Most of my readers know I’m a big fan of ebooks. I read on a Kindle, but I believe in making my books and my clients’ books available for a variety of ebook devices. The easiest way to accomplish this is to publish on Smashwords, a platform that allows anyone to publish their work as … Read more
Thank you to the 93 commenters who left 138 comments in July. Your comments extended the conversation and added value and interest, and I enjoyed replying to every one of them. Every month when I post thanks to commenters, I get questions about how I compile this list. I have explained my system in detail … Read more
I am so excited! Both of my clients who made the finals in the Global eBook Awards won their categories. Nancy Nicholson—who happens to be my “baby” sister, so I’m doubly proud!—for Help! What Do I Do Now? Caring for Your Loved One with Alzheimer’s in the Parenting/Family — Non-Fiction category Aggie … Read more
The finalists in the Global eBook Awards have been announced. Books by several of my clients were nominated for awards, as was my novel Dream or Destiny. I’m pleased and excited to congratulate two of my clients who made the finals: Aggie Villanueva for The Rewritten Word: How to Sculpt Literary Art no Matter the … Read more
I don’t pay much attention to statistics like numbers of visitors and page views to my blog. In fact, I seldom login to Google Analytics. However, I generally pay close attention to blog milestones, such as numbers of posts and comments and my blog’s birthday/anniversary/blogiversary/whatever-you-call-an-annual-blog-milestone. So I was surprised to realize my blog turned five … Read more
It’s been a while since I last chuckled over funny comment spam. I gave up even looking at spam unless someone emails me about a missing comment. Then I will check spam to see if that’s where it landed. Today I was searching for a comment and came across more laugh-inducing spam comments. <Note: The … Read more
No matter how skilled of a writer you are, it is easy to submit work that is filled with errors. Even the best writers often miss the mark when it comes to proofreading. However, correcting errors in your work can give you the edge over the competition, making the following 10 proofreading tips of the … Read more
The World eBook Fair almost slipped past me this year. It started July 4 and ends today. According to the event website: Our goal is to provide Free public access for a month to 6.5 Million eBooks (7/4/11 to 8/4/11). World eBook Fair is sponsored by the World eBook Library, Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, MyeBook, … Read more
A while back someone sent me an email suggesting I share a blog post with my readers: Word Nerds Rejoice: Top 25 Blogs For Editing Geeks. I reviewed the list and even subscribed to several of the blogs. Some of the listed blogs deal in editing minutiae, but there are several funny ones as well. … Read more