Allan Douglas http://www.allandouglas.com/blog Writing through the desert on a blog with no name. Thu, 17 May 2012 01:48:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Firefly Connection http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/muse/the-firefly-connection/ http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/muse/the-firefly-connection/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:49 +0000 Allan Douglas http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/?p=3354 Today, Dear Reader, I have the extreme pleasure of playing host to one of my most favorite Indie Sci-Fi authors: Mary Pax.  Her short stories, which include Plant Girl, Translations, and Small Graces hooked me with her dynamic writing style.  When she came out with the novella Semper Audacia my infatuation with her work only [...]

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]]> http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/share-the-love/the-backworlds-available-now/feed/ 2 Review Building an Author Platform that can Launch Anything: a Social Media Minibook. http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/share-the-love/review-building-an-author-platform-that-can-launch-anything-a-social-media-minibook/ http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/share-the-love/review-building-an-author-platform-that-can-launch-anything-a-social-media-minibook/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:02 +0000 Allan Douglas http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/?p=3319 Building an Author Platform that can Launch Anything: a Social Media Minibook, by Toby Neal, is a concise yet information packed mini-book that gives straight-forward advice for authors on how to build an author platform (writer-speak for a system of marketing and promotional tools) that will build readership and excitement for both the author and [...]

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]]> http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/technique/paraprosdokian-phrase/feed/ 10 The Best Writing Apps of 2012 http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/tools/the-best-writing-apps-of-2012/ http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/tools/the-best-writing-apps-of-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 Allan Douglas http://www.allandouglas.com/blog/?p=3344  Whether you are an active, write-on-the-go-journalist type or you need a way to keep track of those great ideas you have without fumbling for a note pad and pen while away from your desk, today’s guest has some great advice on writing apps for you.  Please welcome Jane Johnson from GoingCellular, she’s going to share [...]

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