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Just for Authors: The “Free Book” Dilemma

Jul 2nd, 2010 | By Fiona | Category: Misc

Recently, a fellow author asked what I do when people ask me for a free, review, or autographed copy of one of my books.  This was my reply, with a few additions…
I know the dilemma of free/review copies.  These days, I’m lucky to receive two free copies of each book, myself.
Review copies
When asked, it’s not [...]



Uranus 2010 Answers

May 10th, 2010 | By Fiona | Category: Fiona's diary

A few astrologers have suggested impending, dire events due to upcoming changes in Uranus’  position and related aspects.
Uranus moves in 7-year cycles.  Therefore, as a relatively slow-moving planet, we don’t usually see anything huge and unexpected… not in the karmic scheme of things, anyway.
I’d be very reluctant to use Uranus’ movement to predict an out-of-the-blue [...]



Plagiarism, Integrity and Credibility

Mar 19th, 2010 | By Fiona | Category: Fiona's diary

Yesterday, I was looking at ghost-related books to review at Ghost Hunting Books.
(That’s a project that’s been rather neglected, and I’m hoping to catch up on reading and reviews in the coming month or so.)
As I was putting the finishing touches on my review of The Everything Ghost Hunting Book, I flipped through the index [...]