I somehow get on scam publishers’ mailing lists. Which is cool, because then I get to point out exactly what kinds of douchepuppet scammers they are. For example, […]
Podcasting Is Sampling For Indie Authors: Hear Three Stories From My Anthology For Free
I read a zombie story to two of my co-workers today during a break. Specifically, I read "Kicking the Habit". It’s a romantic zombie story (YES IT IS) […]
Millennicon – next weekend!
If you check out my appearances calendar in the sidebar, you will see that there are now my panel appearances for Millennicon. It’s a fun, cozy convention in […]
The Financial Fallout From Being a Public Bigot
Recently, an acquaintance of mine – Chris Sprouse- declined to continue working with Orson Scott Card due to the “media attention” around the project. That is to say, […]
The Bit To Focus On About Hydra’s Contract Terms – From One Who Is Both a Publisher and Provides Publishing Services
You’ve probably seen where John Scalzi takes Hydra Publishing (an imprint of Random House) to task for their horrible contract terms (and if you haven’t, you should). The […]
You Will Be Musically Happy (Featuring Trent Reznor and Cookie Monster)
NOW IS THE TIME ON IDEATRASH WHEN WE DANCE Most of this is directly (or indirectly) via Sarah Hans! It’s her fault. Trent Reznor’s band Option 30 singing […]