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Open Source Works

Open Source Works

I’m not a control freak. I’m not. Ask anyone. I’m so laissez faire you’d think I just don’t give a damn.

Until things go wrong. Or just aren’t quite good enough. Or flexible enough.

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So, Yeah

So I have a book out now. I spent the first part of the month promoting it as much as possible while attempting not to be obnoxious. Then the reaction set in, and I had to hermit a bit. (That’s totally a verb. I swear.) To make my cave-dwelling worse, I had some Bright Ideas

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Publishing Basics, Part II

Publishing Basics, Part II

Last time I covered some terms, but after a few I realized that when you’re using new words to define other new words, you’re asking for trouble. So I’ll go through the process instead, explaining as I go. Standard disclaimer: It’s all different for all of us. I’ll try to keep it general, but when

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Publishing Basics for the Lost (or Lazy) Writer, Part I

Publishing Basics for the Lost (or Lazy) Writer, Part I

It started, as these things do, on Twitter. A friend called a site I am working with to publish Knight Errant a vanity press. I haughtily explained that there is a difference between a vanity press and a legitimate DIY-publishing service. He didn’t know that. And he didn’t know a lot of things that he

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Thank You, Internet Horoscope Person!

Thank You, Internet Horoscope Person!

Rick Levine said I don’t have to clean my house today. … Okay, what he actually said was: There are many things that require your attention today, yet you must remain ready to respond to an unexpected event that could unravel your day. If you try to ignore what’s happening and continue to push forward

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Life, Joomla!, and Madness

Life, Joomla!, and Madness

Last night was the first time I guided a tour through Valley of the Moon. It was, in a word, incredible. The tour guide, I finally realized, is The One that can most make or break a show. Every actor is important, and adds to the success of an awesome show, but the tour guide

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I Need a Sharp Stick…

I don’t know what I did. I’m sure it’s all my fault, but I have no clue. Umm, actually…it was the Search Engine Friendly URLs I’d selected in Global Configuration. All is well now, yay!! So…spent a good bit of time fighting with that. (later. Much later.) Wow. Time just…got away from me. Couldn’t finish

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