My entire family, except for one of us, went to see Rogue One on the same day. We didn’t go together and we didn’t discuss when we’d go, but on Christmas Day, we discovered that all but one (and you know who you are!) had coincidentally gone to see the movie on the same day. That […]
Rogue One: Dark? Not so much. Read More »
I thought I’d try something a bit different for a bit. There’s quite a few writers I know who write “in public” — they post what they produce on their blogs, for readers to react to. Wattpad is the grand collective of this idea. For writers who are unsure of their craft, or for the
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It’s that time of year! I’m feeling the spirit now because I’ve got all my shopping done. If you’re still looking for inspiration and last minute gifts for other romance readers, browse through these ideas: A Romance Novel Coloring Book: Coloring Pages Inspired By Romance Novel Covers (Volume 1) [link] If you or your gift
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Recently, I received an email from a reader, Wen, who said in part: I hate myself in pictures, specially where I have to pose but be natural WTH!!! But I have learned that selfies are more benevolent with me 🙂 Video? No way Jose!!! About questions… I was the student who almost never asked questions
Further to my post about sideloading, I discovered that Teleread have a three part series on the various ways you can sideload to your Kindle — including why you would even want to. This is a thorough exploration of all the processes, and as it was only posted in April 2016, you can be fairly
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A Geek Girl’s Guide to… is an ongoing series about becoming more technically savvy, so you can maximize your ereading pleasure. Links to back-posts are at the end of this post. – t. ___ Sideloading Books What exactly is sideloading? A lot of readers get very confused by this term. It’s a made up word
Well, paint me red. I am not super big on hanging out on social networks, although that’s where I get to chat with readers most of the time, so I do know my way around. Or at least, I thought I did. The other day I discovered that not only does Facebook not show me
Uncovered Treasures. Read More »
A Geek Girl’s Guide to… is an ongoing series about becoming more technically savvy, so you can maximize your ereading pleasure. Links to back-posts are at the end of this post. – t. ___ Must you pick a format? I was having a discussion with readers the other day about which formats to use where.
Must you stick to a single ebook format? Read More »
The wide-ranging sprawl of eclectic subject matter in today’s links should convince you I have the attention span of a gnat–wait, what is that shiny thing over there….? Amazing Painted Plywood Subfloor. Link I’ve heard of people painting their subfloors before. Most attempts to do so that I’ve seen are pretty basic. Coats of plain
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Author Catherine McKenzie ranted a few days ago about covers on books, in her post “Why Do Books Written by Women Get Such Audience-Limiting Covers?“. The post was written primarily for authors, and in it she proposes that, as the title suggests, women authors’ book covers are designed in such a way that tags them
Do You Avoid Books With Certain Covers? Read More »