Author Archives: Gwaetgar

18:56 Clive Thompson: “We need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of reading.” is.gd/W2mP # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

18:43 I’m going to walk over to the Open House at the library in a few minutes. bit.ly/w2SeC # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

From the post-BEA reflection, Why Write Books? by Elisabeth Eaves, deputy editor at Forbes: In short, book-writing is a worse-than-ever means to a livelihood, and mass-market renown is disappearing as a concept, fractioning into a million niches. Ultimately the only … Continue reading →

00:14 RT @CreateMA inaugural Boston Book Festival will take place this September, in Copley Square www.bostonbookfest.org # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

My author event at The Rabbit Hole went quite well! I spent hours prepping for it, and as always, felt like I was doing everything at the last minute and didn’t do nearly enough. Part of the problem was that … Continue reading →

13:31 “Before Twilight” Talk & slide show on vampire fiction Thur. June 4th in Fitchburg, MA Details on my author blog: is.gd/Nkhw # 17:01 30 years ago today, June 3, 1969, NBC aired the last episode of the original Star … Continue reading →

On Thursday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m., I’ll be presenting a talk and slide show at The Rabbit Hole in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Before Twilight: How Vampires Got to Be So Hot Think you know vampires? You’re in for some surprises! … Continue reading →

15:35 British comments on Google’s ongoing efforts to take over the entire cyber-world: bit.ly/WG0tB # 18:52 Anthony Stewart Head, who plays Giles in the Buffy TV series, says he won’t see the proposed remake of the movie: is.gd/MEIB # Automatically … Continue reading →

This morning I awoke before my alarm, as I usually do, and Giles got up on the bed and seemed rather lively. Some mornings the cats are all fidgety for their breakfast and some mornings not so much. I was … Continue reading →

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