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About a million years ago I signed up with Best Buy for their frequent buyer program. Every so often they send me a $5 coupon, so I hit the store and look for some DVD to enjoy. I generally hunt for either a classic or something that looks interesting and, with the coupon, will be [...]

My post yesterday, Authors Can Be Stupid: Please Feed The Authors, can seem to have been rather unsympathetic to authors who are caught in the Amazon-Macmillan fight. They could very well be in a difficult position, and panic can be expected. I have no idea what percentage of sales go out through Amazon, but it’s [...]

One of the cool things about the Internet is that I get to hear from a lot of folks—here in comments, on Facebook, and on Twitter. If you’re on either of those services, feel free to add me as a friend and/or follow me. (On Twitter I tend to post a bunch of links to [...]

Two Thursdays in a row and my output drops to almost nothing. I got a late start because I was up past my bedtime the night before. I finished off the chapter I’d started Wednesday evening, but then got no further. We had some ambiguity about the timing for today’s recordings at Draco Vista [...]

On Monday evening, at 6:30 pm, I shall return to the Changing Hands bookstore in Tempe, Arizona to give my 21 Days to a Novel course. This will be my third time doing this two hour class there. Registration is required—last time they had a packed room and a waiting list. The cost is [...]

Temptation is an occupational hazard for writers. Pretty much anything we want to do or try, any experience we can have, can be justified as “research.” Given that a lot of what I do involves being on top of technological developments, and filling my head with a vast variety of experiences that I can bring [...]

Here is where I’ll be Thursday night. If you are in the Valley of the Sun, and thinking about doing NaNoWriMo, you want to seriously think about attending.
Thursday, October 15
6:30pm – 8:00pm Insider Tips for Writing Fast and Well. The National Novel Writing Month East Valley Region (EValWrimos) presents Michael A. Stackpole to talk [...]