tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.comments2022-05-02T09:13:40.331-06:00the lithium pressUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-23886226360782122632016-12-14T23:40:59.265-07:002016-12-14T23:40:59.265-07:00ThankThankAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04571828795230778384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-88960695377633892152013-09-13T06:12:34.836-06:002013-09-13T06:12:34.836-06:00The Partner 2AA flashlight is one of those extra t...The Partner 2AA flashlight is one of those extra things that I keep in my bag. <br />It met all my needs and expectations: bright, small, light weigh and has easy operation.edc flashlighthttp://www.armytek.com/products/flashlights/outdoor-and-camping/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-47889552568216768142011-04-27T04:30:47.524-06:002011-04-27T04:30:47.524-06:00Congratulations, 10195.Congratulations, 10195.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-55308176419802587752011-04-27T01:23:21.452-06:002011-04-27T01:23:21.452-06:00My only experience is in academic publishing, but ...My only experience is in academic publishing, but we break our own rules all the time. Anyway, I think publishers are less interested in single titles than cultivating profitable authors. Sure, they may lowball or even pass on something that's been passed around a lot, but what about the next five books they publish because of it?<br /><br />My theory, you know, is that increasingly authors will have to prove themselves through self-publishing or these writing collectives or something similar before publishers will be interested. They want a low-cost and risk-free ROI.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-13066584239148506652011-04-26T22:12:11.469-06:002011-04-26T22:12:11.469-06:00This is interesting -- I've had an editor tell...This is interesting -- I've had an editor tell me that the last thing you want to do with your unpublished manuscript is to put it online somewhere, because many publishers/agents/what have you will then consider it published as far as first use goes, and then, fi they're interested, they'll give you a lowball offer.<br /><br />But then as the article says, this is the bush leagues. Lowball offers may be all that 99.9 percent of those seeking a publishing deal can expectMister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-8867219454013290892011-04-05T20:56:12.417-06:002011-04-05T20:56:12.417-06:00Ooooh, can I have the card?Ooooh, can I have the card?Tanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928480284122516687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-23639415568080370392011-04-05T07:23:49.112-06:002011-04-05T07:23:49.112-06:00Congratulations, Carl. I'm sure there are many...Congratulations, Carl. I'm sure there are many in your shoes who feel immense relief at a task accomplished -- once the numbness wore off. Or maybe the champagne . . . ;)Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-42197701672723532812011-04-01T09:04:39.888-06:002011-04-01T09:04:39.888-06:00I think, more than anything, we are not seeing (at...I think, more than anything, we are not seeing (at least for today) one publication model replace another so much as a fragmentation and decentralization of publishing. Hocking absolutely did the right thing. All else equal, I can't imagine self-publishing being many people's first choice, even if there is a bit more money to be made. As Hocking says, it's not primarily about the money. Now she can just write instead of running a business.<br /><br />But if ebooks continue to replace print books at an accelerating rate, then print publishers (and all the old publishers right now are still print publishers) really are at a dead end. St. Martin's did not offer Hocking $2 million for a piece of her ebook sales. They're betting they can break her in print, and make a killing. I expect in five years, that model will make far, far less sense.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-14568212838433119192011-03-29T21:18:13.711-06:002011-03-29T21:18:13.711-06:00Nathan Bransford does some interesting math on his...Nathan Bransford does some interesting math on his blog this week, comparing self-publishing to traditional publishing, and comes to the conclusion that they both work to make an author money and to lend credibility. It's an interesting read. http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2011/03/self-publishing-vs-traditional.html It's opening my eyes to the possibilities, at least.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-36506470878073808722011-03-24T21:49:29.943-06:002011-03-24T21:49:29.943-06:00I like that.I like that.