One thing that I’ve noticed about writing, is that I sometimes need a particular place to write to get in the “zone.” On a good day, if I’m writing for about 8 hours, I can average 2,500 words per hour. Unfortunately, there are a few, physical distractions which either slow me down or suck my […]
Month: September 2008
Getting Ready for NaNoWriMo
The past couple of weeks I have the opportunity to revisit my personal goals that range from learning the open source graphics program GIMP.org to getting back in shape and finishing Argentum. Like a lot of people I know, fall is the season to reorganize before the big winter. From last-minute “around the house” projects […]
Want to Change the World? Well, Maybe you Can!
Google is celebrating its 10th anniversary by sponsoring a contest, but not just any old contest. Dubbed “10th to the 100th,” Google will fund big ideas that will either help lots of people or change the world. Change the World with Google I have to say — I LOVE THIS IDEA on several, different levels. […]
How the Publishing Industry is Evolving
This article entitled “Have We Reached the End of Book Publishing? spells out what I’ve suspected for so long and heard from some of my fellow writers — that the very nature of the way major publishers do business does not bode well for aspiring writers. Large, million-dollar advances taken on new authors spell doom […]
Update on Network Neutrality – ISPs Rolling Out Caps for Internet Usage
One of the issues that I’ve been following fairly closely, is the concept of network neutrality. What is it? Wikipedia defines it as: Network neutrality (equivalently net neutrality, Internet neutrality or simply NN) is a principle that is applied to residential broadband networks, and potentially to all networks. A neutral broadband network is one that […]