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- November 2009 (12)
- 20: Friday Link Love (After Dark) (0)
- 19: Breathe life into your characters using action (0)
- 18: Nook vs. Kindle: Sharing ebooks with others (0)
- 17: Video: Ebook reader comparisons (0)
- 16: 5 Ways Cory Doctorow is scaring traditional publishers (0)
- 13: Stephen King offers a ’show, don’t tell’ lesson in new novel (0)
- 13: Friday Link Love 11/13 (0)
- 11: Why poetry matters (2)
- 09: Book Review: ‘The Terror’ (0)
- 06: Friday Link Love 11/06 (Late Edition) (0)
- 04: What is good writing? (0)
- 02: Why is the Barnes & Noble Nook already generating a lot of buzz? (0)
- October 2009 (26)
- 31: Writing vs. Daydreaming about Writing (0)
- 30: Friday Link Love 10/30 (2)
- 29: Top 10 Book Titles for 2009 (0)
- 28: Electric Digital Magazine helps usher in new literary revolution (0)
- 27: Are you ready? NaNoWriMo less than a week away! (0)
- 26: Rediscovering Poetry (0)
- 23: Update: Race to the bottom, the book pricing wars (1)
- 23: Friday Link Love 10/23 (0)
- 22: Don’t watch the news, it kills creativity (2)
- 21: Barnes & Noble releases the Nook digital reader (0)
- 20: Race to the bottom – Amazon, Wal-Mart see who can sell the cheapest books (0)
- 17: Why do we keep so many books? (5)
- 16: Friday Link Love 10/16 (0)
- 15: Blog Action Day – Climate Change (2)
- 14: Internet down, writing and productivity up (0)
- 12: Multifunctional ebook readers revisited (0)
- 12: Neil Gaiman writing short story on Twitter – with a big twist! (0)
- 09: Friday Link Love 10/9 (0)
- 08: Free Speech Vs. Animal Cruelty (0)
- 07: Mark your calendar: Blog Action Day 2009 is on October 15 (0)
- 07: Should ebook readers be multifunctional? (3)
- 05: Read my guest post on LongShortStories: ‘Resurrecting the Short Story’ (0)
- 03: Love my Sony Pocket Edition Reader, hate the Sony ebook software (3)
- 02: Amazon’s ‘1984′ deletion lawsuit settled in court (0)
- 02: Friday Link Love 10/2 (0)
- 01: Coming soon: 3 Years, 1 Blog and 4 weeks of free giveaways (0)
- September 2009 (21)
- 30: Update: Barnes & Noble requiring authors to link to the B&N website (1)
- 28: The importance of Banned Books Week (0)
- 26: Why is Barnes & Noble dictating what authors should have on their websites? (0)
- 25: Friday Link Love 9/25 (0)
- 23: Slowing down in life will help your writing (4)
- 23: Book Review: ‘The Lost Symbol’ (4)
- 21: 5 Lessons I’ve learned about writing dialogue in fiction (0)
- 19: Are critics being too harsh on Dan Brown just because he’s popular? (0)
- 18: Are ebooks sucking the blood out of print books? Some say yes. (5)
- 18: Friday Link Love 9/18 (0)
- 16: Are publishers & bookstores placing all their eggs in one basket? (1)
- 14: Updated Review: Scrivener, a tool for writers (2)
- 11: Friday Link Love 9/11 (Late Edition) (0)
- 09: Listen to my interview on Conversations LIVE! Radio with Cyrus Webb (0)
- 08: Spread the word about International Literacy Day (0)
- 07: Review: The Sony Pocket Edition (PRS-300) Reader (3)
- 06: Unboxing pictures of a new Sony Pocket Edition Reader (2)
- 05: Almost 2 months later, Amazon offers compensation for deleted Orwell titles (0)
- 04: Friday Link Love 9/4 (0)
- 02: Outlining Debate Revisited: Are we asking the wrong question? (1)
- 01: CellStories.net serves up digital content on your cell phone (0)
- August 2009 (20)
- 31: Smashwords teams up with Barnes & Noble to give indie authors a boost (0)
- 28: Sony releases new ebook software, compatible with Mac, leaves out PRS-500 support (1)
