99 commas appear on the page. 99 commas appear. Take one down, pass it around, 108 commas appear on the page. … [Read more...] about Copyediting
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Romance writing advice in 140 characters
The other day, YA author Justine Larbalestier asked several luminaries of the romance genre on Twitter why she was having so much trouble writing a romance. I've Storified the advice she got from Joanna Bourne, Tessa Dare, Courtney Milan, Sherry Thomas, Cecilia Grant, and … [Read more...] about Romance writing advice in 140 characters
I’m on the Apply Filters podcast!
Brad Touesnard and Pippin Williamson invited me to appear on today's episode of their Apply Filters podcast, which is devoted to WordPress plugin development. Each episode is only about half an hour long, and they take part of each episode to talk about a specific plugin they … [Read more...] about I’m on the Apply Filters podcast!
Friday giveaways: Coldtown, Countdown, Parasite
Now that I've given away all the work-related books (for this week, anyway), I have fun stuff for you to win: advance reading copies of Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Alan Weisman's Countdown, and Mira Grant's Parasite. … [Read more...] about Friday giveaways: Coldtown, Countdown, Parasite
Thursday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers ebooks
Today, I'm giving away three ebooks of WordPress for Web Developers! The format is up to you: epub (iBooks/Nook/Kobo), Kindle, or PDF. To win, just leave a comment and tell me why you want a copy. Are you a web designer who needs to learn WordPress? A theme tinkerer who wants … [Read more...] about Thursday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers ebooks
Wednesday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers paperback
I have three copies of WordPress for Web Developers to give away today! These are paperbacks; I'll do ebooks later this week. To win, just leave a comment and tell me why you want a copy. Are you a web designer who needs to learn WordPress? A theme tinkerer who wants to learn … [Read more...] about Wednesday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers paperback
Tuesday giveaway: CSS3 for Web Designers
Today I'm giving away a copy of Dan Cederholm's CSS3 for Web Designers, published by A Book Apart. I adore this book. It's the best concise introduction to all the CSS tricks I use on a daily basis: gradients, opacity, animation. This is one of the books I recommend in WordPress … [Read more...] about Tuesday giveaway: CSS3 for Web Designers
Monday giveaway: HTML5 For Web Designers
I'm kicking off a week of book giveaways with the best brief introduction to HTML5: Jeremy Keith's HTML5 For Web Designers, published by A Book Apart. My own book, WordPress for Web Developers, shows you how to build WordPress themes with the assumption that you already know … [Read more...] about Monday giveaway: HTML5 For Web Designers
Spoon Underflow Errors
TL;DR: I am having health problems. I am currently behind on everything, especially email. … [Read more...] about Spoon Underflow Errors
STOP. You must read Scott Lynch.
So earlier today, Sarah of Smart Bitches started posted a round-up of ebooks on sale, and it came to my attention that some people -- some very sad, unfulfilled people -- have never read Scott Lynch. This must be corrected immediately. Lynch writes the Gentleman Bastard … [Read more...] about STOP. You must read Scott Lynch.
