After having looked at my pile of papers for about a week after buying Scrivener, I determined that I would take the plunge and start my project. But first I had to get a template! Actually I could build my own template, but Scrivener seemed so overwhelming to me, I was somewhat hooked on using other […]
Joining the Cult of Mac
I joined a cult last week. No, really, I did. Though I don’t wear special underwear or drink strange Kool-Aid, I do believe, yes, truly, that I have joined a cult. I was reading Write. Publish. Repeat. which I had purchased along with David Gaughrahn’s Let’s Get Visible and both of those books mentioned something called Scrivener. […]
Downton Abbey – Thomas Is A Bad Boy And I Like Him
When I first started watching Downton Abbey, I was all over the place with loving all of the characters, especially the ones with grey areas in their characters. I didn’t quite like Anna May Bates (née Smith) because she was too good, and I didn’t quite like Mrs. Sarah O’Brien because she was a scheming harpy […]
Mail Chimp: Start Small and Grab the Long Tail
I recently looked at my writing career, and asked myself, well, how is it going? I told myself that it was going pretty good. That I’d published the book that I set out to publish and that, all things considered, is success. But then, I had this feeling that I ought to be doing more. […]
The Preston Petition vs. the Indie Petition
This is not a legal document, and I am in no way attached to anything legal. But I like the sound of it, petition vs. petition, as in Kramer vs. Kramer, which stars Meryl Streep, who I adore. Anyway, as you may or may not know, there has been a business discussion between Hachette and […]
Hating On Bucket Lists
I hate bucket lists. I hate the idea that an experience that might otherwise be considered valuable, enlightening, soul-drenching, and just plain old fun can be turned into a “to do” task and crossed off some life-controlling list when completed. But then I’ve always hated the expression “let’s do lunch,” as people often say. As […]