- 28: Friday Link Love 8/28 (0)
- 25: Sony unveils wireless eReader (0)
- 24: Author sells self-published book one copy at a time (4)
- 24: Active vs. Passive Voice in writing (0)
- 22: Vampires, zombies and the faddish nature of literature (1)
- 21: Friday Link Love 8/21 (0)
- 19: I love Google, I just don’t trust them (0)
- 17: Link Love Leftovers (0)
- 15: Downside to ereaders: The batteries die at the worst times (0)
- 14: Inspiration comes from experiencing the world, not being reclusive (2)
- 14: Friday Link Love 8/14 (0)
- 13: Sony to adopt ePub for ebooks (0)
- 10: What will happen if publishers insist on higher ebook prices? (1)
- 08: Various groups seek to lift injunction in Salinger sequel case of ‘Catcher in the Rye’ (0)
- 07: Friday Link Love 8/7 (evening edition) (0)
- 06: Scribner releases modified version of Hemingway novel ‘A Moveable Feast’ (2)
- 05: The intersection of tattoos and literature (1)
- 05: Paperless travel (0)
- July 2009 (21)
- 31: Friday Link Love 7/31 (0)
- 29: Who should decide literary awards: ‘Experts’ or the reading public? (0)
- 28: Scrivener: A flexible and powerful tool for writers (4)
- 27: Is latest Amazon controversy with Kindle Orwell titles just the beginning? (2)
- 24: Friday Link Love 7/24 (0)
- 22: Romance writers convention shows importance of networking (1)
- 21: Amazon needs more competition in the ebook realm (0)
- 20: Interview with Wayne C. Long from LongShortStories (3)
- 18: Amazon deletes Orwell titles from customers Kindles (1)
- 17: Friday Link Love 7/17 (0)
- 16: The revival of short fiction in a digital age (0)
- 15: More on writing without an outline (0)
- 14: Book Review: ‘The Solomon Scandals’ (0)
- 13: Are ebooks really more environmentally friendly? (5)
- 10: Friday Link Love 7/10 (0)
- 08: Ads in ebooks – coming to an eReader near you (1)
- 06: Despite criticism, ‘free’ is very powerful (0)
- 06: Thoughts on LibraryThing and other literary social media (1)
- 03: Hatchette takes stand on text-to-speech functionality of ebook readers…kind of (0)
- 03: Friday Link Love 7/3 (1)
- 01: Serializing you novel: Experimenting with different ebook distribution methods (2)
- June 2009 (24)
- 30: Espresso Book Machines: Bridging the gap between print and ebooks (0)
- 29: Barnes & Noble releases free iPhone app (review included) (0)
- 29: 6 Lessons the Grateful Dead can teach us about writing (2)
- 26: Friday Link Love 6/26 (1)
- 24: New ‘Free’ book by Chris Anderson to be released July 7 (0)
- 24: iRex carving out own niche in e-reader market (0)
- 23: School board keeps controversial Sherman Alexie book on reading list (0)
- 21: Good job RIAA on winning a $1.9 million verdict against a single mother (2)
- 20: Ray Bradbury: Loathes the internet, loves libraries (0)
- 19: Friday Link Love 6/19 (0)
- 18: Don’t give up on that writing project! (1)
- 15: New website featuring free ePub books now online! (3)
- 14: Mixing up viewpoints in your fiction (0)
- 12: Friday Link Love 6/12 (0)
- 11: Simon & Schuster will sell ebooks on Scribd.com (1)
- 10: Self-publishing conference hits San Francisco July 18 (0)
- 09: Must-have Writing Tools: A Voice Recorder (5)
- 08: Apple rolls out new iPhone 3GS, lower pricing (1)
- 07: Self-publishing success doesn’t require hitting bestseller list (0)
- 06: What will Barnes & Noble do with Fictionwise? (1)
- 05: Friday Link Love 6/05 (0)
- 04: Publishers Weekly: National Bookselling Day on November 7 (0)
- 03: What do authors owe their readers? (1)
