Archive for February, 2011

My Authorly Thoughts on Ebooks and Piracy

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February 23, 2011
My Authorly Thoughts on Ebooks and Piracy

Publishing-industry thinker Sean Cranbury linked to this article in the Globe and Mail: The rise of the e-book lending library (and the death of e-book pirating). The voice of the article, along with some of the people quoted within it, struck me as... naïve. To say the least. But enough about that. As an author, here's...
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Teach Yourself Visually Crochet: 2nd Edition Now Available!

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February 22, 2011
Teach Yourself Visually Crochet: 2nd Edition Now Available!

I can't believe I forgot to tell you about this! Sigh. Last month the second edition of Teach Yourself Visually Crochet came out! Cecily spent a ton of time updating and adding stuff (um, hello Booties Master Pattern*!), and she did an amazing job. Also, I'm very glad that Wiley changed the title from "Crocheting" to...
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Basement Remodel Sneak Peek & Newspaper Story

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February 11, 2011
Basement Remodel Sneak Peek & Newspaper Story

Last week I spent a lovely afternoon with Claudia Kwan, a journalist who was working on a story for the Vancouver Sun about people reconsidering how they use their basement. And today the story came out! We (where by "we" I mean Greg and some volunteer and professional friends) have been feverishly working on the...
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Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts Event This Thursday

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February 8, 2011

Come on out! It'll be the first work-related event I've participated in since 2010. I may even be able to string coherent sentences together! This Thursday I'll be the speaker at the monthly meeting of the Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts – 7:30PM at the Aberthau Community Centre here in Vancouver. I'll talk a bit about...
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