Drop by Drop, and the First Principle of All Learning

I recently came across an article that I had saved a good while back, “Repetition is the First Principle of All Learning” by Robert F. Bruner (University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Administration).   I was originally interested in the article for its perspective and thoughts on classroom education. However, … Read more…

My Favorite Freeware, Part 1

  Scribus — Desktop Publishing (http://www.scribus.net/) I mainly use Scribus for the internal layouts of my books.   It handles fonts, kerning, and linespacing quite well.   I also find its built-in PDF conversion options a real bonus since it has lots of output options.   This is especially important for POD distributors … Read more…

An Update and Status Report on The Year of the Red Door

Sometimes, delays can be a plane in the ash. Things are slowly getting back on track with TYOTRD after a long hiatus.    Here’s where things stand, where they are going, and a few of the challenges immediately ahead. ♦   Line-editing is ongoing.   I’ve received the edits for The Bellringer and … Read more…