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Revenge of the Nouns

yadadarcyyada As I age (totally gracefully, of course), I notice an ever-growing Pros and Cons List accumulating in my brain. I’ve also notice one side of the list is getting much longer than the other. The Pros (or what we gain as we get older):ExperienceWisdomFriendsFamilyKnowledgeCynicismWrinklesHabitsHumourWeightHormonesSelf-confidenceHappinessMore candles on your birthday cake The Cons (or what we […]

Here is my interview with Kelly Moran

Originally posted on authorsinterviews:
Name Kelly Moran Where are you from Wisconsin Fiona: Tell us your latest news? I have 5 books releasing in 2015–2 heartfelts (Return to Me 3/3/15 & All of Me 9/1/15) and 3 ghostly paranormals (Ghost of a Promise 1/2015, Give Up the Ghost, & Ghost of You). You can get…

How to Assess Your Ad Campaign at Kindle Direct Publishing

Originally posted on chrismcmullen:
Background image from Shutterstock. KDP AD CAMPAIGN Amazon recently launched a new tool for KDP Select authors. Find it on your KDP Bookshelf. Look under the KDP Select column. Click the Promote and Advertise link. Click the Create an Ad Campaign button. Advertising is a risk. You want to monitor your…

DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF FICTION?

The Quest For the Holy Something Or Other

Originally posted on readers+writers journal:
Kylie Betzner’s New Arthurian Parody Launches Today Kylie Betzner, aka LitChick, has a popular book blog and is well known in book circles as a thoughtful and insightful reviewer of all types of literature. A lifelong avid reader, Betzner has finally penned her own novel, “The Quest for the…

A Review of the Best Habitable Planet Candidates ***** Posted From Centauri Dreams

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 06:59 AM PST The fascination with finding habitable planets — and perhaps someday, a planet much like Earth — drives media coverage of each new, tantalizing discovery in this direction. We have a number of candidates for habitability, but as Andrew LePage points out in this fine essay, few of these […]

Imperially Empirical

Originally posted on Out of This Dimension:
Now, I’ve decided to break down the Barton and Schruben (1993) method into two parts as you need to know what an empirical cumulative distribution function (eCDF) is first.  That’s empirical, don’t you know!  So what is it?  Well, it’s basically computes all the number of events that…

2015 Writing Goals: For Pete’s Sake, Have Fun!

Room Expansion…the future of Writing Room 101

Room Expansion…the future of Writing Room 101

Flash Fiction Friday: A Phone Call from Ionesco

Originally posted on Bizarro Central:
by G. Arthur Brown ACT I (An average family American 1960 sits at an average family table for an average dinner. Eugene Ionesco is not among them. FATHER sits at one side of the table dressed like an American father 1960. MOTHER sits at another side of the table dressed…

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