I met you on a Thursday you were dancing in a hat I thought it was a beret we could not agree on that you ground me on a park bench I asked you to my place you wouldn’t come the first time but the next time you wore lace I broke you in, you [...]
Last year, I made a Christmas comic for some of my friends, and this year, having forgotten to bring a card for him home with me, I’ve made one for my younger brother, Daniel. I’m particularly pleased that this one features Spartacus. To my brother, Daniel—Christmas 2010 Through all conditions foul and fair To distant [...]
Recently I’ve been trying to upload the second draft of my novel, No More Dreams, to Google Docs so that I can edit it there, as well as share it with a select group of friends and fellow writers for feedback. But I can’t do it. The novel is about 180,000 words long—close to half [...]
The Amazon Kindle‘s really taking off in Australia. I had lunch at a café on Thursday, and the woman at the table on my right was reading one. To my right, one old lady was convincing her friend to get one. I had a paper manuscript to mark up, but I still had my Kindle [...]
In which I stand against inaction… I believe that men and women should be together, because love and sex can be among life’s greatest joys. I recognize that as I search for love, or strive to be true to the love that I have found, I am engaged in constant battle. My opponents are the [...]
Today, Borders launched the Kobo eReader in Australia, paired with an online store and apps for PC, Mac, and iPhone (more platforms coming soon). I’ve had the chance to try the Mac app already, and looks like it’s a decent interface for interacting with your library and your books on the desktop—an area where Amazon’s [...]
As of today, MailChimp‘s reporting has correct Japanese. Yesterday the mouseover balloon on the opens by location for Japan said “domu haragato.” After a blog comment from me, they changed it to “Domo Arigato!” Thank you very much, MailChimp.
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Kiss Me, Genius Boy is Ben Hourigan's debut novel, and the first of three volumes in the No More Dreams series. Available on the full range of ebook platforms starting at just 99c on Kindle, KMGB is an unforgettable tragi-comic tale of teen romance and obsession. Full details here.About
Ben Hourigan is an indie novelist, the author of Kiss Me, Genius Boy (2011). He is also the manager of digital operations at a Melbourne design publisher, a freelance writer and editor, and the founder of ebook label hourigan.co.
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- http://t.co/HUAYYP8b My entry as a freelance writer and editor on Editors Victoria's excellent Freelance Register.
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