The Amazon Bounce

For many (most?) indie authors, the Amazon thrill is gone. But a select few still have that spring in their step. So, what kind of Sales Viagra are these guys on?

A Creative Manifesto for Writers

The e-Book Bubble Pops

The e-book is dead! Log live the e-book!

Ten Things Indie Writers Should NOT Do

By Dean Wesley Smith. (But I don't agree.)

Writing, entrepreneurship, and rejection

"I just failed and failed and failed and failed.

Alex Lightman's Olympic Games' Manifesto

If the Olympics could adopt a manifesto, Alex Lightman suggests this one.

On the Process of Creation

The late, great Marvin Hamlisch's insight on creating an original, polished work (video).

How the Brain Works

This is the sort of research I did while developing the simulated intelligence of MOM. It's a hot field of study these days.

The Interactive Author

The reading experience is no longer a one-way communication.

Bob Sutton's Manifesto

From management guru Bob Sutton:

Infrequently-Asked Questions, #3

A note from John, on Facebook: "Hi Jeff. I’ve noticed that [you] are making a systematic effort to find the coolest stuff on Facebook, presumably in an attempt to achieve total consciousness.

Charles Eames' Manifesto

“Beyond the age of information is the age of choices.”

Douglas Idugboe's Social Media Manifesto

I think I just broke the first rule.

Dieter Rams' Design Manifesto

The legendary Braun designer who taught that upstart Jonathan Ive everything he knows had 10 core design principles.

Henry Miller's Writing Manifesto

Great advice from the fastidious Miller:

One Man's Relationship to the World

"I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.

How e-Book Buying Decisions Are NOT Made

(or: Why Patriots won't be priced at $2.99)

'Books Born as Blogs, & Kindred Beasts'

While looking for something else entirely, I was shocked (pleasantly, but still shocked) to stumble upon The Patriots of Mars included in this Delicious collection of "examples and illustrations of uses of new media forms (such as blogs, Twitter, and so forth) in the creation of significant scholarly and popular content." Patriots looks to be in some fine company here, too!

Rent, or Own Your Audience?

For most of my life, to be an author without a publisher was preposterous, shameful, and vain.

The Geek Zodiac

(source)

Embracing Doomsday

or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dystopia.

Why Books are Like Hamburgers

When the 'net was young – and so much smaller – a band of college students and techies hand-assembled pages of links in an attempt to map this new world.