The Writer’s Coin

I love to read. So naturally, I have tons of books and am constantly buying new ones. I’ve been good about staying frugal in my book buying recently — the last book I bought was a while ago and I paid $0.50 for it at a sidewalk sale. And I’ve also been using the library [...]

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We all have certain moments in our lives that kind of take us and point us in a new direction. For me, reading David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again was one of those moments.
You may have noticed that in my Amazon Store I have every one of his books listed [...]

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I’ve always believed that word of mouth was the best way to learn about new books that I might like to read. That’s why I use Amazon so much—I love seeing what lists people have that include books I’ve enjoyed. It’s fun and it exposes me to new books I never would’ve gotten into (like [...]

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I’ll be honest, when I hear the word “screenwriter” I immediately think “hack.” Is it wrong? Am I jumping the gun a bit?
Sure, but what else would you call someone who takes an original work, breaks it down to its essential parts, and rewrites it in a different format? An editor?
This article got me thinking [...]

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I still think that word of mouth is the best way and most trustworthy way to find out about books. You find someone (or a site) that has similar tastes and then you can trust them and try something new or off base.
I love all the “best-of-the-year” lists. If you see enough of them you [...]

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It’s easier and more motivating to think of budgeting and saving as a series of problems that can be solved if you put a little thought into it.
For me, I have a few things that could prevent me from making my budget every week:
Problem: Books I love books. I also love to read, but having [...]

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