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Amazon Stripping Sales Ranks When Authors Promote Their Work

November 30, 2017 by Jared Gray

Recently, there’s been a new uproar over Amazon authors who run BookBub promotions having their sales ranks stripped in response, sometimes within minutes. I’ve heard other reports that this happens with a lot of other legitimate promotions in addition to BookBub. Unlike many authors who’ve been (understandably) railing against the personal harm this has inflicted […]

Filed Under: Writing

Krista D Ball and The Strong Female Character Trope

September 16, 2017 by Jared Gray

My wife showed me a wonderful, though long, post by Krista D Ball about the trope of the Strong Female Character, how it goes wrong, and how that’s not necessarily what we need anymore. I agree with pretty much everything she wrote. I’ve never fully understood the obsession with making every single female character “strong”, […]

Filed Under: SagCom, Writing

Kerbal Space Program – Lithobraking At Its Best

August 19, 2017 by Jared Gray

Kerbal Space Program – Lithobraking At Its Best

I’ve played a lot of videogames over the years, from my first Atari 2600 to the 111 games in my Steam library. I’ve put an absurd number of hours into gaming, probably more than any other pursuit aside from sleeping. Unsurprisingly, I have Opinions on the games I play. I have to say that, of […]

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No Shit, There I Was, In The Baltic Sea

August 8, 2017 by Jared Gray

No Shit, There I Was, In The Baltic Sea

I just got back from the Writing Excuses Retreat cruise. It will be difficult to properly convey the surreal and amazing experience of attending a writing conference intertwined with a Baltic Sea cruise. Either by itself would have been a wonderful way to spend my time. Together, they were a truly once in a lifetime […]

Filed Under: Cons, Travel

I’m On A Boat! WXR Cruise

July 26, 2017 by Jared Gray

I leave for the Writing Excuses Retreat conference tomorrow! Eeep! PACK ALL THE THINGS!

Filed Under: Cons, Travel

Failure Is Always An Option

July 25, 2017 by Jared Gray

Failure Is Always An Option

Can a former web application developer figure out how to create his own WordPress site? I suppose we’ll find out. (very appropriate gif stolen from @swear_trek)

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