Category Archives: publishing

Non-Native English and Careless Editing

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Cooking with Poo wins oddest book title prize. And that is what happens when a non-native English user is careless with editing. The irony is she gets rewarded for it! ‘If 30-minute meals with Jamie or domestic goddessdom with Nigella … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Words

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

Are you getting confused and confounded about the real meaning of some words too? Just look at these words and see if you know their exact meaning: Disinterested Momentarily Presently Nonplussed According to Slate’s Ben Yagoda, what is needed is … Continue reading →

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Why Workaholic Writers are Forced to be

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Why do novelists have to work furiously even if they have no deadline to beat? Because if the writer’s manuscript becomes stale -other writers might probably be writing about the same theme too – everything he or she worked for … Continue reading →

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My Kindle eBook Foul-up -updated

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

I got a bit of a shock when my friend Writerdood informed me that my Kindle eBook’s (The Picasso Anthology) formatting was terrible and hard to read. I don’t even have any idea how that happened! Here is Amazon’s reply: … Continue reading →

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Unique Bloggers vs Righteous Publishers

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

I also reblog articles (but always with attribution) without asking for permission but made it clear that I will meekly return or delete the copied article if any author would ever ask me to. Just yesterday, I saw one of … Continue reading →

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Fiction Uncovered Plans to Highlight Overlooked Novels

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Fiction Uncovered is a promotion for eight talented British authors who haven’t had the exposure they deserve. Let us all fiction writers hope that this trend becomes international. ‘Eight authors that have not received the attention they deserve are to … Continue reading →

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I’ve Written A Book – What Do I Do Now? -by Martin Kelly

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

One of the best tutorial on book publishing. This one is specifically about what you do when your book is ready for publishing. I was originally brought aboard The Casual Observer to write articles about writing. Over the months, my … Continue reading →

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Rethinking How We Teach English

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

If you search for the the stats about the quality of elementary and high school education in the US, you’ll probably learn that it’s steadily getting worse. Here’s a great reference: https://pochp.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/education-degradation-ii/ Before we belong to the ELITE college grads, … Continue reading →

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Writers Beware Program

Posted on February 12, 2010 by

These folks are wizards when it comes to digging up the dirt. Let’s all team up to support the Writers Beware Program and catch the plagiarists. -http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/.

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70% for Author Royalty!?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

It’s true. Amazon is offering authors and publishers 70% of every sale of a title for the Kindle. The move, which Henry Blodget called brilliant, will use writers to pressure publishers to accept the new format and the lower prices. … Continue reading →

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