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Over the weekend we all got to watch the first of several fights over the pricing of ebooks. It occurred between Amazon, who is dedicated to keeping ebook prices as low as possible (having previously noted that delivering an ebook costs about 15 cents) and wants ebook bestsellers at $9.99 or less; and Macmillan. Macmillan, […]

Tomorrow, Saturday, January 30th, at 6 Eastern/3 Pacific, I’ll be reading the first three chapters from my new book At The Queen’s Command. This is your chance to get a preview of this new novel. The reading will be conducted via Second Life. Second Life is a graphics based chat software suite that includes VOIP. […]

Yes, I am an Apple enthusiast. I’ve worked on a Mac since 1987 and am typing this on my 9th Macintosh computer. (All but two of the older ones still run and are in use at various tasks around the house.) I have bought/obtained five iPods, all of which still work. I even owned both […]

I am not referring to the rainstorms lashing Arizona, though I could be. Weird thing, rainstorms in a desert. Having grown up in New England, I’m used to rain. The ground usually soaks it in. Not here. The ground is like adobe brick, so the water sheets off. Now I enjoy hydroplaning down the highway […]

Award-winning novelist Laura Resnick has a great essay about self-publishing and vanity press scams. It is very illuminative and contains vital information, especially for beginning writers on what to look out for. Hit the link and read the brilliance.

It should surprise no one that I am a gadget slut. I love technology and the cool things it can do for us. I guess I see most things as puzzles, and learning how to make them work is a challenge. I embrace that challenge and don’t have nightmares about VCRs blinking “12:00” forever. I […]

I did manage to get a chapter done, and it ran long: 3400 words and change. Mind you, that’s a bit better than I thought I’d get done, given how the day started. Of course, I had intended to write two chapters, but that plan just wasn’t going to happen, as was made apparent from […]