The Millions on Kindle Worlds
At The Millions Elizabeth Minkel has posted a new article on Kindle worlds. Like Scalzi, she is highly sceptical: The whole venture hints at broader question...
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UEA flash anthology 23 Small Good Thi...
I have a story in the flash fiction anthology 23 Small Good Things. The book was the project of UEA Creative Writing MA student Lauren Rose. The stories were...
Amazon licenses fan fiction e-books
The Guardian reports that Amazon are launching a platform for fan fiction e-books. The deal provides revenue for both the original and the fan authors. Of co...
Outlining on the mind
I love the way the internet ripples. I’m not sure if a post on a topic in one blog prompts another, or a mysterious primal force drives people to discuss the...
You own your device. Who owns your bo...
The thing about the ebook is that it empowers the reader, right? It may one day enable mash ups and guerilla edits, it already allows readers to reach out to...
This is water – David Foster Wallace
I came across this fantastic short film at Go Into The Story (embedded below). It is called This Is Water and it provides visuals for an extract of David Fos...
Margaret Atwood’s Three Reason to Kee...
I got this embed (below) of Margaret Atwood talking about physical books versus ebooks from Biblioklept. Summary of Margaret's points The three reasons for k...
New blog: Book Shape
Given how often I’ve been posting here recently, I’m sure you can understand my need to start a new blog. In fact the reasons for the new blog and for my com...