How many of you know how to read an ISBN? Do you even know what an ISBN is? ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. Until January 2007, it’s a ten digit number which serves as a unique catalog number for books and other print or print-type media. In January … Continue reading →
I installed Firefox 2.0 tonight. The key feature that won me over? The most visible one? Spell checking. I haven’t installed a spell checker plug-in for WordPress, and, while I have good spelling skills, I still mess up sometimes — either through typos or a couple words I just don’t … Continue reading →
Beginnings is completed. I’ve PDFized it and uploaded it. You should be able to read it here. Here’s the final version of the cover art:
Continue reading →In conjunction with Beginnings, I’ve decided to try a MySpace page for Nat Rogers. I’m not sure if I’ll like it or even keep it, but for now, it’s there. There’s always the “Cancel Account” option if I don’t like it. When you have a pseudonym, is the pseudonymous entity … Continue reading →
I made some improvements in Beginnings today. I jazzed the font for the cover text — hopefully others can read it. Is anyone familiar with Harlow Solid Italic or Viner Hand ITC? Rosina Lippi had to mention the need to ruthlessly cut prepositions today, so I became apprehensive. I slashed … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, I was listening to a comedian on one of XM’s comedy channels. He was in Wisconsin and going on and on about the Wisconsinite’s legendary capacity for alcohol consumption. He mentioned nobody could make an old-fasioned like someone from Wisconsin. Most of my family is from … Continue reading →
I had a brief opportunity to work on revising Beginnings this morning while waiting for the GE repairman to arrive and replace my refrigerator doors. It’s better now than it was when I got up this morning. I may have one or more rounds of revision before I finalize it … Continue reading →
I’ve completed the first draft of Beginnings, my PBW e-book challenge short story entry. I plan to complete revisions by next Sunday — it needs some bite. I’ve signed up for FM’s Outline Marathon this week — I have to jot down some thoughts for this year’s NaNoWriMo entry, 30 … Continue reading →
Tambo has a great post today, featuring an excerpt from C.E. Murphy (motivated by 17 Important Things if You Want to Be A Freelancer), on “It’s Just Work.†I started doing a comment but realized it was going to get lengthy. Here’s my comment: This post makes me wonder what … Continue reading →
For those of you unfamiliar with my sentient polar bear character, Inuit (pronounced Eye-Knew-It), you almost caught a fresh glimpse of her today. I returned from my successful road trip and caught her ready to make a post. Now that I’ve imported her “Polar Bear on the Loose” posts into … Continue reading →