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-45854484134956258872011-03-19T01:14:21.416-06:002011-03-19T01:14:21.416-06:00Hocking discusses how terribly difficult it is for...Hocking discusses how terribly difficult it is for her to secure good editing. It's murder. I know a dozen or so copy editors personally, but only two will do what I call substantive editing (improve your writing). Both are very difficult people to work with, and only one is really gifted. He's also a chaired professor of law who attended Oxford on a Fullbright. Not someone you can just hire to help you. I sometimes assist my authors with substantive editing, but I hate it, am not good at it, and find it supremely exhausting. We employ five copy editors, but all they do is conform to style, proof, and do layouts. My impression is that most other publishers in our tier do not do much more, and even at that, everyone is cutting editors. It's by far the largest expense in publishing.<br /><br />I think all authors have no choice but learn to edit their own work, and trade edits for edits. Publishers can only afford to take on work that is just "promising" during fat times. No more of those.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll join your circle of proofers, if that is ever useful to you. It's the one editorial task I'm solidly decent at. I almost always take last read for our publications.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-88726947879906449892011-03-18T14:53:30.766-06:002011-03-18T14:53:30.766-06:00I think the worst part of the future of books comb...I think the worst part of the future of books combines in the lack of professional editing and in the collapse of filters.<br /><br />Moderns counter that argument with: "Well, I've read some poorly-edited books and some really crappy books, so the current editing and filtering we've got isn't working all that great."<br /><br />I'd agree with that -- but as you say the professional editing and filtering of most e-books is nonexistent, so how are things getting any better? (The best-edited e-books out there started in the traditional printed-book realm.)<br /><br />I'm afraid the future of publishing is going to go the way of journalism. Michelle got a post from one of her masters professors who says there's a new prof of journalism at USU working on helping the students make the transition from print to web, and who also advocates that they take on journalism as a hobby rather than as a profession. I'm worried in the future I'll be looking for a "hobbyist" editor. Or maybe I'll be one of those hobbyist editors. And they definitely will be looking for authors who are doing their own marketing.<br /><br />No more Harper Lees? I hope not, but I believe you're right.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-56004477031448726922011-03-15T21:29:04.298-06:002011-03-15T21:29:04.298-06:00I'll be brief:
I've written 114,000 words...I'll be brief:<br /><br />I've written 114,000 words in a novel -- they're not all great words, mind you, but they're there -- in the past year simply because I changed the end product from a file on my computer to a running blog. I don't know why that motivated me to open up the floodgates, but it worked.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-47178721585082933612011-03-15T21:26:55.316-06:002011-03-15T21:26:55.316-06:00Sorry. I had to close it for a while as I sorted t...Sorry. I had to close it for a while as I sorted through some potential issues. It's now open again to the public.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-2380262838446500872011-02-17T17:12:43.089-07:002011-02-17T17:12:43.089-07:00Thanks! BTW, did you know that I'm now locked ...Thanks! BTW, did you know that I'm now locked out of you blog? When I click to go to it, I get the message, "This blog is open to invited readers only." Have you closed it to the public?carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-46278696274720190262011-02-15T21:22:30.562-07:002011-02-15T21:22:30.562-07:00Congrats to you on submitting your dissertation. W...Congrats to you on submitting your dissertation. We wish you the best of luck.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-15812157972395449432010-10-29T00:36:42.877-06:002010-10-29T00:36:42.877-06:00Doctors are in the sickness, not the wellness, bus...Doctors are in the sickness, not the wellness, business. When you're sick with something obvious, they seem to get it right about half the time. But it's like every other profession. Competence varies enormously. If I was ever really sick, I'd only trust a family friend, a pediatrician.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-69871585483661357822010-10-28T22:24:04.141-06:002010-10-28T22:24:04.141-06:00I had a heart murmur when I was a kid, and later o...I had a heart murmur when I was a kid, and later on in life it just "went away." Last time I was checked, my LDL was at 220. My family has a history of heart disease -- that is if the cancer didn't get them first. So I don't eat a lot of meat, but I don't exercise as much as I should.