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My first book, Separation Anxiety (ISBN 9781937358471), is now available in printed form from any book store with an Espresso Book Machine. An exception is the University Book Store in Seattle, since their EBM is down, but they should have a couple of copies in store, thanks to their arrangement with Powell’s. Continue reading
When I uploaded the e-book version of Separation Anxiety to Smashwords, the only version that I could be sure would look the way it was supposed to was the Kindle version. Both the iBooks reader and Adobe Digital Editions rendered the ePub file quite differently—and neither looked very good, quite frankly. Since the ePub file passed the validation process, however, there wasn’t much I could do; I simply had to trust that it would work the way it was supposed to.
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It now appears that I won’t have my copies of the print edition of my first book, Separation Anxiety, until early August. Continue reading
Yesterday, I finally got the proof for my forthcoming book. Because the Espresso Book Machine (EBM) at the University Book Store has been down for a few weeks (!), the proof was printed in Portland, on the EBM at Powell’s. Continue reading
After twenty-seven years of keeping journals and two years of doing National Poetry Writing Month, I am preparing to publish my first collection of poetry, Separation Anxiety. Continue reading
Earlier this afternoon, I read an article on GraphicDesign.com, entitled Finding the Right Designer for the Job: Tips for Writing a Good Job Post from The Creative Group. You can read it here.
I posted a lengthy comment in response, but it seems to have disappeared into the void. I’m hoping it’ll show up later; in the meantime, I will attempt to re-create it here. Continue reading
Recently, I uploaded a post on the subject of being “Overqualified”. It was my reaction to being turned down for a job on the basis that I was “overly qualified” for the position.
Well, here’s a different tack: Why should you—you know who you are—hire me? Continue reading
About a week and a half ago, I went to a job interview. The overall atmosphere was pretty relaxed, the folks interviewing me seemed to like my portfolio samples, and they even commented on how the landscape orientation of my resume made it easy to read on their computer screens without having to scroll.
In short, the interview went very well. Continue reading
A random thought just occurred to me.
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