Why this may be the last chance to become a Kindle Author before the Indy eBook Apocalypse
What does the new launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire and cheaper versions of the regular Kindle mean for eBook authors? Well, there’s good news and bad...
What do I do with my novel based on a popular podcast?
So I have a bit of a quandry. I’m in the process of novelizing (and finishing) my epic space opera Twin Stars. Twin Stars was my attempt...
The US Budget as a Household Budget
Found Online: Fiscal responsibility at it’s finest: U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 * Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 * New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 * National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 * Recent budget...
Toronto strippers among ‘most intellectual’
On any given night, about 50% of the city’s exotic dancers on the job are fresh-faced college or university students who are shedding their clothes to earn...
Why Project Wonderful both Fascinates me and Depresses me.
My friend Brushmen recently sent me to check out a somewhat new-ish site called Project Wonderful. (Note- if you have adblock on, the site will require you...
Is Flash Fiction becoming a rising art form?
Yesterday I I stumbled across a story trying to answer the question- Could I destroy the entire Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus if I traveled...
The Other Fantastic Fours
There may be arguments over who exactly created the Fantastic Four, and even why they were created, but when Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created Marvel Comic’s...
Lanchester’s Laws
From- http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/sfconsim-l/message/45945 Lanchester’s laws are concerned with balancing military strength of various units. If one is dealing with ancient combat (i.e., pre-gunpowder) Lanchester Linear Law applies, the...
What Children Fear
I had an interesting conversation with my friend MadUnkieG yesterday that I thought I’d share. We were talking about young adult books and how they age- for...
August 22, 2011
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