can go through the link there on my blog and see how the originators present what Third Tribe is. It’s mainly described as an internet … Continue reading
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Tagged marketing, third tribe, web community
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