Books… A peek inside the cashflow of writing books 7 Jul 20155 May 2023 I was poking around on Quora and came across an interesting juxtaposition of questions: Neither of these is an unusual question. Quora is filled with people asking how to make money…
Books Farewell, Sir Terry. You shall be missed! 12 Mar 20155 May 2023 People live. People die. And we deal regularly with the deaths of public figures. Authors, performers, composers, artists, they are as mortal as the rest of us. But sometime one…
Articles Technology for Microcephalic Morons 11 Mar 20151 Feb 2026 This was originally written for an old column of mine called "Technobabble." I wrote it in 2002, and just happened to come find it and think, "Gee, I'll bet people…
Books… 15 Tips for Building Book Trailers in iMovie 4 Mar 20155 May 2023 Over the last four years, we've seen more and more publishers creating book trailers. For those not familiar with the concept, it's basically the same thing as a movie trailer.…
Random Stuff A note to the ladies about gentlemen in kilts 2 Mar 20151 Feb 2026 There's a lot of talk right now about men invading women's personal space, thanks to recent high-visibility touching by John Travolta and Vice President Joe Biden. It is definitely an issue,…
Articles The Billings Caledonian Pipes and Drums – Bagpipes in Montana! 28 Feb 20151 Feb 2026 The following is an article that I wrote for Magic City Magazine. It appears starting on page 39 of the March 2015 issue. Please visit their website, or if you live…
Books The “Who Pooped” series goes urban! 27 Jan 20155 May 2023 Who Pooped in the Redwoods, which is on its way to your favorite stores and websites, is the 19th book in the Who Pooped series. Just like its predecessors, it…
Books Why bookstores offer a place to sit 17 Dec 20145 May 2023 Quite some time ago, I signed up for Quora. It was an impulse thing because I got an invite from a friend. Every so often, I scan through my emails…
Publishing… Taking your self-published book into a bookstore 27 Nov 201411 Nov 2025 It happens all the time. An author comes into my bookstore and says, "would you carry my book here?" If they're carrying a copy of the book, I ask to…
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