The Unexpected Neighbor
So I finally did it. I finally dragged my first novel into Smashwords, where it is being uploaded as we speak. Not the exact cover, but darned close! Converting it into their style was a pain in the...
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So I learned a couple of things: 1. Smashwords doesn’t like smart quotes. It was easy enough to fix—deactivate smart quotes conversion, copy each version of smart quote, then find-and-replace on the...
View ArticleHome away home
That’s my current title for my second novel: Home Away Home. It may change—it’s changed many times before—but I think it fits the tale. And a quick check on B&N and Amazon didn’t reveal any other...
View ArticleYou should be dancing, yeah
Okay, that title has nothing to do with this post, but I’m listening to a WNYC program’s discussion of the Bee Gees, and they played this song, so, y’know, why not. Anyway. Classes begin tomorrow, and...
View ArticleI will try not to breathe
So I got back from visiting a friend with C. (we decided against a drink at our bar) and went to bed earlier than I usually do on a Saturday night and it took awhile to fall asleep and I woke up at...
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