I thought I’d share with all of you the RSS feed tool I’ve been using for my RSS feeds, and why I like it so much. Dubbed Feedburner, I’ve been really impressed with the many uses of this free service. While sometimes some “free” tools can be a bit wonky, I’d rank this one right […]
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Musings and Opinions
Should Authors who Self-Publish be Considered Vanity Press?
I don’t ever think there has been a more appropriate time in this industry than to seriously revisit the question of what happens when authors “self-publish” their books and whether or not they should be considered “vanity press.” After attending 30+ conventions, I can completely understand the “why” behind name-calling some print-on-demand and self-published authors. […]
The Guild: Web Video about Online Gamers at “their Finest”
If you haven’t seen The Guild: an Independent Web Video Series about Online Gaming now is definitely the time. Recently, The Guild won three awards: Yahoo 2007 Best Web Series Award, the YouTube Best Series Award for 2007, and the SXSW/On Networks Web Series award. Run strictly on a volunteer basis, this series is pretty […]
March’s Battle of Words: Nomination for my Blog
It’s almost been a year since I’ve started this blog, writing feverishly to bring relevant content for freelancers and writers from different aspects of the industry. I was surprised to see that my blog has been included in a voting process for March Writing Blog Madness at Poewar.com. Even more interesting to me was how […]
Usability: The Good (and Bad) of Facebook
Whether you’re a freelancer or an author, online marketing is key to making sure you’re putting yourself out there in cyberspace. One of the ways that I’ve done this is through Facebook. The Good What I really like about Facebook is that it’s pretty easy to set up and get Facebooking. Here’s my Facebook profile […]