Month: November 2011

Publishing Debate: Self-publish or Self-immolate

Publishing Debate: Self-publish or Self-immolate

As a writer with a manuscript (previously posted in part here) and no publishing credits, I recently decided to join the debate over self-publishing versus trying to get a deal with a publisher. Well, joined the debate means I tried to read up on it, hoping that I would get the information I needed to …

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Web, Web 2.0, Web 3.0

Web, Web 2.0, Web 3.0

Hearkening back to the advent of the internet, I recall a time of exuberance personal, and skepticism from others. I was an early adopter, because I liked computers, and I also invented the internet. I know, Al Gore did too, but it was a phenomenon so collective that no individual could claim it as their …

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My Fine Feathered Feminist Friend

My Fine Feathered Feminist Friend

I have a friend who is some brand of feminist. I don’t know how they classify themselves anymore, but I think she calls herself a feminist of some sort. When we were friends I don’t think she was, but of course we were children then. Thanks to Facebook I was able to find her and …

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