Monthly Archives: December 2014

Artisan Publishing

Deren Hansen undersells the breadth and power of his book Artisan Publishing: Why to Choose the Road Less Traveled, claiming it’s a “why-to” rather than a “how-to” book.  The truth is that the book fills both roles, and more besides. … Continue reading

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Rational Authors

The electronic frontier is neither literary heaven nor hell. It’s simply a new set of opportunities for readers and writers. It’s not a religion that requires you to renounce other forms of publishing. Rational authors, acting in their best business … Continue reading

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Human Happiness

For the cities which were formerly great, have most of them become insignificant, and such as are at present powerful, were weak in the olden time.  I shall therefore discourse equally of both, convinced that human happiness never continues long … Continue reading

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Magic is the Service of the Gods

‘Mageia’ is the service of the gods, and the same man who teaches ‘mageia’ teaches kingly duties.  No statement could well be more contrary to current feeling about magic. — Jane Ellen Harrison, Themis: A Study of the Social Origins … Continue reading

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Introducing Kenard Pak

I don’t have cover art (that I can share) (yet), but The Kidnap Plot has a cover artist.  Check out here some of the work of Kenard Pak on Facebook. And go here and here for examples of previous work … Continue reading

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My Favorite Romance Novels

For serious. I didn’t realize when I started reading the Lymond Chronicles (Book One is The Game of Kings) how much heartfelt self-denial and doomed romance I was getting in for, but it’s there.  On some level, and almost from … Continue reading

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