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I wanna be digital
Joe Konrath’s recent post, Digital Me, focuses on our collective love affair with home entertainment and its conversion to digital media. In particular, he talks about replacing much of his vast book collection with digital versions. I confess, ever since … Continue reading
Train Trip, Part IV: FAQs, Tips, and final thoughts
Now that I am a veteran train traveler (having ridden the train twice—there and back again), I thought I’d answer some questions that people have thrown my way. (1) What’s it like to sleep on a train? There are two … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amtrak, Dining car, Empire Builder, Lounge car, Passenger car (rail), Train
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Marie Meets the Publishing Industry: Will writers be the next gatekeepers?
Joe Konrath and Blake Crouch have brainstormed a vision for the future of publishing that makes a lot of sense to me. In fact, my brain has been working along similar lines ever since I saw the possibilities of indie … Continue reading
Train Trip, Part III (or “I wanna be uninhibited”)
Here’s a thing about trains: You are forced to be at least a little friendly. For example, if two of you are sitting at a table for four in the dining car, you can expect the Maître d’ to place … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amtrak, Empire Builder, King Street Station (Seattle), Seattle, Train, train travel
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Train Ride, Part II (or “Ruminations on Space Age Foam Beds”)
I won’t lie to you. You will not get your best night sleep ever when riding coach on a train. Our car quieted down starting around 9:30pm. I read in the dark (the glowing iPad is useful in this circumstance) … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Amtrak, Amtrak Empire Builder, IPad, Larry Correia, passenger car, Train, Zastava
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Train Trip, Part I (or “I wanna be an Empire Builder”)
It’s 5:11pm. Jules and I are off on our big adventure – crossing half the continent in a train. The journey began at 12:30pm, when we boarded a Cantrail coach (bus) in Surrey. Less then ten minutes later, we hit … Continue reading
Marie Meets the Publishing Industry: Do I really wanna be a writer?
This post is for fiction writers. But it’s also for fiction readers, because what happens in the publishing industry affects the availability, price, and quality of fiction. In a recent post, I explained how I began my writing journey 18 … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Author, Dean Wesley Smith, E-book, fiction, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Publish, Self publishing, Writer, Writers Resources
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Animal Encounters
Each person in my family is famous (among ourselves) for some characteristic that sets them apart from the rest of us. For instance, Hannah is famous for being able to oversleep her alarm, sometimes by several hours. Tom is famous … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Life
Tagged Animal, Greater Vancouver Zoo, Guanaco, spit, Vancouver, zoo
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Ruminations on Super 8
I went to the dentist today. To be more exact, I went to the hygienist today, and the dentist stopped by for a quick visit. I’ve only had two cavities in my lifetime, so maybe I’m naive, but I’d rather … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Life, Ruminations
Tagged Elle Fanning, J. J. Abrams, Joe Lamb, Movies, Review, Steven Spielberg, Super 8
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I wanna be a great writer
People are not born knowing how to write fiction. That seems obvious, but given the awe that’s sometimes bestowed on published authors, you’d think they possessed supernatural powers not available to regular mortals. That may be true in some cases, … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Writing
Tagged ABC Movie of the Week, Author, fiction, Leonard Bishop, Naked City, Writers Resources, writing
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Marie Loughin's "I WANNA BE . . ." 