Category Archives: Writing

Bits & pieces, random thoughts, and other unsavory items #3

Posted on July 2, 2011 at 5:02 pm by Spider

Time for another (somewhat short) installment of things that have popped into my head. This one just came to me as I was listening to Harry Chapin’s I Miss America. In the song he laments the canned laughter of the … Continue reading →

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It’s a box. You put stuff into the box.

Posted on October 11, 2010 at 10:05 pm by Spider

See that new box over there, to the right? That is a KickStarter box. KickStarter is a cool website where people can post their projects and other people help fund them. This isn’t a loan type program or an investment … Continue reading →

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Reason #219 Self-Published Books Get A Bad Rap

Posted on September 12, 2010 at 5:51 am by Spider

I usually don’t bash other authors too much, especially ones who self-publish, unless they deserve it. Self-publishing is hard enough to get any credentials with this day and age. HOWEVER….. When one comes by something like this, one can’t help … Continue reading →

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Perhaps those people trapped in fortune cookie factories know a thing or two

Posted on August 24, 2010 at 11:35 pm by Spider

I enjoy Asian Cuisine. Really don’t know anybody who doesn’t. I enjoy the stuff that passes in this country as well as the real stuff made in China, Japan, and other various countries that we as Americans can’t begin to … Continue reading →

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