Can you tell I’m excited??!!!!!!! It’s very interesting--you click to buy it on BN.com, which takes you to Pottermore.com where you register and then buy it via credit card, and then on Pottermore.com you click to download the ebook and authorize it to send the ebook to your BN.com account. It’s fantastic! I hope this also prevents people from illegally distributing these ebooks. That’s the only thing I hate about ebooks--it’s so easy for people to rob the authors and post free downloads of books.
Captain's Log, Stardate 03.23.2009 Hey guys, I could use some help. In my current manuscript, The Year of the Dog , which is a humorous contemporary romance, I have a minor character, Eddie. He’s my heroine’s ex-boyfriend, and they’re on good terms with each other. He’s a bit irresponsible, but not so much so that he’s a complete loser. He’s got a very easy going attitude, he forgets to pay his bills sometimes, he’s friendly and charming. He’s adventurous and fun to be around, but he’s a little forgetful sometimes, and he tends to spend a little outside his income. I need an occupation for him. What would a charming, easy going, slightly irresponsible guy do for a living? He’s not too irresponsible, because otherwise readers will wonder what in the world my heroine saw in him to date him in the first place. She was attracted to his charm, his easy going attitude (her family’s uptight, and he was a nice contrast), and his adventurousness. But his forgetfulness and irresponsibility ...
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