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Random Acts of Insightfulness #4 – Mark Lawrence, or The Writer of Thorns 29 Mar 2013 | 12:58 am
Though my posting has decreased significantly due to a variety of factors. I’ve kept thoughts of what NR is, was, and can be in the future constantly on my mind. Obviously, I would love to be able to ...
Why Do People Steal My Ideas Before I Have a Chance to Profit From Them, or HarperTeen Impulse and Some Wise Words from Cory Doctorow 28 Nov 2012 | 12:15 am
On Sunday HarperTeen announced the launch of a digital imprint called HarperTeen Impulse. The title of the NY Times article says it all…HarperCollins Imprint Aims at Lucrative Young Adult Market. The ...
Random House and Penguin Might Merge or, Why I’m Writing a Topical Post 27 Oct 2012 | 05:26 am
There was a time when 1 out of 2, or 2 out of 3 posts on this site were topical, news related, or relevant to a larger cross section of individuals than just myself. That hasn’t been the case for some...
The Book I’ve Spent More Than a Decade Trying to Rip Off, or The Third Most Influential Book in My Life 13 Oct 2012 | 04:58 am
So posts on the ol’ NR have slowed a bit as I’ve gotten back into the editing cycle. For the curious, the next installment of Minding the Heavens will be titled: Part II: Transfiguration (and I shoul...
A Humble Plea for Reviews, More Places to Purchase Election, Part I of Minding the Heavens, and Ancillary Stuffs on the Way 31 Aug 2012 | 11:52 pm
As of this morning you can pick one of three sources for all your Minding the Heavens – Part I: Election needs, Smashwords, iBooks, and Amazon. If you have purchased/will purchase the book, I would gr...
The Writer I Most Aspire to Be Like, Though It Will Never Happen, or the 5th Most Influential Book in My Life, Erasure 24 Aug 2012 | 10:54 pm
So let’s recap “the list” and what pieces of it have been discussed thus far: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Good Omens Life of Pi — a consideration of the com...
Minding the Heavens Part I: Election 22 Aug 2012 | 05:43 am
So it's a weird day for me in that I have finally released a little piece of my soul out into the world and I'm asking that people pay a neglible amount of money (2.99 if you want to get technical) in...
I Had No Frame of Reference for What I was Getting Myself Into, or A Consideration of John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman 16 Aug 2012 | 04:44 am
As I slowly move up the list of most influential books in my life, I notice that even within a list composed of just 7 items, there are smaller lists within lists; 3 of the 7 novels are “coming of age...
Two-Week-Multi-National-Sponsorship-Driven-Sporting-Bonanaza Re-Cap 15 Aug 2012 | 09:58 am
I’m pretty sure these were published prior to 1920 in the US, so I don’t think I’ll get sued by using them…but please cross your fingers anyway. Once every two years a sporting event takes place…let...
From the Bottom Up, or The 7th Most Influential Book in My Life 7 Aug 2012 | 04:06 am
So you might remember (or not, I suppose) that in my previous post I mentioned that Life of Pi was in the top books that have influenced my life. That post was more a rumination on the book and its … ...