<br /><br />But I also see the cavalcade of meds my mom takes for her various ailments, and the pigheadedness she's witnessed among her various doctors, wanting to do things to cross purposes. She finally put her foot down a month ago and got them to sort things out.<br /><br />I've generally been unimpressed with doctors -- our pediatrician isn't up to much, and the last time I went to the doctor outside of work was to get an allergy prescription renewed. He checked my heart, asked "do the pills work for you," then charged me $55. I haven't been back since.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-85697803577275582322010-10-05T22:07:47.910-06:002010-10-05T22:07:47.910-06:00The wheels are what stopped me. Some kind of farme...The wheels are what stopped me. Some kind of farmer chic.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-64799869513400184242010-10-02T18:29:32.683-06:002010-10-02T18:29:32.683-06:00Beautiful. I'm struck with the wheels on those...Beautiful. I'm struck with the wheels on those pipes--they look brand new.Tanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928480284122516687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-4270313166428835952010-09-18T17:34:50.251-06:002010-09-18T17:34:50.251-06:00I want a sheep to safely graze our grass.I want a sheep to safely graze our grass.Tanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928480284122516687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-8322808924115825302010-08-28T21:49:38.254-06:002010-08-28T21:49:38.254-06:00I love a photo that tells a story, and this one ce...I love a photo that tells a story, and this one certainly does. I did a shot like this several years ago when I was working for the paper in St. Anthony. Someone had abandoned a work boot and left it upside down on a fence post. I wish I still had a copy of that one, but the paper was pretty tight with prints.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-69573201037466180492010-08-28T09:20:43.767-06:002010-08-28T09:20:43.767-06:00I think diagnoses or labels can be helpful, on a c...I think diagnoses or labels can be helpful, on a certain level. They offer a kind of "why," which can be helpful both for self-perception and for explanation. Being autistic and being a weirdo may have all the same characteristics, but one is a neurological disorder and the other is some kind of personal failure. I think just making that distinction can be a positive difference in dealing with the issues.<br /><br />But of course problems are problems, however you label them. I think one of the most important things is just matching expectations to capacities. Not only your expectations as parents, but guiding Liam's expectations of himself. We are bombarded in our culture with neurotypical values regarding social roles, relationships, scholastic and professional accomplishment, etc. I've found this is especially the case in the church, which on a structural level is of one-size-fits-all design. It's chock full of every-member-shoulds and, while clearly exceptions are everywhere, it has no social mechanisms for accomodating exception.<br /><br />In every social context, it's up to us as individuals to adapt seemingly monolithic expectations to our idiosyncratic selves. But don't ask me for advice on doing it. My only useful contribution to these kinds of discussions is as a cautionary tale. But I expect that if you start young with your eyes wide open to your own personal realities, it has to be easier than beginning in your 40s.<br /><br />Anyway, I cut fellow non-typicals a lot of slack. We're on a long and uphill road in life that we really didn't choose, and having some company on it is nice. Even for those of us who don't really like company.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-73318309262971989722010-08-26T20:40:33.147-06:002010-08-26T20:40:33.147-06:00You and me both, buddy. And whatever "weird b...You and me both, buddy. And whatever "weird brain" stuff I've got, I've passed it on to our oldest. We got a diagnosis of mild Asberger's Syndrome lat in the past school year, based on Liam's social awkwardness and some testing we had done. I recognize myself a lot in the behavior he demonstrates, but that could just mean I empathize, nothing more. I'm not sure having a label on it will make dealing with it any better. Maybe the next time we meet, we can just be nonsocial together. Liam would love to hang out with us.Mister Fweemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339287419996343926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340831264933167750.post-90634682825294401552010-08-23T00:14:04.585-06:002010-08-23T00:14:04.585-06:00But I did clone out some obscene graffiti on the w...But I did clone out some obscene graffiti on the wall. It was appropriate to the picture, but I try to run a family-friendly blog.carl ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291193391743469159noreply@blogger.com