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Category Archives: Technology
The Robots that Write… and Do Everything Else, Too
A while ago, I read the excellent book by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McCafee, Race Against the Machine. Since then, I’ve thought a lot about automation, whether I’m looking at Google’s driverless cars or checking out at CVS through a self-service kiosk. … Continue reading
Posted in For Writers, Rants, Technology
Tagged automation, economy, robots, technology, writing
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Fitzgerald & Hemmingway Were Bloggers, Too
Sometimes, I feel guilty about blogging. It’s a little pinching sensation, probably a sensation most writers are familiar with – the feeling that you’re wasting time you should be using to work on your novel. That’s why I was reassured … Continue reading
Posted in For Writers, Rants, Technology
Tagged blogging, Fitzgerald, For Writers, Hemingway, self-publish, writing
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Social Media, iPhones, and Memory
I had a friend in high school who had garnered a lot of attention after high school. Because we went to college and he did other things that seemed a lot more exciting, like climbing rocks all day. Collectively, those … Continue reading
How eBooks Can Save Journalism
At the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), Michelle Bachmann said a lot of things that weren’t true. She said she got the information from a self-published book, Presidential Perks Gone Royal. It’s written by a Republican lobbyist. Bachmann trusted a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, For Writers, Politics, Rantography, Rants, Technology
Tagged ebooks, journalism, media, politics, self-publish, writing
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The Internet Has Made Us All Entitled Content Thieves
This week, the New York Times closed another loophole that got around its notorious paywall. You know… the paywall. The thing ensuring that one of the last bastions of what Americans call journalism (even if it’s owned by someone with a … Continue reading
Posted in For Bands, For Visual Artists, For Writers, Rants, Technology
Tagged ebooks, internet, journalism, self-publish, technology
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Google Glass: Is an App Store for Memories Just Around the Corner?
Google Glass is Google’s latest awesomely terrifying innovation. It’s basically a pair of dorky glasses that function as a high-definition video camera wherever you go. The footage you record can be shared virtually with friends, in real-time. Friends who you … Continue reading
Posted in Rants, Technology
Tagged Google, google glass, iphones, smartphones, technology
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Is the Final Draft Dead?
I wrote a lot of this in my car, because I have a smartphone, so now I can talk sternly to it and, magically, those incantations are turned into text. I’ve tried this method to write blog posts before, but … Continue reading
Posted in For Writers, Technology
Tagged blogging, content marketing, ebooks, For Writers, self-publish
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Why All Writers Have to Love Technology
The other day, I got in an argument with my friend over a recent article about what a few start-ups were doing to nonfiction books. Well, “argument” is being generous. More like four exhaustive Facebook posts written by two tired … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, ebooks, For Writers, self-publish, technology, writing
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Why Can’t I Click Your Book?
Books. Engrossing vessels of unparalleled knowledge, learning, and experience… or obsolete hunks of text that can’t hope to compete in an era of relentlessly over-stimulated people? The question struck me when I was reading Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run recently. I like … Continue reading