- 03: Spicing up classic literature with zombies (0)
- May 2009 (22)
- 31: How giving ebooks away for free increases print book sales (11)
- 30: BookExpo America pushes forward amid slumping book sales (0)
- 29: Friday Link Love 5/29 (0)
- 27: How to deal with criticism as a writer (1)
- 26: Smashwords unveils new affiliate program (6)
- 24: I have finally joined Twitter (0)
- 23: Will book publishers learn from music and newspaper industries? (2)
- 22: Brad’s Reader RSS Feed might need updating (0)
- 22: Friday Link Love 5/22 (0)
- 21: New design, new features, same blog (1)
- 18: Out sick…will be back soon (0)
- 15: Can altering your consciousness increase creativity? (0)
- 15: Friday Link Love 5/15 (0)
- 12: 2 authors, 2 very different viewpoints on ebook piracy (2)
- 09: Are you afraid of being a writer? (6)
- 08: Friday Link Love 5/8 (0)
- 06: Will the new Kindle DX really help college students? (2)
- 06: Amazon introduces Kindle DX: Bigger device with new features! (0)
- 05: Enhancing books with extra ‘goodies’ (3)
- 02: Recently commented on posts – Join the conversation! (0)
- 01: Where can you find writing inspiration? Try your nearest bookstore (0)
- 01: Friday Link Love 5/1 (3)
- April 2009 (28)
- 29: Wisconsin library board members dismissed for refusal to remove ‘controversial’ titles (0)
- 28: 5 Benefits of writing without a plan (6)
- 27: Amazon buys Lexcycle (Stanza) – What does this mean for ebooks? (0)
- 26: NYT article gives shallow reasons for not embracing ebooks (3)
- 24: RIP: Geocities (1994-2009) (0)
- 24: Friday Link Love 4/24 (0)
- 23: Exciting times over at DailyLit (0)
- 22: Update: Was Amazon a victim of ‘mob mentality’ after computer glitch? (1)
- 21: Top 5 signs that ebooks are going mainstream (3)
- 20: Exclusive: Pictures of a “mini” iPhone (0)
- 20: Excellent Wall Street Journal article on ebooks! (0)
- 19: The verdict is in: Shakespeare a fraud! (0)
- 18: ‘Kite Runner’ requested to be removed from schools and libraries (0)
- 17: Resurrecting my Sony Reader PRS-500 with Calibre (4)
- 17: Friday Link Love 4/17 (0)
- 16: Are cell phones ruining some classic plot devices? (0)
- 15: Mark your calendars: Self-Publishing Book Expo planned for November 7 (0)
- 14: Amazon ‘glitch’ stirs rumors of alleged censorship (1)
- 11: As economy tanks, ‘escapist’ reading increases (0)
- 10: Friday Link Love 4/10 (better late than never) (0)
- 08: Amazon Kindle: You only “rent” the content, you don’t own it (0)
- 06: Brad’s Reader Privacy Policy
- 06: Rough drafts, marginalia, and seeing a writer’s creative process! (0)
- 04: One of life’s simple pleasures: Reading outside (0)
- 03: Friday Link Love 04/02 (0)
- 02: Science fiction: A study of ethics and morals (2)
- 01: History of April Fools Day (0)
- 01: J.K. Rowling still fighting ebook piracy, and ebooks are still being demonized (3)
- March 2009 (25)
- 30: Spell Check vs. Good old-fashioned proofreading (0)
- 28: My lights go out for Earth Hour! (0)
- 27: When new and old technology collide in science fiction (1)
- 27: Friday Link Love 3/27 (0)
- 25: Will the FTC clamp down on DRM? (0)
- 24: Link Love Leftovers (it’s about time!) (0)
- 23: NPR Books: Arab poetry flourishes in Middle East (1)
- 23: Nicholas Hughes, son of poet Sylvia Plath, kills himself (0)
- 21: Who wrote that “Benjamin Button” story? (0)
- 20: Friday Link Love 03/20 (0)
- 19: My writing laboratory: A notebook (1)
- 18: Is the Amazon Kindle a Trojan horse? (1)
