Monthly Archives: February 2022

Getting Your Foot in the Door

Posted on February 28, 2022 by midiguru

A friend of mine just got an encouraging rejection from a large indie publisher of mysteries. The acquisitions person went far beyond a few boilerplate “atta-girl” comments. She offered some specific observations about the book. Getting a rejection that praises … Continue reading →

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Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Posted on February 22, 2022 by midiguru

I’ve been having some trouble reading fiction. Novels bore me. This month I got about 3/5 of the way through George Eliot’s Middlemarch, which is 800 pages long and acknowledged as a classic, and then lost interest. At the point … Continue reading →

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Runs & Wild Suits

Posted on February 3, 2022 by midiguru

The Looney Labs Pyramid Arcade is a nice set of widgets with which to design your own games. I posted a new one here last week and asked in a couple of Facebook game groups if someone would like to … Continue reading →

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