What Makes A Good Writer’s Blog

December 31st 2005 at 12:17 pm

Over at Sartorias’ LJ there is a great discussion going on about what makes a great writers blog. Most of the comments seem to come down on not enjoying heartless, soul-less, advertising only type blogging.
While I do think blogging is tailor made for writers (see Authors Blog the Long Tail, one of my more popular […]

Narnia Walks Out of WTO Talks

December 30th 2005 at 3:31 pm

According to many news services, the independent nation of Narnia walked out of the World Trade Organization talks:
Narnia’s delegates “were tired of bullying by EU and US delegations and would be returning immediately to their state capital at Cair Parvel,” Ms Aslan was reported as saying. “If this brings the Hong Kong talks to the […]

Bainbridge Review of Crystal Rain

December 30th 2005 at 12:11 pm

Professor Bainbridge posts a nice review of Crystal Rain over at his weblog. He says:
Tobias Buckell sent along a review copy of his forthcoming novel Crystal Rain. Like SM Stirling’s Raj Whitehall series, whose premise it somewhat resembles, Crystal Rain is an interesting mix of fantasy and military science fiction. It starts off a bit […]

Amazon Connect

December 29th 2005 at 5:21 pm

A month ago I posted about a new feature that Amazon was working on called Amazon Connect. Boos and Nays have been bumping around the blogosphere about it.
The idea is that Amazon is letting you claim you are the author of a book on their site. The process involves a form where you have to […]

Writing Space

December 29th 2005 at 2:39 pm

Steve Pavlina has an excellent post about your work space:
How would you like to permanently boost your productivity by making some simple changes to your work area? If you’re going to spend so much time at your desk, then make sure it’s going to be a pleasant experience.
This is something I’m trying be more […]

Discuss: New Years

December 28th 2005 at 11:50 pm

For the second year we’ll be having people over to hang out and play board games, maybe watch some movies.
So, what cool things are you doing for New Years?

ARC Giveaway Fun

December 28th 2005 at 4:18 pm

Tomorrow I’m mailing out some ARCs (Advance Review Copies) of Crystal Rain, but I have some spares set aside for some fun stuff. If you have an LJ or a blog of any kind, and promise to honestly review Crystal Rain on it, I’ll send you a free ARC. please pop into the comment section […]

Writers: There but Not There

December 28th 2005 at 12:06 pm

This For Better or Worse Strip is really funny, but true. It was ganked from LJ user writerswife, who has an interesting look at writers and writing from a whole other perspective.

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Battle Star Galactica makes Times Best of 2005

December 27th 2005 at 9:09 pm

The Times has a feature on the best TV of 2005. Battlestar Galactica is #1:
Most of you probably think this entry has got to be a joke. The rest of you have actually watched the show. Adapted from a cheesy ’70s Star Wars clone of the same name, Galactica (returning in January) is a ripping […]

Ponzi’s Scheme : The True Story of a Financial Legend

December 27th 2005 at 12:01 pm

I had no idea that the name ‘Ponzi Scheme’ was actually named after someone, let alone someone famous for doing one (or arguably, the first one). Ponzi’s Scheme looks like a real interesting read…