- 16: Ken Kesey on writing, technology and the Merry Prankster’s bus! (2)
- 15: How to create unique fictional characters (1)
- 13: Friday Link Love 03/13 (0)
- 11: Free ebooks: Thank you Lexcycle! (0)
- 10: How to create your own “cottage industry” by selling ebooks! (1)
- 09: Read an Ebook Week now in progress…what are you reading? (1)
- 06: Review: Amazon’s Kindle app for iPhone/iPod Touch (13)
- 06: Friday Link Love 03/06 (1)
- 05: And you thought English was hard! (0)
- 05: Barnes & Noble buys ebook retailer Fictionwise (1)
- 04: Amazon finally releases iPhone/iPod Touch app for e-reading (2)
- 03: Experimental fiction: Thinking outside the page (1)
- 01: Amazon caves to pressure on Kindle 2 text-to-speech feature, will let authors decide (1)
- February 2009 (22)
- 27: Friday Link Love 2/27 (0)
- 26: Despite bad economy, Harlequin has good year (0)
- 25: Kindle 2 ships to first customers: Content pricing still too high (0)
- 23: The curious case of last night’s Oscars (0)
- 22: Correction, not perfection: Dubai probably didn’t ban book from festival (0)
- 20: Free Giveaway: The latest issue of Poets & Writers Magazine! (3)
- 20: Friday Link Love 2/20 (0)
- 19: Mini review: “Still Alice” (0)
- 18: Novel banned from Dubai literary festival (2)
- 17: Goodbye old Mac! (1)
- 13: Friday Link Love 02/13 (3)
- 12: New Kindle 2 feature stirs legal questions (0)
- 11: Always backup your data – I’m learning the hard way! (0)
- 09: Recently commented on posts (0)
- 09: Amazon releases Kindle 2 (1)
- 07: Computerworld: Ebooks about to catch on fire! (1)
- 06: Friday Link Love 02/06 (0)
- 04: Self-publisher Lulu CEO, Robert Young, insults own customers (1)
- 04: Literary vs. Genre Fiction (2)
- 03: Author smackdown: Stephen King disses Stephenie Meyer (13)
- 03: Down with apostrophes! (1)
- 02: John Updike: A man of contradictions, and a very prolific writer (0)
- January 2009 (35)
- 31: 5 reasons why Stanza might be my iPhone ebook app of choice (1)
- 30: ‘Cell phone novels’ enjoy growing popularity in Japan (2)
- 30: Friday Link Love 01/30 (1)
- 29: The importance of drafts (1)
- 28: Is self-publishing losing negative stigma? (1)
- 27: John Updike (at rest) – reaction from the blogs (0)
- 27: Breaking: John Updike dead at 76 (2)
- 26: Amazon nixes pdf and Microsoft formats from ebook offerings (0)
- 26: During economic recovery, the arts might get a boast under President Obama (0)
- 25: Defining a “literary president” (0)
- 25: J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, ebooks, and the definition of irony (10)
- 23: How can we standardize ebook pricing? (0)
- 23: Friday Link Love 01/23 (2)
- 20: President Obama sworn in on historic day! (0)
- 19: Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe! (0)
- 19: Old vs. New: Does ageism exist in the literary world? (1)
- 18: A good time to stop writing is when… (0)
- 16: Great writing/publishing advice from an experienced author (0)
- 16: Friday Link Love 01/16 (0)
- 15: Brad’s quick writing tip #37 (0)
- 14: I’m giving up on a novel today (2)
- 13: New York to see new sales tax for Amazon, other online purchases (0)
- 12: NEA: Fiction reading among adults increases! (0)
- 10: More on politicians, presidents, and literature (0)
- 10: Gov. Blagojevich & poetry make strange bedfellows (1)
- 09: PW reports bleak holiday book sales (1)
- 09: Friday Link Love 01/09 (0)
- 07: Rereading F. Scott Fitzgerald (0)
- 07: Story endings: Don’t cheat your readers (0)
- 06: Mini Review: “A Thousand Splendid Suns” (0)
