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Ranging from the subtle to the gaudy, art cars seem to have evolved out of the hippie era of the 1960’s when John Lennon drove a paisley Rolls Royce and the Merry Pranksters painted a school bus in day glo colors. These days, some art cars … [Continue reading] about Art Cars
I haven't talked a lot about self-publishing here on my blog, mostly because there are a lot of excellent websites out there with awesome resources for indie- and self-publishing (check out BookWorks and the Jane Friedman Blog for a start) and I … [Continue reading] about A Self-Publishing Success Story
Composition Mode can be super handy for removing distractions. We touched on it a bit last week in my post about Scrivener and NaNoWriMo, but I want to dive a little deeper today and explore what we can and cannot do in this mode. Open … [Continue reading] about Composition Mode in Scrivener
Eucalyptus trees were imported to California in the 1850s after Australian gold miners sung their praises as a fast growing, super strong building material. Unfortunately, while the trees do grow quickly, the wood is not viable commercially until … [Continue reading] about Eucalyptus
This post was inspired (and informed) by Brian Schwartz at ReviewerPerks.com. He noticed that the link I was sending out to friends and family, encouraging them to pre-order my book, included a QID#, and that any reviews that were posted with this … [Continue reading] about Your Amazon QID#
In honor of NaNoWriMo I thought I'd share four NaNoWriMo Scrivener tips that have been super helpful to me in the past when trying to write 50,000 words in a month. Because this challenge is not for lightweights, and anything that makes it a little … [Continue reading] about Four NaNoWriMo Scrivener Tips
California’s central valley once contained more than four million acres of wetlands, where water from the mountains meandered its way toward the ocean, providing vital habitat for fish, birds and terrestrial animals alike. Gradually California’s … [Continue reading] about California Wetlands