Reviews and Such

Last month I did something I usually  try to avoid – look for reviews online.  It’s one of those “be careful what you wish for” exercises I regret more often than I find satisfying.  I did find a nice quote from a review of a story published in a U.K anthology, Blind Swimmer:

There are writers [...]

Promotional consideration

At every convention I’ve attended, there’s a table full of promotional items. These usually consist of postcards or bookmarks, but sometimes there are fliers or little gadgets intended to entice people into purchasing a product. Usually a book, in my experience. Everyone is clamoring for everyone else’s attention, and if you don’t have the weight [...]

Books From the Other Side of the Fence

Ninety minutes ago I realized that I had a column to write that should have been posted in the wee hours of the morning (some 12 hours ago), which prompted me to begin furiously typing away.  There are many excuses for the late posting in the day of this column, including:  1) I didn’t get [...]