Report from a Mad World

If the headline above immediately made you think of this movie or this song, then you’re old enough to have experienced the vast and fundamental changes in publishing over the last few decades. But you know what? Sometimes they still make me shake my head

Today

This is an important day. And while I understand that not all Americans are celebrating, I think we can all agree that we are living through history. Things change…laws change, attitudes change, even publishing changes. And we’re all part of it. I believe it is...

THE FALL by John Lescroart

The Fall begins quite literally when a young woman plunges to her death from an overpass in San Francisco.

An Open Letter to Authors

Having recently completed the re-vamp of the Bouchercon 2015 website (please check it out!), I’m motivated to make this plea…

Mobilegeddon 2015

Last Tuesday, Google released substantial changes to its search algorithm. In a nutshell, these changes mean that websites that are responsive (mobile-friendly) are now (most of the time; there are exceptions to every algorithmic rule) getting (much) higher placement in search results.

Random Observations

Wow…it’s been a crazy few weeks. Lots going on, and so it seems like a good time to round up some observations…

Open for Service

While I’m not pleased that we need an organization like Open for Service in this day and age, I’m glad they exist, and I’m happy to support them.