The frenzy of reading and reviewing 40 books in 2012 has passed, but I’m still a little shell-shocked a few days later. 2013 will be a bit different, but in degree rather than in kind. Of course, this can mean only one thing: I’ve upped the ante. In this case, I’ve decided to read 50… Continue Reading
I’ve been managing this website through its various incarnations since late 2009. Since then, there have been a lot of changes – new web addresses, new business names, and new clients. However, a few weeks ago, an even bigger change happened: I stopped being a full-time, in-house employee. Apart from the occasional mention of commutes… Continue Reading
Late last year I wrote about my goals for 2012. Some were ambitious or beyond my reach, but one of them was practical: I wanted to change the business name that I operated under and migrate my existing content to a different domain. Well, a few months (and a bunch of agonizing and head-scratching) later, here… Continue Reading
In a recent blog post I talked about my writing and editing goals for 2012. However, I forgot to add one very important goal to the list: I need to learn more about eBooks. The course I took on electronic publishing in 2010 didn’t help me. In fact, it was downright misleading. It contained absolutely… Continue Reading
I’ve spent the last day or so in a haze. This haze has consisted of a few sets of words, combining and buzzing and circling around my head like a cloud of midges: holy crap I’m done 50,000 words I finished NaNoWriMo So, yes, I actually completed NaNoWriMo (A day ahead of schedule!) and the… Continue Reading
I knew from the age of 7 that I wanted to be a writer. That idea grew with me as I grew up, when it reached its most distorted apex in high school. You see, I didn’t want to be just any writer – I wanted to be that writer. You know the one. The… Continue Reading
Yesterday a social-media friend of mine (Hello, Jonathan!) asked me if I was thinking about doing NaNoWriMo this year. Short answer: Not really. Long answer: I’ve thought about it in the past but have always said no; I sincerely doubt that I’ll have the time to write 50,000 words in 30 days while working full-time,… Continue Reading
I’m happy to announce that most, if not all, of the groundwork has been laid for my trip to Montreal: Booked a spot at the conference? Check. Found accommodations at a hostel? Check. Booked my VIA rail ticket? Check. Made sure to request the time off from work well in advance of the dates involved?… Continue Reading
The past week has seen a flurry of really positive activity: A web design company I’m helping sent me a payment I sent out two contracts to new clients I attended another Board meeting for the Writer’s Circle of Durham Region I finally gave in and joined Twitter (look for @cvasilevski) I reconnected with a… Continue Reading
As we all ring in 2010, I’m happy to announce that I found out my final mark for the course in educational publishing I just finished, and ended up with an A-. While I still have yet to adapt my essay on digital readers and their potential effects on the publishing industry to this site,… Continue Reading
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