Tea Traveling with tea 29 Jul 201118 Aug 2013 (The post "Traveling with tea" was moved to my new blog, "Tea With Gary," on October 11.)
Promotion Things people say at book signings 28 Jul 20111 Feb 2026 If you sit long enough at a book signing table, you hear all kinds of interesting questions. During my signing tour in Yellowstone National Park this week, signing Who Pooped…
Promotion Book Signings: Learn from my mistakes! 25 Jul 201131 Jan 2023 Last month, I wrote a blog post entitled "14 book signing tips for authors." Last night, I kicked myself for not following all of my own advice. Actually, things started…
Tea Tea Absolutists (a.k.a. Tea Nazis) 22 Jul 201118 Aug 2013 (The post "Tea Absolutists (a.k.a. Tea Nazis)" was moved to my new blog, "Tea With Gary," on October 11.)
Writing Networking for children’s authors: What’s the dress code again? 20 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 Over the years, as my career shot through its giant pinball machine, changing directions whenever it hit a peg, I have been involved in quite a few trade associations, ranging…
Books Book Review: “Hawks Rest” by Gary Ferguson 19 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 Why am I writing a review of a book that came out over eight years ago? Because it went out of print -- which made me unhappy because it is…
Books Selling books in the modern era 18 Jul 201113 Jan 2023 When I was growing up, we did two types of shopping. Commodity items came from department stores like Sears, and specialty items came from specialty stores. To this day, if…
Tea Our boba tea (“bubble tea”) experience 12 Jul 201118 Aug 2013 (The post "Our boba tea ('bubble tea') experience" was moved to my new blog, "Tea With Gary," on October 11.)
Science & Technology… Mixed feelings on ISP’s new anti-piracy agreement 10 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 As a writer and bookseller, I depend on copyrights and their enforcement to make a living. I believe that people should be able to profit from their creative labors, and…