They (“They”) say everybody’s got a doppleganger somewhere in the world. Me, at last count, I had six. I’m reminded of this because Agrimony saw me a few nights ago at a Jeff Duhham show in New England, when she knew perfectly well I was at home sleeping in my bed in Ireland. The first time someone said she knew somebody who looked just like me I was nine years old. I’d just moved into town and was going to a new school and a girl said to me, “You’re…
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crowdfunding vs kindle
So during the course of my crowdfunded events people have asked me why I don’t just write something straight for the e-reader market. My biggest reason is “because crowdfunding pays me now, and an e-reader market story might not pay me at all.” It probably would, mind you, but I don’t know how well. Right now with the crowdfunding stuff I’m getting what I’d consider market value for my short stories and novellas–somewhere around $500 for short stories and around $3K for novellas–and that’s an awful damned lot of $.99…
yet more thinks to do
…soon: – call the theatre – vacuum the living room – clean the kitchen – finish getting books signed, enveloped, and addressed – an Elegant Legacy update …this week: – catch up on the 4200 2250 words I’m behind in writing – go to the Steve McCurry photo exhibition – get over this god. damned. cold – update book poster – create new business cards – go to Easons and get address stickers …on Monday, because the post office is probably closed until then: – get books into the mail
cake
You know that cake? The one I was embarrassed to send to Ted’s work? Apparently one of his coworkers would like to hire me to bake him another cake like that, because he loved it and it reminded him of home. *bemused* :)
how to tell…
How to tell you are still fundamentally American even if you’ve been living in Ireland for five and a half years: it does not even cross your mind that the entire city centre will be closed down because it’s Saint Patrick’s Day…