I have decided to discontinue the weekly Business Musings posts. If you’re interested in my occasional thoughts on publishing, take a look at my Patreon page. If you missed the final post, you’ll find it here. Thanks so much for your time and support over all the years.
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I started the Holiday Recommended Reading List when I realized that I point out all the great holiday stories in January, after the season has passed. I am always a month behind in reporting what I read, and that will continue as I catch up on the Recommended Reading List. I got behind this year, […]
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I should have seen it coming when I couldn’t figure out how to write the year-end blogs. I found a dozen topics that fit, but none really interested me. They’re all important from different perspectives. The perspectives are so different from each other that they no longer feel like part of the same industry. For […]
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To hear an audio version of this post, click here. I had a shocking experience this past week, and yet the experience shouldn’t have been shocking at all if I actually thought about it. Because of the events of the past three weeks, I’m behind on almost everything. For those of you who don’t know, […]
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I’m behind, as you all know, because I’ve been taking care of Dean and our businesses after his crash & burn. For those of you who missed what’s happening, here’s the information. We’ve had some announcements for things we had planned before Dean’s accident. The first is that we opened another specialty store. I love […]
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For a free audio version of this post, click here. When we started into the aftermath of Dean’s crash & burn, a dear friend reminded me that I only had so many spoons each day, and when I was out of spoons, I had to stop whatever I was doing and rest. She also reminded […]
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While Dean and I have dealt with our personal emergency, the staff at WMG Publishing have worked hard on the projects we planned for the end of October and the beginning of November. First, let me thank everyone who backed our Kickstarter for the Holiday Spectacular. We’re so pleased that you all have joined us […]
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To Get A Free Audio Version of This Post, Click Here. In 2011, our close friend, Bill Trojan, died. His death wasn’t sudden—he had untreated diabetes—and yet his death was sudden. He literally keeled over at Worldcon in his room. The end, for him, in many ways was both swift and slow. Swift, in that […]
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It doesn’t seem like I’ve been all that silent here, but I have been. We experienced one of those life events that knocked us out of our routine and put us into a whole new world. A week ago Sunday, Dean tripped during a 5K run. He was going very fast, passing people and enjoying […]
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For a free audio version of this post, click here. Every year, the Las Vegas Book Festival takes place three blocks from my condo. Every year, I watch the tents go up for the outdoor presentations and the book sales, and every year, I think, Hmmm, maybe I should go. A few years ago, I […]
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