So, I said farewell to my Kindle Fire today. I spent a week with the shiny Amazon media device and decided that we just weren’t meant to be. Why? Frankly, I want a real tablet computer, not just a book reader with benefits. Before I get to all of that, let me explain why I wanted the Kindle Fire, why I bought one, and why it was hard to say goodbye. I have an Android smartphone, one that I really, really, love. It’s an HTC Evo Shift from Sprint. This phone does everything and does it well. When the Kindle Fire was announced, I did my homework and yes, I knew going in that the Fire would not be a full-on tablet. I told myself, however, that I wouldn’t need everything in a tablet — my phone could do anything the tablet couldn’t. I do like the idea of an [More]
Writing
ePublish Unum’s Digital Publishing Workshop for Authors
Last Saturday I attended the first (of what will surely be many) Digital Publishing Workshop for Authors hosted by Evo Terra and Jeff Moriarty of ePublish Unum. This is a relatively new venture for Evo and Jeff for helping authors embrace what it means to be a “digital author”. The [More]
An Interview with Patricia Fry
Patricia Fry is the President of SPAWN, the Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network. She is the author of 28 books and many articles on the subject of writing and publishing, and brings her years of experience directly into her work. She recently released the second edition of her comprehensive [More]
Review: “THE RIGHT WAY TO WRITE, PUBLISH AND SELL YOUR BOOK” by Patricia Fry
THE RIGHT WAY TO WRITE, PUBLISH AND SELL YOUR BOOK: Your Complete Guide to Successful Authorship Genre: Non-fiction/Reference – Publishing Format: Paperback Publisher: Matilija Press ISBN: 9780977357628 Price: $19.95 USD It would be a tragic understatement to say this book is a comprehensive discussion of writing and self-publishing topics. Patricia [More]
Agony
“Here come the woman, with the look in her eye. Raised on leather, with flesh on her mind. Words as weapons sharper than knives, Makes you wonder how the other half die.” –INXS, “The Devil Inside” The light from the bonfire blazed between her and I. The fire added heat [More]
Is This Thing On? #32 – Interview with Mark Levine
* My name is Dan Shaurette, welcome to the podcast. – This is special sneaky-like-Santa episode #32, for December 23rd, 2006. (Download MP3 – Listen to Streaming audio) * To all my friends and constant listening audience, Merry Christmas! I had the chance to get Mark Levine’s interview in this episode. Also, [More]
Podcasting for Authors – Part 3: Recording Interviews
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Is This Thing On? #25
This is Episode #25 for August 14, 2006. Hey, Is This Thing On? (Download MP3 or listen to the stream) * My name is Dan Shaurette, welcome to the podcast. – Michelle is home safe and sound from her trip, even though it was a hell of a time on [More]
Podcasting for Authors – Part 2: The Tech of Podcasting
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Podcasting for Authors – Part 1: What is Podcasting?
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What Do You Mean You Don’t Have A Blog?
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All about Evo…
Well, my first official written opportunity also came from Mr. Tee Morris. Trying to think exactly when this was. it was either 2003 or 2004, he was putting together an anthology if you will, I guess not an anthology, but it was called THE FANTASY WRITERS’ COMPANION. A year or so before he had contributed to a book called THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING FANTASY. So this was the sequel to that, which kinda struck me as odd. If it was complete, why would you need a sequel?
Is This Thing On? #15
Hello, and welcome to another episode of “Is This Thing On?” (Download MP3 or listen to the stream) * On my last podcast, I talked a bit about podiobooks.com and how I’m planning to make a podiobook out of my novel. – I also mentioned that I’d love to interview [More]
