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Posted by reudaly on November 19, 2014 in
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Oh, hey! It’s Wednesday. It’s blog post day. I almost forgot, but I didn’t. So, in the last week…
I think I’m going to love my new Day Job (which is a first in a long time) – so many things to learn and do and… but I misunderstood the number of hours. So I need to get off my behind and get the chapbooks up on Amazon. I don’t need to make up a lot of money, but I do need some alternate income streams.
The thing is… I know how to convert to .epub through Scrivener and can double check the formatting in Calibre or other programs to make sure the glitches are left to a minimum. I don’t know how to do that (at least the double checking) for Amazon formats. And though I know there are websites out there, when I’m dealing with figuring out tech – I do better with demonstrations.
I know there are many gurus out there who do this on a nearly daily basis. If someone local to DFW wants to help me out by SHOWING ME (thank you, Missouri heritage) how to make this happen, I can make you cookies or dinner or something… And, yes, this is going to spur me to write more and more frequently. Some will go to traditional publishers, some will go this digital route.
In fact, I need to be working on a short story even now…it’s pitched, it’s promised, it’s at least half done, but in the job transition, I’ve stumbled on it. I need to start the typing of the hard copy so I can get it back in my head and where I was going to go with it in order to GET ON WITH IT.
Industry News:
Amazon and Hachette resolved their differences. I don’t know the terms of the deal or if this is good thing or bad – but it’s over. We’ll see what the fall out is over time. Hopefully the authors who were caught in the middle will be able to go back to work writing now. In an ideal world, the authors won’t be held responsible for the drop in sales from corporate pissing contests, but we don’t live in an ideal world. I wish those authors all the best.
And now it’s time to get back to work.
Tags: Amazon, authors, digital uploads. Kindle, Hatchette, Help Needed, Writing
Posted by reudaly on November 17, 2014 in
Books,
writing instruments |
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I apologize for the rerun – but this is a transition week into a new job and had some Real Life stuff raise its inevitable head. So, I’m going to rerun this review because after a year (mostly because I used it for a lot of writing samples), the notebook is nearly full – I […]
Tags: notebooks, paper, review, Writing, writing instruments
Posted by reudaly on November 14, 2014 in
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It’s Spotlight post day – and again, I’ve got nothing… Granted, I’m adjusting to new schedules and responsibilities. But… I’ve also been struggling to come up with topics/people to feature here. So, I know I’ll still spotlight people/organizations as things occur – like (sadly) memorials. But, on a week to week basis…I’m not sure what […]
Tags: changes, Comments, Future, Questions
Posted by reudaly on November 11, 2014 in
Writing |
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Welcome to the Wednesday post… I should be writing a short story. I have a deadline, and time is going to be running a bit short. I actually pitched a short story for an anthology. The pitch was accepted (the story still has to be finished, turned in, and then the finish product accepted), but […]
Tags: risk taking, Short stories, writer post, Writing, writing what you know
Posted by reudaly on November 10, 2014 in
Life |
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The Parafernalia Revolution mechanical pencil was a strange and interesting thing I found at the Dallas Pen Show that I bought for Jimmy – he’s the pencil dude in the family. This was the “big” purchase, but it was totally worth it. The Perafernalia Revolution mechanical pencil is made in Italy developed by Sergio Carpani […]
Posted by reudaly on November 7, 2014 in
Life,
Spotlight |
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Today’s supposed to be a Spotlight Post day. A day where I pick someone at random and say nice things about someone else, but today it’s a bit different. Today is my last day of work at my current job. I started this job two years ago because I had to – and needed one. […]
Tags: changes, day job, Last Day
Posted by reudaly on November 5, 2014 in
Books,
Writing |
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Last week was a major milestone for an author I know and admire – her Young Adult novel series became a web series on Geek and Sundry. Yes, I’m referring to Rachel Caine and the Morganville series. Jimmy and I were backers of her Kickstarter campaign to get this done, and I’m so thrilled for […]
Tags: adaptations, Books, Geek and Sundry, Morganville Vampires, Rachel Caine, screenplays, webisodes
Posted by reudaly on November 3, 2014 in
Review,
writing instruments |
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I have some of the best people in my life… I really do. I couldn’t do most of what I do without their encouragement, support (and occasional enabling). This is one of those times. My Most Awesome Friends, John and Susan Husisian are just the best. At Fencon, they gave me this week’s pen (sorry […]
Tags: ball point pen, black ink, FenCon, Fisher Space Pen, friends, Glassbreaker, parker refill, pen, Tactical Pen, Uzi, writing instrument
Posted by reudaly on October 31, 2014 in
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! I’m starting my day with this…I’m sending my name to Mars via NASA. You only have through tonight. I should have something awesome to share with you today – but there are (and have been) serious distractions this week. So… Let me give you some links to great ways to stay distracted (without […]
Tags: Dark Hour Haunt, Geek and Sundry, Graphic Novel, Halloween, Javier Grillo=Marxuach, Morganville, Table Read, The Middleman, Web Series
Posted by reudaly on October 29, 2014 in
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Writing |
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Last weekend was Tyler Rose City Comic Con (called thus because apparently Portland, OR has a Rose City Comic Con about a week before). This is a second year Comic Con – so there were some hiccups and growing pains, and the organizer looked kinda shell-shocked when we left. But in good ways. You see, […]
Tags: Ajax, Books, Brian Raif, Jeremy Clark, marketing, Mike Grell, selling, Superheroes, Timothy Zahn, Tugg The Bull Terrier Puppy, Tyler Rose City Comic Con
[Spotlight Post] Questions and Comments
It’s Spotlight post day – and again, I’ve got nothing… Granted, I’m adjusting to new schedules and responsibilities. But… I’ve also been struggling to come up with topics/people to feature here. So, I know I’ll still spotlight people/organizations as things occur – like (sadly) memorials. But, on a week to week basis…I’m not sure what […]
Tags: changes, Comments, Future, Questions