Advance Reader Copies (ARC) are early versions of books that are printed in limited numbers and sent to reviewers in hopes that early buzz and quotable reviews can be gathered in time to add them to the final released book cover. Since the big name reviewers like Publishers Weekly request these ARCs four months in… Continue reading Creating the Pixie Dust ARC
Travel Days in 2009
It’s that time again to tally up all the travel days from my calendar and add it to the spreadsheet. Sad to say, 2009 had the fewest travel days since I left the regular workday world. This was, of course, an effect of the economy. Still, 71 days on the road is more than some… Continue reading Travel Days in 2009
Website Changes
As a writer and a publisher, I have three websites to maintain. One is this blog, and I’m relatively content with the template-based tools to keep this in shape. There are a few things in the sidebar that I keep playing with, hoping to get right. Most of you who read the blog via RSS… Continue reading Website Changes