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Monday Musings: Baked And Overloaded

Posted on 2 July 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The problem with self-publishing is: too many books are published too soon. Count my voice as just one amongst many across the publishing world that continue to advise self-publishers to … Continue reading →

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The Friday Fishwrap Is A Stinker

Posted on 27 April 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Chapter 2: Redo Fphen, Scriptmistress The bell in the city watch tower began to toll seven when Redo Fphen took her place, laying before her an array of pinned pages. She took a drink from a large mug with the … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Mobile Madness

Posted on 19 March 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

From a Writers Perspective: Technology provides wonderful opportunities for authors, composers, artists and musicians; from ebooks to multi-media content to who-knows-what will roll around the corner next, but it is also fraught with dangers we have yet to resolve or … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Musings: Books and Magic

Posted on 28 February 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Yes… it’s Tuesday. I somehow managed to get here a day late, but there’s a lot to cover so I beg your forbearance of my tardiness and hope what follows makes up for it. Signs Of The Times: This sign … Continue reading →

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LIke Shooting Fish In A Barrel: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Posted on 14 February 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

According to a report on Galleycat this morning, there are 335,924 people on LinkedIn who list “blogging” as one of their skills. They also have 1.5 million users who have listed “writing” as a skill while 824,000 added “editing” and … Continue reading →

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Mondays Musings

Posted on 13 February 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

A recent article on eWeek about Google paying for well-researched problems with its Chrome browser got me thinking about the appalling state of eBooks these days. From their atrocious spelling and grammatical errors to the kluged-together plots, to story-lines that seem cut and pasted from a half-dozen different … Continue reading →

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Friday Fish Wrap: What They Say, What They Mean

Posted on 27 January 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

Welcome to the return of The Friday Fish Wrap. In case you haven’t seen the new Google Service Agreement, it states: “Our Services display some content that is not Google’s. This content is the sole responsibility of the entity that makes it … Continue reading →

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Rumour Control: Apple’s New Publishing Venture?

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

The rumours leading up to the recent Apple media event were many and varied. It was first rumoured to be either a self-publishing venture or that the computer company was entering into the textbook business… referring to it as an “education” … Continue reading →

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The State-Of-The-State-Of-The-Industry: A Year In Turmoil

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

From the viewpoint of writers, agents and publishers, 2011 could honesty be defined as A Year in Turmoil! It was definitely the year that electronic books (eBooks) came into-their-own as a successful commercial media format. It was also the year … Continue reading →

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Tunes, Toonz & Other Holidaze Madness

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Gwendolyn McIntyre

My Annual Holiday Season (Trick or) Treat: A dozen or so of the best (or worst) Songs ever. Enjoy! Do You hear What I Hear – The Bowden Beer Bottle Band Do You Hear What I Hear – The Digiallonardo Sisters (It isn’t … Continue reading →