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February 22, 2015

A Formula to Stop You from Overcommitting Your Time

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February 19, 2015

Win a signed advance reading copy of The Musubi Murder this weekend

Goodreads Book Giveaway The Musubi Murder by Frankie Bow Giveaway ends February 23, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases:

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February 18, 2015

It turns out it was all a dream: Strange Horizons’ “stories we’ve seen too often”

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1) Person is (metaphorically) at point A, wants to be at point B. Looks at point B, says "I want to be at point B." Walks to point B, encountering no meaningful obstacles or difficulties. The end. (A.k.a. the linear plot.) 2) Creative person is having trouble creating. Writer has writer's block. Painter can't seem …

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February 16, 2015

Interview: Andrew Weston, author of the #1 Amazon bestseller The IX

Andrew Weston is a Royal Marine and Police veteran from the UK who now lives on the beautiful Greek island of Kos with his wife, Annette, and their growing family of rescue cats. An astronomy and law graduate, he is a writer of fiction and poetry. Creator of The IX as well as the Guardians and Cambion Journals series, …

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February 13, 2015

Auto-populating a Blogspot blog with WordPress posts

So I've set up my Wordpress blog, and I'm pretty happy with it (except for the fact that their restrictions on iframes and javascript means no cool Amazon or Zazzle widgets). My WP posts automatically post to Facebook, Tumblr, and Google+. But what about Blogger, Google's blog publishing tool? My Gmail address automatically entitles me to a Blogspot site, and I …

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February 12, 2015

Would you plug in the printer?

Employers have devised some ingenious methods for winnowing down their applicant pools. The "would you plug in the printer" common-sense job interview test is an interesting one. It's not immediately clear to me what the right course of action is. Should you take the initiative to plug in the printer without asking permission, when you …

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February 11, 2015

Island Confidential, Pohaku Maritime Club, and two kinds of musubi

New merch page: Mugs, Mousepads, T-Shirts. Frankie Bow’s first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, andiTunes. BE THE FIRST TO LEARN ABOUT PROMOTIONS, EVENTS, AND NEW RELEASES:

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February 8, 2015

Audiobooks – an author’s experience – Frankie Bow

Today I'm over at Library of Erana, talking about four things that surprised me as I was producing my first audiobook. Number one: My narrator managed to impersonate me, without ever having heard my voice. I still haven't figured out how she did that, but I think she's going to tell all in a post …

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February 6, 2015

For those not in the tropics: Cold Weather Survival Information

My car thermometer says 91 F / 33 C and I'm running the A/C full blast. For those not wintering in Hawaii, however, things are a little different. From The Green Beret Survival Guide, here are some cold weather tips (also useful if you are planning to spend time on the summit of Mauna Kea.) "There are four …

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February 2, 2015

Why isn’t my book selling? Two great resources for the thick-skinned

I just came across a great blog, unfortunately now on hiatus: why isn't my book selling? Victorine and an army of blunt but insightful commenters offer advice on book covers, blurbs, and the first few hundred words. Like Flogging the Quill (which has been very helpful to me--Mahalo Ray!) WIMBS is a great resource for any aspiring author, …

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