There is a underground subset of authors who take on the job of writing for someone else, with no credit to show for it. They get paid for the privilege but that’s all. There have been quite a few throughout the years–most ‘celebrities’ have no talent for creating sentences, so turn to the publisher to … Read more
Politically correct or not, I love the artwork on old paperbacks, magazine covers, and dust jackets depicting barely clad babes. I go as far as to collect them. And I find I’m not alone, by a long shot. I belong to flickr, the website for sharing photos. But besides pictures, there’s an underground section filled … Read more
In recent days I have been made aware of three developments in the eBooks industry. One is a philosophical development, two are commercial. Two, in my opinion, are good news. One most definitely is not. They show that people from all aspects of the book industry are looking at eBooks; some objectively, not as something … Read more
I started thinking about how I decide what I’ll read next, and those down times when I don’t read at all, and those frenetic times when I finish the last page and immediately hone in to the next book and I wondered what specific habits I display in regards to reading. I found I don’t … Read more
Booksellers, you know what I’m talking about. The high school yearbook committee, women’s club, civic theatre, etc. are eager to beat down the bookstore doors when it comes time for them to sell advertising, but are your business budget dollars well spent in these venues? Effectiveness of advertising can be looked at in a couple … Read more
Popular soft boiled mystery author, Nancy Martin, has some wise words to impart to those who are interested in the world of writing, and being published. I was especially interested in how she was afraid to learn about the craft of writing for fear it may quash her creativity. I honestly think this way about … Read more
Whether you believe in a red man with horns and pitchfork, or a evil creature in the form of a snake, or just plain bad karma, this list of demonic books are bound to flame your fears or at least provide hot entertainment. http://www.abebooks.com/books/satan-lucifer-dante-inferno-screwtape/devil-books.shtml
I have long wanted to have a neon sign created for my bookstore. I envisioned a “moving sign” that would have glowing pages flipping in jerky stop motion, something unique and artistic to draw the eye to our store. I called around to several neon sign designers, and my dream was promptly smashed to smithereens … Read more
