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Austin memories (3)
Sunday is for Sandy While all of us authory/publishy types were hanging out in downtown Austin on a brisk Saturday, a hurricane you may have heard something about was aiming for the East Coast, and it was shaping up to be an issue for those of us who A: reside on the East Coast, and…
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Friday night: Never go into room 331 I don’t sleep well my first night in a strange bed. It doesn’t seem to matter how comfortable or strange that bed happens to be, nor how tired I am. (This was an especially large problem the two times I had to go on television.) So my not…
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Various anecdotes I am not the sort of person that instinctively takes photographs, possibly because I am not currently the sort of person who has a phone that takes decent photographs. For most of my life my chosen method of archiving events has been to write about them. For instance, I have few photos of…
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The cost of printing As I get ready for my weekend in Austin I would like to call your attention to this press release from earlier today: The publishing house that brought you “Fifty Shades of Grey” announces better quality and lower priced books for loyal customers To summarize, the per-book cost for print editions of Immortal and Hellenic…
Read MoreTexas Book Festival– Press Release
Austin is coming up As I mentioned last week, I’ll be attending the Texas Book Festival at the end of October. Specifically– if you’re looking for me, I’ll be arriving Friday afternoon 10/26 and leaving Monday morning 10/29. The festival itself is 10/27 – 10/28. Below is a press release link from The Writer’s Coffee Shop with…
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Austin! I’m finalizing plans right now to appear at the Texas Book Festival in Austin on October 27 and 28. I’ll be there to sign copies of Immortal and Hellenic Immortal, meet a bunch of people from the publishing house I am currently only acquainted with via email, and probably to drink too much. Oh and also to see what…
Read MoreIndie Book Event Random Musings, Part Two
More musings I’m still talking about the Indie Book Event, held last Saturday in New York City. In all likelihood I will not need for there to be a part three, but who knows? As I continue therapy, more things may come back to me. Check out part one here Like a second grader Here…
Read MoreIndie Book Event Random Musings, Part One
A weekend in New York As you are (perhaps) aware, I spent this past Saturday in New York City attending the Indie Book Event. It was tremendous fun, I’d met some people I had only chanced upon previously when online, there was press coverage, and I got very little sleep. It’s this last thing that…
Read MoreIndie Book Event on Channel One
This is far more amusing in context The Indie Book Event got some local coverage on Channel One yesterday. I’m at the table in the back of the room. What’s funny is they showed up to get the background footage during one of the presentations, so there wasn’t anyone visiting the tables. The person I’m talking…
Read MoreSaturday is Indie Book Event Day
On the road to NYC I am packed. I am ready. I am terrified. I am on my way to NYC shortly (by bus) and will be spending all day Saturday at The New Yorker Hotel to attend the Indie Book Event as part of my continuing effort to convince all of you to read Immortal. I…
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