How, Now, Haveth Thee Stooped so Low?

If you were to browse www.amazon.com today, you might come across a whole slew of Kindle books being sold for a dollar or less. Sometimes even being given away for free.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Big name books-- for a penny or nothing at all! Wow.

I've been informed it's all because of people like me: self-published authors. With Kindle out, I can reach a much larger market than ever before.
Basically, the Big Boys, like Random House, are no longer the only players in the literary world. So, in response to my potential success (haven't got there yet, after all), these big wigs have decided to stamp me and everyone else in a similar position out like roaches.

All I can say is... Why, Random House, I didn't know you cared!
It's flattering, my friends. To think that I, little, meek, measly though I am, pose such a big, fat threat to the Literary Giants' revenue stream.

Well, to their low-priced blow, I responded in kind. For a limited time, the Rebirth of Rhin will be $0.99 (I can't afford to give them away at the moment-- I am no Tor Books).

That's right, get 'em now before I send the price sky-rocketing back to (oh my gawrsh!) $3.99.
Anyway, you save $3.

If you're in the market for that shiny new Kindle 2 (or you already have one) then now's the time to buy, buy, buy.

<--------You'll find the link to the right, as always. But here it is again, because I believe in redundancy: http://www.amazon.com/The-Rebirth-of-Rhin/dp/B001PTG63K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238020796&sr=8-2

And if you want to contact me, for whatever reason, here's my e-mail: jrtfree@yahoo.com
I always respond to mails. I'm a stand-up kind of guy, man.

Bracket of Evil

http://www.bracketofevil.com is a site that allows you to vote in multiple categories on who's destroying America the most. It's pretty fun-- you know, if you forget that these guys are doing their best to ruin the country.

And by "ruin the country" I mean: turn a profit at the expense of the wellbeing of this nation, its people, and- generally- the rest of the world.

Vote for your "favorites".

The Worst Advice You'll Ever Get

By "you", I mean "aspiring writers".

Here's an article written by Charles Hugh Smith in 2005 and, if you're trying to break into The Other Business (the original Business being film-making, of course), like I am, it's worth a read.

http://www.oftwominds.com/worst-advice.html

Mr. Smith may appear cynical at first, but the advice is genuinely valuable-- his title being a clear-cut mislabel.

The challenge he describes is certainly daunting. In his article he writes, "If you can do anything else [besides writing], do it." Well, I suppose I can do other things-- I just don't do them one tenth as well.

I can't speak for you, imaginary person floating around in my eyeball jelly. But I want to be a published writer.
I am a writer; I want to be a published writer.

I have to be a writer. It's beyond my decision or ability to defy. Making money doing what I have to do in life... now, that's a horse of a different color.

I have nothing to say

Apple-pie.

Alright. I had one thing to say.

Henceforth, this post will be known as "The Apple-Pie Post". I want to receive lots of mail about this fascinating topic.

Off-Beat Flu Remedy

I was sick all last week. I wasn't doing well at all, let's put it that way. Any more details might prove... unsavory.

But in my toxicosis, a friend told me about a way to fight cold/flu germs.
The Method goes as follows:

Take an onion, peeled, cut off the top and bottom and soak in honey. (You're doing all this inside a bowl, of course). Place another bowl on top of the one containing the onion. You've got yourself a little bowl-turtle now.

Let it all soak for at least three hours. After that, the bowl will contain some weird honey/onion-juice hybrid. Scoop this liquid up and drink til gone.
It doesn't taste bad at all (just spicey honey, really) and it worked well for me. Probably sped up my recovery by at least a day, no kidding.

Worth a try this flu-season, eh?

Would I lie to you? What do I stand to gain? I'm not a spokesperson for the Onion Company or the Birds and Bees Honey Brand, so don't worry.
Anyway, how would I enforce that and profit from it? Wow, you're quite the paranoid one, aren't you.

Just drink your damn honey-onion juice.