- 05: Borders, Barnes & Noble get a boost for the New Year (2)
- 05: Publishers & booksellers count on big name authors in 2009 (1)
- 03: My blogging goals for 2009 (2)
- 02: Friday Link Love 01/02/2009 (0)
- 01: Happy New Year! Welcome 2009! (1)
- December 2008 (35)
- 30: Make money, gain experience writing for Associated Content! (2)
- 30: Holocaust love story revealed to be false (1)
- 29: A great place to find writing tips! (2)
- 29: Life imitating literature: The Bernard Madoff scandal (0)
- 29: Join the conversation: Recently commented on posts! (0)
- 28: Is selling used books the root of all evil? (0)
- 25: RIP: Harold Pinter (1930 – 2008) (0)
- 25: Special Holiday Edition: “Friday” Link Love 12/25/08 (0)
- 24: In bad economy, craft your way to literary success! (0)
- 23: New York Times: E-books gaining in popularity (0)
- 22: Happy Birthday Friday Link Love (0)
- 21: Books may contain more than just words (0)
- 19: Turning libraries into internet cafes (0)
- 19: Friday Link Love 12/19 (0)
- 18: New York wants to tax ebooks, other digital content (1)
- 16: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” has always been a great story! (0)
- 16: The plight of literary magazines (0)
- 15: What’s your writing medium? (0)
- 13: Amazon Kindle’s biggest competitor? The print book! (5)
- 12: Friday Link Love 12/12 (0)
- 11: Borders offering 50% discounts amid financial troubles (0)
- 10: Link Love Leftovers (0)
- 10: Why are some publishers raising ebook prices? (1)
- 09: Gov. Blagojevich allegedly tried to fire paper editorial board (0)
- 09: Warning: Book Groups can turn nasty! (0)
- 08: Penguin 2.0 launches, Random House partners with Stanza (0)
- 08: Mini-Review: “The Miracles of Prato” (1)
- 05: Friday Link Love 12/05 (2)
- 04: Libraries keeping literature alive during hard times (1)
- 04: Free Books! (2)
- 03: Publishers continue to struggle in down economy (0)
- 03: Milton’s “Paradise Lost” gets modern translation (0)
- 02: The power of 100 words – The Drabble! (2)
- 01: Join the conversation: Recently commented on posts! (0)
- 01: NYT picks 100 books worth reading in 2008 (0)
- November 2008 (32)
- 30: Write like you drink: In little sips and large chugs! (0)
- 29: RIP: Jdimytai Damour (4)
- 28: It’s feast or famine for many publishers! (0)
- 28: Friday Link Love 11/28 (1)
- 27: Get ready for Kindle 2.0 in 2009! (2)
- 27: Happy Thanksgiving! (0)
- 25: Link Love Leftovers (0)
- 24: Not so happy holidays for publishers and booksellers! (0)
- 23: Libraries Vs. Bookstores (0)
- 21: Friday Link Love 11/21 (0)
- 19: A few thoughts on my ebook reading experience (3)
- 18: Does this make you mad? (0)
- 18: 5 Ways to overcome self-doubt while writing! (1)
- 17: Link Love Leftovers (0)
- 17: Can you spare one hour each day? (0)
- 14: Friday Link Love 11/14 (0)
- 13: Christian group gets book signing canceled at Waterstone’s (0)
- 12: BookTrib: A new site that’s all books, all the time (0)
- 11: Books that sell vs. books with literary merit (0)
- 11: Romance is still a mystery to me (2)
- 10: NEW: Link Love Leftovers (0)
- 09: Write down those ideas ASAP, or else! (0)
- 07: RIP: John Leonard, 1939-2008 (0)
- 07: Friday Link Love 11/7 (0)
- 06: Profits at HarperCollins take a dive (0)
- 06: Playing with time (0)
- 05: President-Elect Obama changing the face of the internet (0)
- 05: Breaking: Michael Crichton dead at 66 (0)
- 04: Barack Obama Elected Next President of United States! (0)
- 04: Brad’s Big Election Day Post! (0)
- 02: Short fiction meets Hollywood with Fitzgerald story (1)
