Books by Friday Flash Authors - October 18, 2010

Below is my incomplete list of ebooks by Friday Flash participants. The best part about Friday Flash is diversity, and the same is true for this list of book...

Comments Closed - June 5, 2014

The question of disabling comments on a blog has been bouncing around for at least three years to my knowledge, and it wouldn’t surprise me if the debate sta...

Consumers Pay for Content - October 5, 2009

In the essay, “Post-Medium Publishing,” Paul Graham claims that consumers never pay for content. He begins with the observation that publishers set prices ba...

Future Stories - July 20, 2009

What will happen to stories? This is the question Michael Chabon poses in “Manhood for Amateurs: The Wilderness of Childhood” in The New York Review of Book...

Get Off Your Butt: Standing Workstation - March 16, 2010

Sad Stats “Most U.S. youths unfit to serve, data shows” Pentagon study reveals 35% age 18-34 physically unfit, was 6% in 1987. Obesity.org says “no sta...

How-To: Make Contents Links in Ebook for Smashwords - September 7, 2010

You want a working contents page in your ebook. Readers love them. Anything that improves navigation is good. Done properly, the Smashwords Meatgrinder will ...

Kandy Fangs Word Cloud - January 14, 2015

Word cloud created at wordle.net using the RSS feed for KandyFangs.com.

Kandy Fangs eBook - September 14, 2011

Not your everyday vampire tale, this time-twisted journey explores an intimate connection between a killer with a thirst for blood and her prey with a tast...

Linguist and Reading Comprehension - April 19, 2009

Geoffrey K. Pullum’s essay, “50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice”, offers criticism for The Elements of Style with some humor. Pullum points his finger at the ...

More Twitter Fiction - September 7, 2009

I began writing micro-fiction earlier this year without any experience in flash fiction after a review of other authors as noted in my previous post. There a...

Never Sell Content - October 19, 2009

In a previous post, I argued that “Consumers Pay for Content.” Many publishers try to sell content, but this is not the best marketing strategy. Sell ideas. ...

Novel Writing Progress - December 1, 2014

Following up on my November Projects, I’m happy to report I made progress on my novel reaching the midpoint of the story. I don’t normally pay attention to m...

Promoting Your Book at Apple - March 11, 2014

Apple is all about consistency and the customer experience. Connect with your audience by following guidelines for the best experience. When your book is on ...

Reading and Discussing - November 26, 2014

Jeff Atwood of stackoverflow.com (a forum for engineers posting questions and answers) shares his ideas on encouraging more reading instead of pushing for co...

Social Media: Passion and Proofreading - April 23, 2013

Social media allows you to improve your brand by engaging with others. Staying connected with clients or reaching out to a new audience may mean writing news...

Spine Poetry - October 4, 2013

After reading Margit’s spine poem, and also Setsu’s poem, I decided to give this a try. The game is to stack books to create a poem. The post, “Form for All:...

Standing Tall for Desk Work - November 12, 2012

In my 2010 post, “Get Off Your Butt,” I addressed the problem of working at a desk for long hours increasing risk of heart problems, obesity, and general fat...

Unlocking the Apostrophe in Style - May 20, 2014

Forming the possessive of nouns can be one of the more confusing rules in writing when it comes to words ending with s. Besides differences with plural and a...

Writing for Torre - August 31, 2009

She tells me her name is Draco Torre. I ask her about the masculinity, and she says it’s backward, given name last. Draco, taken later in life, she likes t...

Writing in Markdown Syntax - February 2, 2015

Markdown, created by John Gruber, is a plain-text syntax and a software tool that converts plain text to HTML. Of course, it’s also simple for other tools to...