So over at Facebook, douglas_clegg  linked to this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about how Strunk and White were idiots and Elements of Style laid out a bunch of overly strict or outright incorrect recommendations that have been widely regarded for fifty years as holy writ. The article's author breaks down their errors and even points out their contradictions. Revolutionary...

Here is a link to a post about a new mermaid movie that looks intriguing!  douglas-clegg.livejournal.com/95080.html

Six chapters (32 pages) of dark paranormal WIP's first draft, all polished and purdy and ready to give to the crit-mates at tonight's meeting. And six more chapters written and waiting to be buffed to a nice sheen. My voice is back! I have been on a nonstop writing jag, folks, and have finally come up for air. All it took was me deleting my Excel spreadsheet of dark paranormal's wordcount, and...

Perk up, peeps--I need to pick your brains. A good friend on my Worlds_Of_Fantasy YAHOO group posed this question, and it does intrigue me. We're wondering... How does one go about tracking/gauging the effectiveness of book trailers, or any sort of book promotion? Is that even possible, or is it simply a guessing game? I've seen douglas_clegg 's and mdbenoit 's trailers, and the...