- 01: 30-day writing marathon starts today! (1)
- October 2008 (20)
- 31: RIP: Studs Terkel (1912-2008) (0)
- 31: Friday Link Love 10/31 (0)
- 30: Mini Review: “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy (2)
- 29: Warning: Don’t lose your momentum while writing! (0)
- 28: Start a reading journal today! (1)
- 27: Barnes & Noble jumps onto social networking bandwagon (0)
- 24: Power of FREE: Selling books by giving them away! (0)
- 24: Friday Link Love 10/24 (0)
- 22: Taking novel characters off the page, and into real life (1)
- 21: Always back-up your work, preferably off-site! (1)
- 20: New to Brad’s Reader? Start here! (1)
- 20: Lost in translation: America’s deficit of translated books (2)
- 18: Travel writing: A literary genre (3)
- 17: Friday Link Love 10/17 (1)
- 16: To outline, or not to outline! (0)
- 13: Simon & Schuster embrace mobile e-reading (1)
- 13: Write your novel in one month or less! (0)
- 11: Friday Link Love 10/10 (0)
- 07: Is subscription-based book publishing a viable alternative? (2)
- 05: Friday (late) Link Love 10/05 (0)
- September 2008 (15)
- 26: Friday Link Love 9/26 (0)
- 22: Top 10 blogs for writers revealed! (0)
- 21: Friday Link Love 9/21 (late edition) (0)
- 16: What’s your excuse for not writing? (1)
- 15: Venture capitalists pour money into iPhone apps, big potential for ebooks! (0)
- 14: RIP: David Foster Wallace (0)
- 12: Friday Link Love 09/12 (0)
- 10: Organization to help defend writers on fair use laws (0)
- 09: UPDATE: No official list in Sarah Palin controversy, Republicans respond! (2)
- 08: Do you want books to be more like television? (0)
- 08: Edgar A. Poe: 1 author, 2 cities, and a fight over where he should be buried (0)
- 06: Ebooks offer perfect solution to the problem of banned books! (0)
- 05: Friday Link Love 09/05 (0)
- 04: UPDATE: What books did Sarah Palin want to ban from library? (4)
- 02: Republican VP pick Sarah Palin wanted to ban certain books from public library! (0)
- August 2008 (15)
- 29: Twitter your way to novelist stardom! (1)
- 29: Friday Link Love 08/29 (0)
- 28: Is Amazon.com monopolizing the book industry? (0)
- 25: Words I hate (1)
- 23: Recently Updated: Top Posts Page (0)
- 22: Friday Link Love 08/22 (0)
- 21: F. Scott Fitzgerald still trying for success in Hollywood (0)
- 20: A Publisher’s Dilemma: Responsibility Vs. Profits (0)
- 17: Inspired and creative writing: Writing while tired (2)
- 16: Make your next vacation a literary one! (0)
- 15: Friday Link Love 8/15 (0)
- 11: Review: eReader app for iPhone (3)
- 09: Friday Link Love 8/8 (0)
- 06: History of the Short Story (0)
- 04: Gone, but not forgotten: Regular postings to resume soon! (0)
- July 2008 (10)
- 24: EPUB Standard coming to a Sony Reader near you! (0)
- 23: I finally decided on an iPhone ebook app (0)
- 18: Friday Link Love 7/18 (0)
- 14: Obama not happy with satirical magazine cover (2)
- 12: Friday Link Love 7/11 (0)
- 08: Native ebook reading applications coming to an iPhone near you! (1)
- 07: UPDATE: Indiana Judge strikes down registration law for retailers (2)
- 06: Brad’s Productivity Tip for Writers #37 (1)
- 05: Holiday Link Love 07/05 (Better late than never) (0)
- 01: New service brings Print-On-Demand to magazines (0)
- June 2008 (15)
- 30: Self-publishing exposed! (3)
- 27: Friday Link Love 6/27 (2)
- 24: How are fiction writers like jazz musicians? (1)
- 23: Why writing fiction can be so complex (0)
- 20: Friday Link Love 6/20 (1)
- 18: Don’t rush that novel! (1)
