Category Archives: Books

Books I’ve read, or abandoned reading.

Review: Be The Monkey by Konrath and Eisler

Posted on May 12, 2013 by mike

This book is essentially a transcript of a discussion between professional authors J.A. (Joe) Konrath and Barry Eisler.  Konrath has been self-publishing for several years and has made a very good living at it.  I think he would probably argue … Continue reading →

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9 Ways To Get More from Your Kindle Fire

Posted on June 22, 2012 by mike

Consider Amazon Prime Membership:  The Amazon Prime membership program offers free two-day shipping for all products sold by Amazon.com (but NOT products sold through Amazon by third parties), free instant streaming of many movies and television shows, and access to … Continue reading →

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Review: Immediate Fiction by Jerry Cleaver

Posted on September 21, 2011 by mike

Jerry Cleaver is the creator of Chicago’s most successful writers’ workshop, the Writers’ Loft, and has been teaching writing for many years.  His Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course is an inexpensive, portable version of what he teaches on his … Continue reading →

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Review: The Writer’s Little Helper

Posted on July 10, 2011 by mike

James V. Smith, Jr.’s The Writer’s Little Helper is a great little reference book for writers.  It consists primarily of short (most under 4 pages) discussions of problems and situations that novelists face, along with easy to understand suggestions for … Continue reading →

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Dirt Cheap Audiobooks

Posted on April 5, 2005 by mike

An article about a site where you can find audiobooks of public domain
works very inexpensively.
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