Courtney Milan recently started self-publishing, too, and she's pretty outspoken. I haven't read her books but I'd like to.
Zoe: Captain will come up with a plan. Kaylee: That's good. Right? Zoe: Possibly you're not recalling some of his previous plans.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Apr 24, 2014 5:09:10 am PDT #22306 of 28344
Because books.
§ ita § - Apr 25, 2014 5:18:39 am PDT #22307 of 28344
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"Love grotto" is where he sticks his things for me to get the good feels, not the place where we do the dirty, I assume. It would be nice to have a house big enough to have a love grotto, but then again, don't be bound by these things (be bound by your...I'm going way off topic from what I dropped in here to post...)
Discworld Reading Guide" by Krzysztof Kietzman. It also has versions in other languages, accessibly enough: [link]
It seems useful because it breaks the books down by character/topic, so you know what order to read those in, as well where plotlines overlap.
I need to look and see where the few I've read lie, and use it to help me choose my next purchases--good use for my $5 credit I got for buying a new Nook, if it hasn't expired yet. I bought a new Glowlight. Irritatingly you can't put in memory (which was great for transferring fic), and it has no reading buttons. The screen is more sensitive so it's easier to advance pages with my left hand (as is my wont), but I really liked the option of clicking through--I'm of two minds about touchscreen and e-readers, to be honest.
The screen quality is beautiful. Although my older Glowlight (the one that looks like the version without the light) is usable inbetween lockups, I instantly decided to make the new one the one that travels, and even bought it a cover (I rarely by covers/cases).
I'm sad it's probably the last.
Toddson - Apr 25, 2014 6:43:17 am PDT #22308 of 28344
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I read an interesting article on the website of an author who was co-writing a book with Courtney Milan (don't remember who, where, or I'd link). I think it was self-published and she recounted the process they went through to get the cover. Ms. Milan used a stock photo and the three authors went through the process of picking the photo and then - very importantly - the color of the dress. She explained that it has to be something that will stand out as a thumbnail, something the blogger hadn't considered. They used a picture of a bride; Ms. Milan said that historical accuracy for the dress wasn't as important as getting the layout and color right. Quite a process.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 29, 2014 11:16:04 am PDT #22309 of 28344
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I just finished The Sleeping Partner, (A Sarah Tolerance Mystery) and I was reading the acknowledgements, and JZ is the editor! I really like that series, so thank you!
meara - Apr 29, 2014 1:00:16 pm PDT #22310 of 28344
Oh, I have very old used paperbacks of two Sarah Toleramce mysteries. Cool!
Consuela - Apr 29, 2014 5:23:49 pm PDT #22311 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Martha Wells' The Cloud Roads is today's Amazon daily deal for $1.99. It's a fun, creative, character rich secondary world fantasy. Check it out.
hippocampus - Apr 30, 2014 7:18:16 am PDT #22312 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
Seconding Consuela - I loved these books and just about anything Martha writes.
Tom Scola - Apr 30, 2014 10:51:03 am PDT #22313 of 28344
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DebetEsse - Apr 30, 2014 4:42:18 pm PDT #22314 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
That was very funny. Until about #14, which was not at all okay. And then it was just sad for a while (until about #20)
Gris - Apr 30, 2014 4:51:30 pm PDT #22315 of 28344
Hey. New board.
okay. The white walkers are a metaphor for global warming. Discuss.
(Maybe three beers is too many for a weeknight).