Recently, Jim C. Hines did a survey of 246 authors about how they sold their first novel and what actions they’d taken before they sold it. Why? Because […]
Dayton Music Rocks.
[Crossposted between here and polishing dayton] I originally got into the local, live music scene in my hometown when this place was the Dry House. (It’s got a […]
Thanks, everybody!
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that tweeted, status messaged, emailed, and otherwise talked to people so far about Timeshares this week! The response has […]
We owe them everything – Ethical Libertarianism
Yesterday I put forth the argument that ethical libertarianism requires moving us towards a level playing field. I used the example of school funding, but it can (and […]
The Internet Needs Geeks
The internet needs geeks. I don’t just mean the sysadmins (as immortalized in both Cory Doctorow’s short story and XKCD), but the run-of-the-mill geeks. My son asked what […]
Bona Fides
Here’s a question you need to ask yourself. “Why the hell should I listen to Steve?” It’s especially important as I talk about digital distribution and publishing over […]