A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
In the past 25 years, the book publishing industry—and by extension, book sales and markets for authors—have undergone a massive transformation. Corporate mergers and takeovers consolidated many of the biggest names in the industry. Technological advances saw traditional print publishing, while still dominating the industry, yielding market share to digital and audio production. Into this …
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I'm back after a long hiatus, the result of my website having mysteriously disappeared while I was offline dealing with other matters. The site fell into a technological black hole and seemed lost. (And before you ask, the site and its contents are backed up regularly. The back-ups proved irretrievable. But that's a story for …
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Buddy The Wonder Cat wants to know: "Why aren't you writing?"
Writers, readers, and dog lovers of all kinds will appreciate today's post, brought to us by the award-winning author Juliet Mariller. According to her website, Juliet was born in Dunedin, New Zealand – the most Scottish city outside Scotland itself – and now lives in Western Australia and writes historical fantasy. A former music teacher …
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