by LynneC | Nov 9, 2009 | Ponderings |
Tweet Several bloggers have answered comments on the AAR forums about blogging recently. In doing so, some have noticed a recent snippiness and touchiness in the reading community, from readers and from writers. I was hanging around at Wendy’s blog recently,...
by Gwen | Oct 22, 2009 | Ponderings |
Tweet So here’s the deal with all this review blog stuff. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided that blogs and other similar opinion websites should disclose when a reviewed item has been supplied by the manufacturer/vendor/seller/etc., or when a...
by Gwen | Oct 17, 2009 | Ponderings |
Tweet It should come as no surprise to any of you that I am a fan of science-fiction. I love it in all mediums – books, movies, television, manga, graphic novels, and good ol’ comic books. It’s all good to me. Love Heinlein, Bradbury, LeGuin,...
by LynneC | Oct 9, 2009 | Ponderings |
Tweet Disclaimer – I’m British, so I don’t think the FTC rules apply to me, but just in case – the vast majority of the books I review I’ve bought for myself. Because something attracted me to it, and because I wanted to enjoy the experience. So I have a vested...
by LynneC | Sep 22, 2009 | Ponderings |
Tweet You might have noticed a slight absence here. Then again, you might not, why should you? But with all this blethering about writers and writing, and the endless push, push, push for a publisher, I thought I’d say something about writing. Specifically why I...