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Topic: The Rules of English... |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 3:07 pm Subject: The Rules of English... |
When there are many different sources, all that matters is that you're consistent! You can write James' or James's, depending on which source you follow (and very few Americans will fault you for foll ... |
Topic: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Osfer
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Forum: Everyday blither-blather Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:57 am Subject: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Lord have mercy, I'm away for a few days and the place blossoms with activity. Scotty, thanks so much for your informative and highly structured posts! Regarding the issue of audiobooks, we have i ... |
Topic: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Osfer
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Forum: Everyday blither-blather Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:06 am Subject: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Anthony, thanks for the information on Abebooks! It seems that they're an integrator of various bookstores' inventory systems, so I'll check with FurPlanet and see what can be done to integrate their ... |
Topic: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Osfer
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Forum: Everyday blither-blather Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:39 am Subject: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Another thing is that I have a link posted to a free sample of the first chapter of each book. The hope is that they will read and then want to see the rest. Yes, we've had a lot of responses to t ... |
Topic: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Osfer
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Forum: Everyday blither-blather Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:39 am Subject: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Mike, thanks so much for chipping in. I'd always kind of wondered what your business model was, but for the life of me I can't figure out why I didn't just kick your door in and asked you straight-up. ... |
Topic: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Osfer
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Forum: Everyday blither-blather Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:27 am Subject: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
At the end of the day, Amazon are a business, and they're in it to make money. In that respect, fair play... but it does stifle innovation, especially in a time when even little niche communities like ... |
Topic: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Osfer
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Views: 7206
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Forum: Everyday blither-blather Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:58 am Subject: Amazon cracking down on independent publishers -- us too. |
Recently, there have been rumblings of dissatisfaction among small-press publishers about Amazon.com. [url=http://www.writersweekly.com/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004597_03272008.html]This article, ... |
Topic: The National Novel Writing Month approaches! Who's in? |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:15 am Subject: The National Novel Writing Month approaches! Who's in? |
Rock and roll, Scotty. The goal is, indeed, to write. Your fellow NaNoers give you energy and you return the favor, you strive to keep up because when you're surrounded by writers who stay up late ... |
Topic: The National Novel Writing Month approaches! Who's in? |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:07 am Subject: The National Novel Writing Month approaches! Who's in? |
Well, entering means simply starting on time and trying to make 50k Typically about one in four participants actually reach 50k, but everyone has fun. There's something really inspiring about de ... |
Topic: The National Novel Writing Month approaches! Who's in? |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:47 am Subject: The National Novel Writing Month approaches! Who's in? |
Ladies! Gentlemen! Intermediate genders! The time is almost nigh. The National Novel Writing Month is almost upon us. One minute after midnight on October 31st, about fifty thousand writers arou ... |
Topic: FurRag: Furry fiction archive updated at LAST! |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:44 am Subject: FurRag: Furry fiction archive updated at LAST! |
It *would* or it *wouldn't*? If it didn't let you log in, was there any error message? |
Topic: FurRag: Furry fiction archive updated at LAST! |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:35 pm Subject: FurRag: Furry fiction archive updated at LAST! |
After much toil, I've finally managed to update [url=http://www.furrag.com]FurRag. FurRag now offers an integrated review system, automated e-mail alerts for updates by to stories, collections, or ... |
Topic: Awful and artificial: words evolve |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:57 am Subject: Awful and artificial: words evolve |
Here's a fun one. When St. Paul's Cathedral was completed, King James II looked at it, sniffed, and called it 'amusing, awful and artificial'. Christopher Wren, the architect, burst not into tears ... |
Topic: The Rules of English... |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:40 am Subject: The Rules of English... |
An interesting distinction is 'consistent' as opposed to 'correct'. English-speaking countries each have their own established norms: the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and ... |
Topic: FANG Volume 5 accepting submissions! |
Osfer
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Forum: Writer's Guild Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:55 am Subject: FANG Volume 5 accepting submissions! |
It's been far too long since I've visited here. Bad Dog Books has been eating up all my free time for the last months. That's not such bad news, as it has resulted in the successful rerelease of FA ... |
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