Author: The Velvet Zebra
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thank heaven’s that’s over!
I have a love/hate relationship with the holidays. Mostly, I find I’m glad when Christmas is over and a new year is coming. Time to get back to the routine, get stuff sorted out, put back to rights, whatever you want to call it. I like a New Year ! 2009 has been full of…
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merry christmas
I figure, what the hell – now you can buy When The Stars Walk Backwards as an eBook. Just keep in mind it’s old, written back in 1998 – and it’s f-ing huge! I don’t write short stuff, but la’wd-a’mighty, this is a long one. Available in these fine formats, via Smashwords: epub, PDF, RTF,…
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the future begins tomorrow!
Ten points if you can name the movie that came from. Another twenty points if you realize that actually, the future is here. The future that is eBooks, I mean. I remember, back in the early days, when I started writing seriously – not when I started writing, mind you, but when I started to…
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more i$bn information
If you’ve been paying attention, you’re aware that in order for an Indie Author to own his or her ISBN, they have to be purchased directly, in batches of 10, for a price of $245.00 plus a $30.00 registration fee, for a total of $275.00 for 10 numbers. Or you can buy them one at…
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viv la difference!
Today I came across yet another group of people who seem completely ignorant as to the differences between Vanity and Self / Indie Publishing, and I have to admit, that kind of ignorance drives me up a wall. I could ignore them, and I do for the most part, but I realize there are some…
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why i’ll never buy from dell again
First let me say, I love Dell computers. I have two Inspirons and a Dell Mini, and absolutely love them – as far as hardware goes, I’ve had no issues at all, and I’ve had other computers. Compaq, Gateway, even a custom-made number that caught on fire one morning and burned (melted) to the ground.…
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holy carp, that’s huge!
So I’ve just created my first hardcover book, my older title When The Stars Walk Backwards, and I have to say I’m stunned at the size. I don’t expect any sales, honestly, I just did this for myself and decided there was no reason not to make it available to anyone who might want it…
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in time for the holidays
I’d been thinking, for some time now about doing this – and having toyed around a bit with some cover art and designs, I’ve finally decided that I’m going to release an older novel of mine in hardback just in time for the holidays. Now, this isn’t anything new – in fact, it’s been around…
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DRM in a couch cushion
For my fine ferreted friend Ed who was wondering what, exactly, is DRM – I figured a quick explanation might be in order. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management, but it may as well mean Don’t Read Me ! It’s a method of encryption that prevents a file from being user friendly, and assumes everyone in…
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totally smashed!
So this week, just a couple of days ago, I signed up with Smashwords and published In The Time Of Dying through them as a cross-platform eBook, completely DRM-free, and I gotta say, it couldn’t have been easier. All you have to do is sign up for an account – completely free – then read…
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