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Can you effectively multi-task while reading? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
When I am reading, I tend to fidget with things – my fingernails, the edge of a page, my hair, anything I can get my hands on. It’s a nervous habit borne out of restlessness. But I also believe that p...
Online privacy – An Oxymoron? 19 Aug 2013 | 10:09 pm
The whole notion of “online privacy” is a hot topic these days. I wrote briefly about this issue in last week’s Foboko.com newsletter because we happened to have a new submission to the library at bot...
The Review That Makes You Hit Download 12 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm
I have been struggling with coming up with stuff to write in the last few weeks. The problem lies in this notion I have, that anything I write here has to be somewhat controversial – something to get ...
Editor’s pick for August 2013 6 Aug 2013 | 02:50 am
I am a vampire fiction fan, so I freely admit to my bias towards this month’s pick. “Our Miss Engel” is a short but sweet read that is written journal-style from the perspective of a teacher in the e...
Writing is just as much visual as it is contextual 25 Jul 2013 | 02:28 am
I stumbled onto a link that focuses on an aspect of writing that not many people consider when they are writing: typography. The link was shared by on one of my social media feeds and it is essentiall...
For the love of reading 15 Jul 2013 | 10:00 pm
Since I was a small child, I grew up surrounded by books. My parents inculcated the love of books in me because they both loved to read. My father, a career teacher has always had a personal book libr...
Book trailers? Absolute necessity or pretty fluff? 11 Jul 2013 | 01:15 am
I have a few authors in my various social media streams – Google+, Facebook, Twitter – and one of the things I have been noticing an increase in is the frequency of book trailer postings. I am a chil...
Series novels: a way to stay in the story 28 Jun 2013 | 02:39 am
There is a school of thought that states that series novels are the way to go when self-publishing. You draw your reader in with the first in a series and are thus guaranteed a readership for the rest...
eReading has freed our choices! 21 Jun 2013 | 04:26 am
On occasion, I have chosen to avoid reading a particular book because I was hesitant about what people might think of me for reading it. When I first read Stephen King’s “It”, the cover at the time wa...
Inspiration can come from surprising places 13 Jun 2013 | 02:20 am
I had occasion to send some encouraging words to a demotivated writer today. Why is that something of note? Because it’s ironic; I myself am somewhat of a demotivated writer. I struggle with all kinds...
