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by Ryn Gargulinski | Feb 22, 2018 | animals, pets, art blogski, Blogski Archives, books, cards, logos et al, illustrations, life, media, radio
gone to the dogs What it means: Deteriorated, became worse. Variation: Gone to pot. Another variation: Gone to hell in a handbasket (like my Grandma P. used to say). Origin: This expression is believed to have come from ancient China, where tradition dictated dogs...
Top 10 Books as Gifts for Curious Tastes
by Ryn Gargulinski | Nov 30, 2017 | Blogski Archives, books, life, media
Books make a fast and fabulous gift for folks with curious tastes, but not just any book will do. You don’t want your book gift to end up on the big, dusty pile of reading material everyone one day intends to read by never does. Nope. You want a book that’s super...
How to Leave an Amazon Book Review
by Ryn Gargulinski | Sep 25, 2017 | Blogski Archives, life, media
Amazon book reviews can really kick some butt for generating excitement about your latest book. But for best results, you have to make sure your readers know how to actually leave one. Check out a step-by-step guide for submitting Amazon book reviews to give books the...
Open Letter to the Old Farmer’s Almanac
by Ryn Gargulinski | Aug 5, 2017 | Blogski Archives, crime, danger, life, media, stupidity
UPDATE: The Almanac responded to my letter on Aug. 9, 2017. Here’s what they had to say: Dear Mr. Gargulinski, We apologize for the inconvenience.  You were on a continuity program. We have cancelled the billing and removed you from the program. You may keep the...
Top 8 Reasons E-Books Will Never Fully Replace Printed Books
by Ryn Gargulinski | Jul 21, 2017 | Blogski Archives, life, media
When the Kindle was initially unleashed in 2007, it sold out in about five and one-half hours. Murmurs of printed books becoming obsolete quickly filled the air, while panic filled many a room. Fast forward 10 years later, and printed books are still steady and going...
4 Ways to Get Your Book Published
by Ryn Gargulinski | Feb 20, 2016 | Blogski Archives, life, media
Just like doctors get asked by their relatives about aches, pains and boils, writers get asked about how to get stuff published. One son of a cousin of a parent recently asked my mom to ask me to send him some info on getting his just-finished novel published. I...