http://reclinerbooks.com Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:44:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few days ago I posted this on the Facebook fan page: Why are people willing to spend a fortune on a device (ipod, kindle, etc.) but refuse to spend anything on content (music, ebooks, etc.)? There are many potential answers. Gadgets are marketed more effectively. Intellectual property can be shared more easily. You ... http://reclinerbooks.com/gadgets-vs-content On Saturday I spoke as part of a panel alongside David Scollard from Frontenac House, Sarah Ivany with Freehand Books, and Lyn Cadence of Your Book is Your Business. Here is a transcript of my speech: How many manuscripts get accepted each year? I wasn’t able to find a definitive answer from ... http://reclinerbooks.com/writers-weekend-publishers-on-publishing I had hoped to announce the next release by Recliner Books earlier this year but the receipt of some tragic news has delayed it. John Ballem and Recliner Books entered into a publishing agreement for Mr. Ballem's thirteenth novel in mid-December last year. We at Recliner Books were very sad to ... http://reclinerbooks.com/murder-on-the-bow-by-john-ballem “The handsome man wearing an expensive suit sits on a comfortable couch.” In my opinion, this kind of writing is fine for first and second drafts, it is a scenic placeholder left there with the intention of describing the character and setting in greater detail. However, if this kind of writing remains ... http://reclinerbooks.com/the-case-of-the-expensive-suit-and-the-handsome-man It may be time to do away with the term “space aged”. I should be more specific, if you are referring to something modern, it may be time to do away with the term “space aged”. The Space Age began in the fall of 1957 and technically continues until today. ... http://reclinerbooks.com/space-age What are you doing the evening of Wednesday, December 9, 2009? Recliner Books will be at 100 Wines (Calgary) with Barb Howard's Notes for Monday, participating at a Writers Guild of Alberta event. The WGA describes the event: Give the perfect gift this year—a personally-signed book paired with a matching bottle of ... http://reclinerbooks.com/blog-post-12-december-9-2009 Hey all, So I was hoping to post some pictures from the launch here but no such luck. I'm still holding out hope that someone out there has pictures they will send to me and when I get them I will post them here. On Monday, November 2, 2009, we launched Barb ... http://reclinerbooks.com/blog-post-11-notes-for-monday-launch Since I am not sure how familiar everyone is with PayPal, I figured I would post a walk-through so you can purchase Notes for Monday with confidence. Step 1) From the "catalogue" page of the website (www.ReclinerBooks.com/catalogu) click on the "Buy Now" PayPay button. This will take you to PayPal's website. Step ... http://reclinerbooks.com/blog-post-10-paypal We have updated the website. Check here: http://reclinerbooks.com/catalogu And here: http://reclinerbooks.com/readers/events If you are in Calgary on November 2, 2009, we hope you will come to the book release party for Barb Howard's Notes for Monday. If you can't make it but would like a copy of the novella, we will begin taking pre-orders ... http://reclinerbooks.com/blog-post-9 Happy Thanksgiving. I hope everyone is having a relaxing holiday. Today I want to give you three entries from the Dictionary of Confusable Words. 1) edible/eatable. What is edible is fit for human consumption {edible mushrooms}. What is eatable is at least minimally palatable {the muffins are somewhat burned though still ... http://reclinerbooks.com/blog-post-8-confusable-words