“When Romney sends his top surrogate out to go off about President Obama smoking dope I think that means they haven’t figured out how to deal with the taxes issue yet.”
Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
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Embattled Farmers 
I think you’re right. The thing that’s nearly impossible for me to tell is what impact this is happening. Our news is so divided that it’s hard for me to no what effect, if any, this is having on moderates — the only folks that matter.
BTW, how’s the book going?!
I think moderates/independents are losing confidence in Mitt. It’s one thing to have the liberals going after him, but to have the National Review basically ordering him to release his tax returns is something else entirely. His own party is really disgusted with him.
I finished your book on Sat. and liked it very much. You are a wonderful story teller, and the book was extremely well plotted and paced. It flowed beautifully, but I’m sure there was a ton of effort and struggle to achieve the smooth finished product.
As for my book, I haven’t gone back to it yet. Dealing with sick pets and other distractions like having my eyelids swollen almost shut from an allergic reaction, but I will soon.
Good points on the National Review and conservatives.
And I’m glad you loved the book. Those are incredible compliments you just gave! Do you mind if I link to them in my “reviews” section?
And sorry to hear about all the distractions. It’s so hard to find time to write, even on a good day.
Feel free to link! I will do a review on Amazon.
It’s not so hard for me to find the time, it’s hard for me to find the stomach. It’s like, Do I really want to go back there and deal with those people (my characters)? Not today, not yet.
I don’t have an electronic reader, so I can’t read your new one, but I assume you’ll also do a paperback version at some point.
Sweet. I’d love it if you did a review on Amazon. Those help so much to help readers who are on the fence decide either yea or nay.
And on your fiction writing, have you thought about just starting anew on something else? Have any ideas floating around in that head of yours?! : )
And on the paperback thing, I’m pretty sure I will at some point, but it’s not a priority. Across the industry, it seems paper sales are plummeting and I haven’t had great success with mine — not what I expected anyway.
Have you seen all the devices you can now read books through? Here’s just some of them at this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sv_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771&fb_source=messagehttp://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sv_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771&fb_source=message
I really do believe long term that books will die and become collector’s items. That is, on books that totally change your life, you may buy a paper version, but only after you’ve read it on your device and are crazy about it.
I plan to get a reader the next time I go on a trip. They keep getting better. But I love books and have bazillion of them.
I really don’t want to start over, and my characters would be furious anyway.
Hah! Don’t piss off the characters!
And I got a cheap $79 Kindle. The first book I read felt a little weird, the second one a little more comfortable, and by the third one I was hooked. Love it. Carry it everywhere and read way more! Plus, the books are cheaper.
I firmly believe ebooks will completely take over.
Couple of links:
[ ] E-book sales triple year-over-year, paper books decline in every category (http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/15/e-book-sales-triple-year-over-year-paper-books-decline-in-every/)
[ ] E-books sales surge after holidays (http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/story/2012-01-09/ebooks-sales-surge/52458672/1)
Oh, and umm, don’t forget to e-mail me. : )
I will email you.
My husband has a reader, he loves it. I forget which one he has, I’ve never tried it out.
I agree they will take over, but I’ll be one of the last to get one.