Author: Jonathan Kieran
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More AI Publishing Apocalypticism From Forbes
Here you go. Just find your audience. Talent, apparently, is no longer a prerequisite for anything in this constellation of issues. ————————— [ Delightful new work by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major release in the near future so brace…
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Thoughts From Forbes for Indie Publishers
If you’re an author who chooses this publishing route or is interested in the process, FORBES gathers a host of pertinent details. Behold. ———————— [ Delightful new work by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major release in the near future…
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Have You Received YOUR Check?
Spotify is apparently a thriving source of royalty income for audiobook publishers and they (the Spotify honchos) claim to have shelled out PLENTY for those who deliver their prose in spoken form. Authors, of course, are disputing the claim. It…
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Not This Nonsense Again
It must be easy to snag an Egyptological doctorate these days because some of the dumbest notions are emanating from questionable brains. Cleopatra VII did not “negotiate” with Octavian about the burial of Marc Antony. She was smart enough to…
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And the Band Played On?
If you heard anything at all about The Messenger, you might raise a brow. If you never heard the slightest whisper about The Messenger, you will gain some insight into one of the myriad reasons why THIS happened. (Oh, and…
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Yes, Virginia, There IS Footage of the Great White Baby Shark
I was wrong. There’s footage. And plenty of it. I must say: that baby shark is a cutie pie. Now think of the Satanic Korean children’s song about a Baby Shark and let its mesmerizing cadence puree your brains into…
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And Yet No Footage of the Baby Shark
For decades marine biologists and researchers have been seeking the Holy Grail of sharkdom (and no, it’s not a surviving “Meg”), which, depending upon one’s academic persuasion or voyeuristic bent, is either raw footage of Great White Sharks mating and…
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Spectacular Barnes & Noble Opening in Redding Portends Vibrant Future for American Bookstores
It was a long and arduous journey for the staff of Redding, CA’s biggest (and only) major brick-and-mortar bookstore, but after a tumultuous year of planning, renovation, preparation, and no small amount of negotiation, Barnes & Noble found a resplendent…
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Megalodon May NOT Have Been an Inflated Great White
So what? Maybe it looked like one of the sand worms from Dune? Point is: they’re never going to find a “skeleton” because sharks (prehistoric and present) don’t possess those. The only thing people need to realize is that just…
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Upgrades to My St. Augustine Hometown? WATCH IT, BUSTER!
Well, the scenic croisette or walkway along the seawall in St. Augustine, Florida, is likely in dire need of reinforcement or replacement as city planners and experts in infrastructure indicate in a new proposal. This rather lovely feature of the…
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