Monthly Archives: August 2010
Max the Cat, 3 Months, Lands a Mega Deal for 81 Books
A cat that lives in my neighborhood, aged 3 months, has won a multi-book deal worth almost 20 dollars. I write in the wee hours of the morning, getting out of bed before sunrise to eek out a few words before heading … Continue reading
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PW Select: Who Really Benefits?
Publishers Weekly received tons of flack this week when they announced the launch of PW Select. In short, they’re adding a quarterly supplement that will list self-published titles from the preceding period. They’ll also review at least 25 of these … Continue reading
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Snail Mail Submission Angst
I just got a snail mail submission together for one of my short stories that’s making the rounds. I’m sending it off to one of the big science fiction markets, a holdout that still doesn’t accept electronic submissions. It’s amazing … Continue reading
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Glacier National Park in Montana
This past week I ventured inland to big sky country, spending most of it in and around Glacier National Park in Montana. It’s huge, and amazingly unspoiled–though the glaciers are sadly little more than remnants of what they were just … Continue reading
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What’s Up with Ticker-Tape Parades?
After coming across multiple references to ticker-tape parades in the last few weeks, I got thinking. How did this whole ticker-tape parade thing ever get started? One of the wonders of the internet is that any question, no matter how … Continue reading
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Drowning in a Sea of Television Slush
When I was studying film production at Syracuse University, we had the chance to head to Hollywood for a week and meet with illustrious alumni from the university. Of all the people we met, Fred Silverman stuck in my mind … Continue reading
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Halo 2600: Embrace Your Inner Geek
My inner geek got a boost this week when I discovered the best thing to hit the interdweebs so far this year. As Craig Harris originally posted, Halo has been re-imagined for the Atari 2600. The game is pretty simple, … Continue reading
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Thoughts on The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
I read The Lightning Thief primarily to see what all the fuss is about. It’s the first in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan, which seems to have taken over multiple shelves in book stores everywhere. … Continue reading
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