Productivity

Yeah, yeah, every minute I spend on the internet is productive time. That's why I don't have a new novel finished. Ahem.

So when you aren't in a social-networking-site-mood, try this puzzle:




Hey, it's a beach thing...I can't help myself.

Why do I do goof-off stuff like this? That is a question that baffles many.

BTW, I saw on the internet that my new book, Storm Surge is being sold "used" for $44.62. Excuse me for being good at math, but that is over 9 times what I make on a new [autographed] copy of my own book, and over twice the list price. It was probably one of the books I gave to someone. Soooo, it is a wee bit difficult to get 'motivated' to write when I see stuff like that. I'm just saying, "I'm taking the day off."

Ahhh, feet up. Listening to my screen saver ocean sounds and pictures of Seal Beach. This is heaven. Well, actually being there would be heaven. But this is nice. See ya tomorrow with something special from Ireland!

More Industry News!

Sheesh, what's happening to me, I'm writing industry news two days in a row? Well this interests me because of the German idea that books' prices can't be undercut. That messes up the whole idea of the price war that I mentioned a few posts back, which isn't a bad thing for writers who actually would like to have a bit of change in their pocket for their efforts.

There are pros and cons about price fixing. One one hand, there is the 'what the market will bear' and on the other hand, there is the idea of the need to make money to stay in business.

I'm not taking sides in this, but it is interesting as Amazon's Kindle goes world wide. The other e-readers are sure to follow.

Read about it here: http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=7852