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• Statistics and Lies

  

  As a blogger and one-time student of statistics, I’m drawn to the wonderful information provided by WordPress.com.  Just what do these statistics tell us?  Are... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Blog Subscriptions on the Amazon Kindle

  

  I have broadened my Amazon experiment. I learned that it’s possible to subscribe to participating blogs on an Amazon Kindle. Being bold and daring – oh, alright... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 BOOKS

• Special Post: Confused on Pricing at Amazon…

  I don’t understand why, but it seems that the price on Amazon.com for For the Sake of Mercy is higher on the site than I have quoted in my blog post! This... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blogging: “Longform” Or “Sound Bite”?

  I’ve read several articles on how to write good blog posts, but I freely admit that I’ve tended to go my own way.  Of course, that may mean that I’ve also lost... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• “The Forever Saga: Flash” by Sean C Sousa – A Review

  

  The Forever Saga: Flash, by Sean C Sousa, has an opening chapter that leaves you wanting more. The first scene is a classic science fiction location, filled wit... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Captain Returns!

  

  Captain Henri Duschelle, hero of To Sail The Dark Sea, has returned in a new tale. This one, For the Sake of Mercy, is a novelette. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 BOOKS

• Thursday: Book Promotion Day

  Yesterday’s WWW post got me thinking. It and similar things are very good ways to promote blogs, creating a chain that anybody can make use of to discover new... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Participation Post: WWW Wednesdays (Mar.20)

  

  This “participation” post scheme comes from Should Be Reading blog by MizB. Thanks for the idea, MizB! I don’t normally get involved in chain posts of any... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Penning Perils

  I’m slowly coming to recognise certain facts about making efforts to become a published author.  There are many perils out there, lurking everywhere. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dissecting Getting Published

  When I first started on this journey, I was confident of only one thing: I would have a lot to learn. Needless to say, I wasn’t wrong. In fact, I was being too... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Little Bit More

  

  It has occurred to me that there’s an aspect of my “novelette” Shade of Evil which may make some people wonder. The ending is unusual. I have no desire to... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Terror Rises – “Shade of Evil” Arrives

  

  Yesterday, 15th March, I released my first novelette. Shade of Evil is a future fiction horror tale. It is the first ebook that I have released that isn’t free. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blogging – Behind The Words A Person Sits

  

  Imagineer-ing got to 500 likes earlier this week! Really happy about that, and looking forward, now, to getting it up to 1,000…I’d like to thank everybody who... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• A Look At Web Sites For Authors

  These are just some observations I have on the various web sites that I’ve used for self-publishing and/or marketing since becoming a self-publishing author. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Robin Leigh Morgan In Her Own Words: An Author Interview

  

  I’m very happy to present an interview with Robin Leigh Morgan!~ Steve When did you first discover the desire to write was so strong in you? Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Guild (Thief, #5) by Steve K Smy – New Ebook Released

  

  I don’t normally post more than once in a day but I hope that you’ll think this is justified:And here it is, the fifth short story in the Thief series. I still... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A View on Reviews

  This post has to be directed correctly, so I’ve split it by subtitles.  There may be some duplication, in thought principle at least, between the two parts,... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Read All About It – News Update

  

  Icy Weather in January 2009It’s snowing outside, and the air is bitterly cold. By all reports, most of Britain is caught in this wintry weather. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 1st Blogoversary for Imagineer-ing!

  

  Yes indeed, it really is!  A whole year/twelve months/365 days/… well you get the idea!  When we first launched, we had a phenomenal response, which... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Intrepid Chris Allen: An Author Interview

  

  I have great pleasure in presenting an interview with Chris Allen, author of the Intrepid series of thrillers. I’m sure that you’ll find what he has to say,... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE