Was It Something I Said?

Over the last three weeks, I've had three requests from authors - in not that much of a dissimilar position to me so far as I can see - to review their books and maybe hook up on their 'blog tour'. They all seem like great people and I'd really like to do this with them... and I will. Trying to figure out where to drop it into the run of things though is another matter entirely. The most obvious place to drop it is as a big feature within the regular blog posts but there's something at the back of my mind (as usual) that says if it's going to become a regular thing, it should have a space of its own here. So - three great people who are probably reading - I will get back to you shortly (later tonight) to figure out just where it's all going to live. On which subject, I picked up a copy of a new little magazine out here in the UK at the moment called How To Publish Your Own eBook. I bought it to double check on some of the more correct options for the formats I'm not so familiar with - but my problem with it is that it includes material such as "what should I write about". Big trashy filler stuff that's really not necessary. Before you know it, the next book will be "How To Release An Album On The Internet", the first chapter of which will be called "Learning to Play the Guitar". Come on guys... I know it's kind of hip right now but seriously? I don't know if it's badly approached but there's some advice in there about structuring. ie: Structuring your book to fit what the eReader can do. It's practically saying 'fuck the story - make it look good'.

No. Story first, then make it look good. The End. Although I of all people should know why it's been written like that.

Anyway, ten years ago, pdf was going to be the format to end all formats for the sort of future we have now and it still could be in my opinion, but somebody took their eye off the development ball, didn't they adobe...