Kelly McClymer is very smart about ebook inventory costs — In my comments section.
Scrivener's Error on disintermediation, Amazon vs Macmillan and Google Books — Some dense, worthwhile thinking. Go read.
An alternative, very pro-Kindle view of Amazon vs Macmillan — A lot said here, I don't agree with much of it, but worth the read.
On Sleekness — Pablo Defendini (of Tor.com fame) on production techniques, creative destruction, and professional sleekness. Fascinating stuff.
Bookstores may have to turn page — A depressing column about bookstores. (Thanks to
garyomaha.)A writing career becomes harder to scale — An essay in the Los Angeles on what I call psychotic persistence as a critical success factor in writing. In the 20 years that I've been publishing books, I have fared better than most. I sold my first novel while still in graduate school and published six more books, pretty much one every three years, like clockwork. I have made my living as a writer. Obviously not writing in my genre...
British airship R33 in hangar — This photo from x planes has a nicely ominous cast.
An Early Warning System for Cancer — Autoantibodies could alert doctors to cancer development. A little late for me, but interesting.
Revisionaries: How a group of Texas conservatives is rewriting your kids’ textbooks. — More on how conservative, Christianist nonsense enters your child's school, no matter where you live or what the truth actually is.
?otD: Read a good book lately? What format?
2/9/2010
Writing time yesterday: 0 minutes (still stuck on chemo head)
Body movement: 60 minute suburabn walk
Hours slept: 6.0 (poorly)
This morning's weigh-in: 224.4
Yesterday's chemo stress index: 5/10
Currently reading: [between books]