When I was still “just” a reader, (I’m still a reader, it’s just not all I do anymore), I used to marvel at what I thought were the complexities of the publishing world. I mean, how did they figure out what stories to publish? How did they set up the type in books so it was […]
How the Book Industry Used to Work and How it Works Now Read More »
Wow, how time flies! Here we are, in the middle of March, and the last one of these I did was in December last year!! Anyway, recently we got around to watching the first season of Timeless, the new time travel series. Both Mark and I write time travel stories and are fascinated by them, so Timeless
Pulse Pause Moments — Goran Višnjić and Timeless Read More »
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
More on Sideloading — to your Kindle. 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. ___ 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 »