Re: A few links to liven things up

On 03/03/2014 23:25, Robotech_Master wrote:
> The list seems to be kind of dead lately. It does still exist, right?
>
> Here are a few links of stories I either found interesting or wrote 
> myself. (Or wrote myself and THEN found interesting. I can do that!)
>
> Sunita at Dear Author seems to think self-publishing (she says "genre 
> fiction" in the headline, but really means self-publishing) is 
> creating an e-book 'market for lemons':
>
> http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/is-genre-fiction-creating-a-market-for-lemons/
>
> Passive Guy had some choice remarks about that:
>
> http://www.thepassivevoice.com/03/2014/is-genre-fiction-creating-a-market-for-lemons/
>
> And I had a few, also:
>
> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/are-self-published-e-books-a-market-for-lemons-or-is-it-just-sour-grapes/
>
> (I'm particularly proud of that headline, though I suppose it's not 
> really as clever as I like to think it is.)
>
> **
>
> Did folks hear about the big kerfuffle over the Hugo Awards the other 
> day? The convention chairs of LonCon3, this year's WorldCon venue, 
> decided to appoint a transgressive comedian known for risque humor to 
> emcee the Hugos...and all heck broke loose.
>
> http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/appointment-of-british-comedian-jonathan-ross-as-hugo-awards-emcee-triggers-brief-spat/
>
> http://fozmeadows.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/jonathan-ross-vs-the-hugos/
>
> http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/03/03/one-last-thought-on-the-hugo-ross-debacle/
>
> **
>
> And finally, here's a book review I posted a few days ago that might 
> point out a useful tool to any writers on the list...
>
> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/review-tarot-for-writers-by-corinne-kenner/
>
> -- 
> Chris Meadows aka

Thanks for this list Chris.

Let's just say the first article was intended to be contentious, and 
then got lost in its own thoughts. Metaphors, analogies and old cars. 
Been in all three places :-) .

Number two, I believe that bit about chip implants! Very neat sarcasm.

Your own comments are largely to the point, but would have been further 
strengthened by noting that "bad" ebooks are in the eye of the beholder! 
As to Howey's stats and interpretations; statistically I find them 
doubtful to be kind. A year of monitoring might build to useful 
information. But the critiques of working statisticians should be noted.

I did not go into the Jonathan Ross matter. I can only suggest that 
those engaging him read the contents label carefully. Just one request: 
please keep him your side of the Atlantic!

Joseph Harris