Image by Getty Images via Daylife So far, publishing “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” for the Kindle has been well worth the 15 minutes it took! More people than I would have expected have purchased the book this way. And, as the author, I actually net more from these purchases, true to Amazon‘s [...]
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Johnny Denovo on the Kindle
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, E-book, Kindle, Shopping on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Power of Escapism
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johnny’s first case report, “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” has been getting good reviews from all over. But perhaps the nicest form of flattery came the other night during a phone conversation with a friend. This person has been under a lot of stress — relationship, job, kids, going back to school — [...]
Podcast Interview
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Marketing and Advertising, Podcast, Qualitative research on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image by Somewhat Frank via Flickr I was recently interviewed by Sharon Livingston, Managing Editor of the Qualitative Research Consultants Association. This is a group that performs research Johnny Denovo has been very interested in over the years, exploring metaphor, subjective thought, and qualitative thinking. You can listen to the podcast free by clicking on [...]
The Mind/Bone Connection
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Conditions and Diseases, Neurotransmitter, Scientific literature, Serotonin on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Johnny Denovo still scans the scientific literature, that’s clear. The other day, we met for lunch at a restaurant in Quincy Market. He was immersed in an article, and we spent the early parts of the meal discussing what he’d been reading. The article talked about how the brain affects bone and [...]
Gearing Up for the First Signing Event
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Well, we’ve been gearing up for the first signing event for “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery.” In addition to boxes of books, we have bookmarks, thank you cards, and posters to bring to the store. One thing I spent extra time on was selecting the pens I’ll be using. I [...]
A Great Mystery Book
Posted in Housekeeping, News, Research, The Books, Thinking Out Loud, Uncategorized, tagged Amazon.com, Book, Mystery, Publications, Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cover via Amazon One of the goals of writing “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery,” was to produce a very good mystery book. It’s been in the top 5% of books sold on Amazon.com most days, which is nice. However, recently, I’ve been reading a book a friend recommended, one that proves that truth [...]
“Spam & Eggs” on the Kindle
Posted in News, The Books, Uncategorized on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Thanks to a simple process on Amazon.com, “Spam & Eggs: A Johnny Denovo Mystery” will be available for owners of the Kindle e-book reader. The Kindle has become a force in the reading ecosystem, with a few hundred thousand sold and a new version (Kindle 2) just introduced. Tens of thousands of [...]
Computer Metaphors Change
Posted in Uncategorized on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Johnny likes his cell phone to be simple, but lately he’s been thinking about an Apple iPhone or something similar. The latest phone to catch his eye is the Palm Pre, and this one also got him thinking. He found an article that talks about the changing metaphors in computing, and began to see the [...]
Cover Design Finalized
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The cover design for the first Johnny Denovo book has been finalized. A preview is included here. Click to see the full-size version. I’m excited to have the book this far along. Johnny approved the cover Friday, and allowed me to post the preview to the blog. I’m finalizing the internal layout, and the back [...]
Blagojevich’s “Fight” Metaphor
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Image via Wikipedia Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich‘s refusal to step down or admit any wrongdoing is not unusual for an embattled political figure. But does he feel embattled? I was talking with Johnny the other day, and the subject of Blagojevich came up. Then, today, Blagojevich stated: I will fight. I will fight. I will [...]
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