So, One of the frustrations about the Kindle has been that you can’t share books with your friends and family. Now, Amazon has at last announced that you can lend Kindle editions of ebooks Usual caveat: Publishers have to allow this feature and most of the big ones won’t. Yet. 1 Loan Your Kindle Books… Continue reading Loan Kindle Books? Yes You Can!
Month: January 2011
Making Time For Warm-Up Writing
In my last post I talked about the importance of warm-up writing. It’s magic. It gets you past the creaky, just-woken-up feeling in your writing and straight into the part where you remember why you love to do this. But doesn’t it seem like warm-up writing will steal time from your ‘real’ projects? Making Time… Continue reading Making Time For Warm-Up Writing
The Very First Thing A Writer Should Do Each Day
It’s hard enough to find time to write. Then, when you finally do, you face the paralysis of the blank page/blinking cursor. The most useful tool I have discovered for getting past that frozen moment of potential is to do some warm-up writing. Morning Pages And The Truth Point I first discovered this technique in… Continue reading The Very First Thing A Writer Should Do Each Day
Looking for Wool To Finish a Knitting Project?
Knitters, crocheters, yarn-fans everywhere, this one is for you: You’re working on a project. You’re proud that you’ve almost finished but then, the unthinkable happens. You run out of wool! What to do? You know you’ll never find the right colour or dyelot at your local yarn store, because this project has been on the… Continue reading Looking for Wool To Finish a Knitting Project?
Happy New Year – A Short, Short Story
“HAPPY NEW YEAR!” Someone shouted. Colors exploded overhead. She picked up her gun and ran.