- 15: Review: Harry, Revised (0)
- 13: Friday Link Love 6/13 (0)
- 11: Young kids read more, study says (0)
- 10: Warning: Your electronics fair game for search at borders (0)
- 09: Why is some fiction literary and why does it matter? (0)
- 07: When do you give up writing a piece of fiction? (1)
- 06: Friday Link Love 6/6 (0)
- 02: New Mark Sarvas novel arrives on doorstep (2)
- 01: A Little Weekend Housekeeping (0)
- May 2008 (18)
- 27: Borders unveils new website (0)
- 26: Lit Blogs: What goes around, comes around (0)
- 25: Wikisurfing: Riding the wave of wiki knowledge (0)
- 23: Friday Link Love 5/23 (0)
- 21: Large publisher jumps on the Web 2.0 wave (0)
- 19: UPDATE: Lawsuit filed against Amazon.com for shady POD policy (0)
- 18: How big is your library of books? (0)
- 17: Where are all the cafes for writers? (0)
- 16: Friday Link Love 5/16 (0)
- 14: Easy Story Ideas in 5 Minutes or Less (0)
- 13: HarperCollins goes green with online catalog (0)
- 12: Readdle service turns iPhone into ebook reader! (0)
- 11: And the winner is… (0)
- 09: Friday Link Love 5/9 (Better Late than Never) (1)
- 07: One Post, Many Topics (1)
- 04: Buy Your Cool Brad’s Reader Gear While it’s Hot! (1)
- 04: Revisited: Reasons Why I Love Short Fiction (1)
- 02: Friday Link Love 5/2 (0)
- April 2008 (21)
- 28: Don’t miss your chance to win a $30 Amazon gift card! (1)
- 27: More reasons why budding writers should be prolific readers (2)
- 25: Friday Link Love 4/25 (1)
- 23: Wikipedia to be published in print (2)
- 22: Publishers going green on Earth Day (1)
- 21: Real creativity is in the editing! (3)
- 18: Friday Link Love 4/18 (2)
- 17: Trimming the fat: Avoid redundancy in your writing (1)
- 16: Virginia Tech: One Year Later (1)
- 15: Is the dream of being an author an elusive fantasy? (2)
- 13: Children’s Author Beverly Cleary is 92 (4)
- 11: Friday Link Love 4/11 (2)
- 10: Drunk Writing (2)
- 09: What is America’s favorite book? (4)
- 08: 7 Ways to Re-Ignite Your Writing (5)
- 07: Bob Dylan receives honorary Pulitzer Prize (1)
- 04: Friday Link Love 4/4 (1)
- 03: Amazon’s Kindle driving ebook sales, but not revolutionizing industry (4)
- 03: Win a $30 Amazon Gift Card! (4)
- 02: Can’t Bloggers and Literary Critics Just Get Along? (1)
- 01: Brad’s Reader Comment Policy (2)
- March 2008 (20)
- 31: Amazon.com says speedier service is reason for controversial POD decision (0)
- 31: Random House adopting the Sony Reader for in-house work! (0)
- 28: Amazon.com forcing POD publishers to use BookSurge for printing (1)
- 28: Friday Link Love 3/28 (0)
- 26: Indiana cracks down on booksellers offering sexually explicit material! (0)
- 25: How is the brain wired for reading? (0)
- 24: Out Sick: I hope it’s just the flu! (0)
- 21: Friday Link Love 3/21 (0)
- 18: Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90 (0)
- 17: Slow Week at Brad’s Reader (0)
- 14: Friday Link Love 03/14 (0)
- 13: Organize your fiction writing with an editorial calendar (0)
- 12: Never let a crappy day job keep you from writing! (2)
- 10: The impact of publishing on the environment (1)
- 08: Follow-up: Literary Frauds Are Nothing New (1)
- 07: Friday Link Love 03/06 (0)
- 06: iPhone One Step Closer to Being Perfect Ebook Reader! (0)
- 04: Follow-up: Sex in Literature (0)
- 03: Woman admits fabricating memoir (4)
- 01: Don’t Forget to Subscribe to Newsletter (0)
- February 2008 (24)
- 29: Friday Link Love 02/29 (0)
- 28: Is your fiction technophobic? (0)
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