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  Book Review - The Last Policeman

  I knew just a few pages into the first chapter that I was going to give this gem 5 stars. It has everything I like in a book. It is unassuming but self-assured, well crafted but without artifice, engaging but not easy. It gets categorized as science fi...

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  Jonah Gibson posted a new article:

  

  Writing Tips Are for Suckers

  A collection of writing tips from famous authors for the happy schmuck trying to make it in an ocean of drivel.

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  • March 7, 2017

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    Elizabeth Monkemeier Sadly, after pressing the "Traditional Print Only" button, I realized that ePublishing is probably going to be on the rage.

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    Jonah Gibson e-publishing. For so many reasons: ease of use, speed of delivery, preservation of natural resources, linkable to outside resources, built in dictionary, resizeable type. I had a gruesome 11 hour surgery on my sinuses in 2012. Drs. had to rebuild an...  moree-publishing. For so many reasons: ease of use, speed of delivery, preservation of natural resources, linkable to outside resources, built in dictionary, resizeable type. I had a gruesome 11 hour surgery on my sinuses in 2012. Drs. had to rebuild an eyesocket and now my eyes don't quite point in the same direction. I can no longer read print for any appreciable amount of time without getting a headache. e-books have been a godsend for me, but I think I would prefer them anyway for all the reasons listed.  

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  Jonah Gibson posted a topic in the forum Introduce Yourself:

  Jonah Gibson - yeah, this is me

  Hi to all. I'm Jonah Gibson. I've published two novels and a collection of shorts. I also blog, post book reviews, and ruminate about things that interest me on my website - Jonah Gibson Arts. You can find everything you'd care to know about me there,...  moreHi to all. I'm Jonah Gibson. I've published two novels and a collection of shorts. I also blog, post book reviews, and ruminate about things that interest me on my website - Jonah Gibson Arts. You can find everything you'd care to know about me there, including sample writing, preview chapters, and links to my books and artwork. Enjoy. Leave me a note if you want to engage. I live to entertain.   

  • March 2, 2017
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  Jonah Gibson replied to a topic in the forum Introduce Yourself:

  Hi, Glen. I guess a lot of us are facing the same or similar struggles: getting noticed, standing out in a virtual sea of competing books. Good luck to you. If you're like me, you've already realized that there's really no choice but to keep plugging

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  Hi, Glen. I guess a lot of us are facing the same or similar struggles: getting noticed, standing out in a virtual sea of competing books. Good luck to you. If you're like me, you've already realized that there's really no choice but to keep plugging away. I live for the days when the work itself seems reward enough.

   

  • March 2, 2017
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  Jonah Gibson commented on Larry Kahaner's article: It's probably not politic to say this, but I think we all know it's true. Unfortunately, we all also live and die as authors by the number and quality of our reviews. Reviews used to be subject to the same kinds of barriers to entry as authors. At least...  moreIt's probably not politic to say this, but I think we all know it's true. Unfortunately, we all also live and die as authors by the number and quality of our reviews. Reviews used to be subject to the same kinds of barriers to entry as authors. At least someone had to agree to publish them, and they were scrutinized and edited before they saw the light of day. As the barriers have been largely eradicated for writers, so have they for reviewers. Now, reviews are not necessarily literary in nature and timbre. Instead, they pass judgment on the entertainment value of a story rather than on it's literary merit. They look at books as products that exist purely to satisfy a need in a market. The capacity of a good book to instruct, to uplift, to temper the soul, is largely ignored. This was brought home to me when I read a book blogger's review of Moby Dick that rated it at 2 out of 5 stars because it was short on plot and character development. We live in a new world, and it seems we are going to have to learn to live with it, even while it's in a state of extreme flux. Good luck, I say. We're going to need it.  less

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