As a writer, you gotta navigate the copyright minefield when contracting with journals, newspapers, magazines, publishers. Before my injury, when I was trying to get my work published, I discovered some magazines were better than others in working with writers and not trying to take their copyright for free. And one magazine was really bad…
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Nibbles of Chocolate
“Never trust anyone who tells you they don’t eat desserts. You know, those people who look at you smugly when you offer your pièce de résistance and say, ‘Oh, I couldn’t; this dessert is too rich!’ We simply respond with, ‘We don’t understand the concept of ‘too rich’ — or ‘too chocolaty’ for that matter.”…
Book Published in US First? Register it!
Us Canadians have it easy. We write a work; it’s copyrighted. It’s not only copyrighted here but also in all the countries with which Canada has copyright relations, by being a member of the Berne Convention, including the United States. However, many of us Canuck authors can’t get attention from Canadian publishers if we streaked…
Google Book Settlement: Not Perfect, Lots of Work, But Better than Theft
It’s hard enough trying to earn a living as an author when people so excited over your book loan out their copy to all and sundry rather than suggesting all and sundry buy it, but when Google comes along and posts that book online for all and sundry plus your one buyer to read it…
Next Book for Review: The Almost Archer Sisters
I’m liking this Top Contributors group in the chapters.indigo.ca Community. They offer a select list of free books to members who agree to review them within 2 months. That’s how I ended up reviewing Farley Mowat’s newest book Otherwise. It’s a total win-win-win program. For me the reviewer, the win is a free book, practice…
Changing, Updating, Adding Beauty to my CafePress Shop
OK, I’ve been a bit slow in clearing out my Christmas stock in my CafePress shop: Points North Studio. But if I’d been timely, I wouldn’t have had my Iris photo to use on greeting cards. My subconscious obviously knew I had to wait for the right photo to come! I now have a nice…
Agatha Christie Muses on Euthanasia in “Curtain”
I have not read all of Agatha Christie’s Poirot books, but he’s such a timeless character, the series not needing to be read in order, that I recently devoured the very last Poirot book: Curtain. I’ve been reading Christie for as long as I can remember. Well, maybe not since the age of 2, but…
Updated Bio on Dr. KN Jeejeebhoy
I updated my biographical sketch on my father Dr. Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy. I added in some new info, as I try to keep up with his changing projects and work, and, as well, I updated the list of recent news articles he’s appeared in. Check it out!
Catecholamine Tests: A Moving Target
I have to get my catecholamines measured. A simple blood test, you’d think, eh? Uh no. Problem number one is finding a lab that tests them. I had these tests done almost 20 years ago. Back then, the doctor’s office explained what tests were required and how to prepare for them. They handed me a…