Monthly Archives: January 2015

Journeying Into The Dark World of Permafree

I did it.  I put up two of my short stories (one each from Quirky Quickies Volumes 1 and 2) as permafree.  I don’t know why it scared me so much to do it. Well, maybe because a close read … Continue reading

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Less Commonly Confused Words

It had been forever since I updated the Grammar and Word Usage Round-Up post, so I had a ton of little notes on my desk with words I’ve confused recently or seen confused in forum posts.  Figured I’d let people … Continue reading

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It Takes Time…

I should be writing right now. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to write at least 20,000 words per week for 26 weeks of the year. My thought was I’d front load that and write 20K words a week … Continue reading

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The Joy of A Good Book

I’m 500 pages into The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and I’m absolutely loving it.  I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed reading a book this much.  I’ve read some good books recently, but this one just … Continue reading

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Fear

I should be writing right now, but I can’t get my mind to settle down enough to do so.  So, I figured I could blog instead.  Because the reason my mind won’t settle down is fear. Fear’s a tricky thing.  … Continue reading

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VAT Plus Price Matching Equals One Major Headache

I figure most self-publishers (and Europeans) know by now that as of January 1, 2015 taxes on e-books are charged based upon the location of the purchaser not the seller.  Which means that instead of a 3% tax on ebooks … Continue reading

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