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Why Critics Don’t Want To Read Your Self-Published Book
Why Critics Don’t Want To Read Your Self-Published Book
My reasons may have nothing to do with your writing and don’t involve a conspiracy against indie authors
Janice Harayda
Jun 17
The Genius of ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’
The Genius of ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’
A comic gem has inspired three movies, but the original tale of buyer’s remorse still charms
Janice Harayda
Jun 15
What Book Blurbs Really Mean
What Book Blurbs Really Mean
Witty parodies of words we see too often on dust jackets
Janice Harayda
Jun 14
Timeless Secrets Of Success From Yesterday’s Bestsellers
Timeless Secrets Of Success From Yesterday’s Bestsellers
I use one of them every day, the ‘Swiss cheese’ method of gaining control of the messes in your life
Janice Harayda
Jun 12
The Joy Of Being A Late Adopter Of Technology
The Joy Of Being A Late Adopter Of Technology
I don’t need the newest or coolest devices, just ones that are right for me, and I’m not ashamed of it
Janice Harayda
Jun 11
How Media Make Us Hate Each Other
How Media Make Us Hate Each Other
Why I avoid TV that creates fear by using sneaky tricks and treating news as a combat sport
Janice Harayda
Jun 9
What Nobody Tells You About Breast Cancer
What Nobody Tells You About Breast Cancer
Anne Boyer lays bare the brutal realities in a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about her life with the disease
Janice Harayda
Jun 6
The Furor Over ‘If You Give A Mouse A Cookie’
The Furor Over ‘If You Give A Mouse A Cookie’
Does it have a ‘secret political message’ in the chocolate chips? Or is it just a sweet book the kids love?
Janice Harayda
Jun 4
What Nobody Tells You About Media Bias
What Nobody Tells You About Media Bias
I’ve seen all kinds of unfair reporting as a journalist, and the most disturbing gets the least attention
Janice Harayda
Jun 2
Why I Don’t Count The Books I Read
Why I Don’t Count The Books I Read
What you read matters more than how much, and turning it into a numbers game co-opts its joys
Janice Harayda
May 30
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