In the most recent issue of the Authors Guild Bulletin, there’s a transcript of a symposium on the future of publishing, with a panel of Publisher, Agent, Author. The comments were fairly predictable: the Publisher was interested in how to make money; the Agent was interested in how to ensure the Author got some of the money so the Agent would make money; and the Author (Susan Cheever) was interested in the question of how the new ways of Publishing will actually change the way writers write because it is clearly changing how readers read. […]

Brakes squeal; the train lumbers to a slow, and then a stop. I emerge as though from a daze of buttercups and leafy maples into a thick rush of people on the platform, and then am pushed and jostled up the stairs to the main concourse of Grand Central Station. Here is the starry dome Read more about Tweet-up In New York[…]

A while back, when Heaven Falls was fresh on the shelves, my friend and mentor advised me to set my sights on a goal that I knew I could accomplish in the next phase of being a published author. Not making a million dollars, not a NYT book review, but something attainable. He said that is how he made his fortune in business: by setting and attaining practical goals, one at a time.

When I asked him for an example, he said, “How about five 5-Star reviews for “Heaven Falls” on Amazon.”

Yesterday I attained this goal! Now I need to the next one! Suggestions?

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Scientists have discovered something new! Sitting is deadly. Spending most of your days with most of your weight resting on your delicate lower spine is dangerous, even if you regularly exercise.

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