The World in the Cup of Your Hand

The best gift anyone can ever give me for Christmas is time to laugh and eat and relax with the people I love.  I was blessed with this precious gift in spades this year.  Outside of two very special homemade presents given to me by my children (priceless wonders that mean all the world to [...]

Why digital publishing didn't catch on 10 years ago--and why it might now.

Ten years ago, publishers and agents thought digital publishing was going to take over the industry. It didn’t, but the advent of inexpensive book readers means that the digital format stands a better chance of succeeding this time [...]

The Death of Print Publishing

We’ve all heard the news and predictions.  It’s the beginning—or well past the beginning—of the end.  In three years, or five, or seven, e-books will be the norm, and mass market paperbacks will slouch off to die with the other dinosaurs.  As for traditional books in general, I believe they were recently outsold by e-books [...]

What I Learned From Blogging About the Kindle

Last month, when I finally decided to “come out” about owning a Kindle, I learned two things. One, after reading some of the comments about my blog entry, I realized that I have always written about “safe” topics, ones that are least likely to stir up controversy, and heaven forbid, make [...]