Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is the day of the year when American families gather together to consume too much turkey, ham, and all sorts of sugary delights. We are supposed to use the day to give thanks for what we have and to thank others for what they have done. But why limit thanking others to a single day out of the year? The historical facts surrounding the first Thanksgiving are now being questioned. The Huffington Post has a good article concerning this that is worth reading. And, just like Christmas, our society has commercialized certain holidays to the point where the average person no longer understands the original purpose of the holiday. One may as well change the name of Thanksgiving to Black Friday Preparation Day and Christmas to Gift Giving Day.
As far as writing goes, I've made good progress on Collision Course and I'm well into the second half of the new novel. The two timelines are now properly aligned and I believe I have a way to end the story. I don't know when I will be done though as I have competing priorities these days. I've started reading a 1,000+ book on JavaScript as well as an 800 page book on JavaScript and JQuery. I'm also still working my way through several books on CSS and HTML. It's a lot of reading and a lot of learning but I've set my mind to learning how to do website development and I'm not backing down.
The other day, I signed up for the Cleveland Concoction which begins March 9th and runs for 3 days. This convention is unique in that they have what's called the Author Alley where they take books from attending authors and sell them to the convention goers. This is a fantastic idea and I applaud them for doing this. This will be the first time I've attended and if the sales are good I will return. For most self-published authors, conventions are not worth the money unless you just want to go to the convention to enjoy yourself. The Cleveland Concoction might prove to be different.
The other convention that has proven to be a success for me is the Northeast Ohio Geek Expo. I've attended this event for the past two years and each time I made more in sales than it cost me to attend. For a self-published author, this is an event worth attending especially since it is local to me. I treat my writing as a business and every financial decision associated with attending a convention is subjected to a cost-benefit analysis. If the result is a negative cash-flow, I don't spend the money.
I have a lot of reading to do as well as a turkey to cook. Time to end this and get back to learning.
As far as writing goes, I've made good progress on Collision Course and I'm well into the second half of the new novel. The two timelines are now properly aligned and I believe I have a way to end the story. I don't know when I will be done though as I have competing priorities these days. I've started reading a 1,000+ book on JavaScript as well as an 800 page book on JavaScript and JQuery. I'm also still working my way through several books on CSS and HTML. It's a lot of reading and a lot of learning but I've set my mind to learning how to do website development and I'm not backing down.
The other day, I signed up for the Cleveland Concoction which begins March 9th and runs for 3 days. This convention is unique in that they have what's called the Author Alley where they take books from attending authors and sell them to the convention goers. This is a fantastic idea and I applaud them for doing this. This will be the first time I've attended and if the sales are good I will return. For most self-published authors, conventions are not worth the money unless you just want to go to the convention to enjoy yourself. The Cleveland Concoction might prove to be different.
The other convention that has proven to be a success for me is the Northeast Ohio Geek Expo. I've attended this event for the past two years and each time I made more in sales than it cost me to attend. For a self-published author, this is an event worth attending especially since it is local to me. I treat my writing as a business and every financial decision associated with attending a convention is subjected to a cost-benefit analysis. If the result is a negative cash-flow, I don't spend the money.
I have a lot of reading to do as well as a turkey to cook. Time to end this and get back to learning.
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