by SMThornton | Aug 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just finished reading Stephen Markley’s Publish This Book. Let’s just say it’s like Jon Stewart and the creators of South Park got together to write a book on publishing a book. And did drugs while they were at it. Here’s an excerpt (the...
by SMThornton | Aug 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
So I’m a little late to the party (as in the keg is empty and the DJ’s are packing up), but I started an account at Goodreads. I predict many lost hours as I search for every book on my shelves, plus all the ones I read in school or have since given away....
by SMThornton | Jul 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. ~William StyronI love the idea of exhausted readers, not only because they’ve lived several lives, but also because they were up until the wee hours of...
by SMThornton | Jul 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
I cannot live without books. -Thomas JeffersonI have a somewhat addictive personality. This is not to say that you will become addicted to my sunny disposition after meeting me, but instead that I tend to become addicted to certain things. Example? In high school I...
by SMThornton | May 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today I’m posting over at Secret Archives of the Alliterati regarding change and questions in your manuscript. Got change? No? Then you might have a problem. A big problem! So I thought I would leave you with a list of some of the books I’ve read recently....