Advice for writers. Specifically, for writers attempting to complete the National Novel Writing Month challenge. First, jump over to Writer’s Digest and check out their 30 Tips for Writing a Book in 30 Days. Â And, also, keep in mind that … Continued
There’s still time, if you’re going to dress up for Halloween! Personally, I don’t bother, but, if you do, then there is still some time to work in some high-quality make-up to your costume. Â I love watching shows about science-fiction … Continued
Free training, of course, for my favorite content management system; WordPress. Not familiar with WordPress? Â Well, you should be since it runs or manages a significant percentage of the web. Â As of this writing, “significant” means about 25% of all … Continued
We’re not talking cookbooks here. Pot-Boilers, far from collections of recipes, are quickly written stories of, sometimes, dubious quality that are sold cheaply. Â The name comes from the idea that writers cranked these out to meet their regular expenses, or … Continued
Digital photographers almost never print their work, but they should. Why? Well, for one thing, while digital formats change, printed work stays the same pretty much forever. Â Also, a nice print hangs on the wall a lot better than a … Continued
That would be the Fourth of July, better known as Independence Day, which is tomorrow. For those of you outside the U.S., tomorrow is the day we celebrate our independence as a nation by barbecuing and having parades and, most … Continued
I like choices. Also? I’m cheap. How do these things go together? Simple, I am forever searching for cheaper, or, cheapest of all, free, alternatives to expensive commercial software packages. Like alternatives to Microsoft products, so I don’t have to … Continued
It’s been a while since I shared any photography resources here, so I’m going to do that now. So, in just a couple of weeks a good friend of mine is headed out to a Pacific island for an expedition … Continued
Three words that strike fear into the heart of many a wise system administrator. And not a few other sorts of smart people, too! In this case, though, I’m talking about rolling your own WordPress theme. Â This is one of … Continued
Yes, resources to actually layout and publish your own magazine, mostly for free. My blushing bride pointed out recently that I mostly haven’t posted anything original in years. Â Just links to other resources and some brief copy around it to … Continued
