It’s exactly one week to the release date for How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, and to celebrate, I’m setting off on an expedition to the local mall(s) in search of Christmas presents. May God have mercy on my soul… Anyway, I wouldn’t want you to be without entertainment while I’m off helping the… Continue reading Quantum Zeno Effect: The Movie
Category: Book Writing
Quantization of Books
In response to my post about Amazon sales-rank tracking, Matthew Beckler created just such a tracker: That’s the last few days’ worth of hourly rankings of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, as of 10am Eastern. Enormous dork that I am, I find this really fascinating, and not just in an absolute-number sense (because,… Continue reading Quantization of Books
How to Teach Physics to Other People’s Dogs
John Scalzi sends along photographic proof of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog working for a dog who isn’t Emmy: This isn’t quite an “in the wild” shot, as it’s not at a store or a store-bought copy (John wrote a blurb for the book, so he got sent a copy), but we’re getting… Continue reading How to Teach Physics to Other People’s Dogs
More Early Reviews of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
The official release date for How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is three weeks from tomorrow, but a couple of new reviews have been posted, one linkable, the other not so much. The linkable one is from one of our contest winners, Eric Goebelbecker, at Dog Spelled Forward (an excellent name for a dog-related… Continue reading More Early Reviews of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
Book Countdown: T Minus 4 Weeks
The official release date for How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is exactly four weeks from today. So here’s a dramatic reading of Chapter 3 to mark the occasion: I’ve put this up before, but I edited it to remove the URL, which was apparently a deal-breaker for booksellers. And yes, I will post… Continue reading Book Countdown: T Minus 4 Weeks
Judging a Book’s Cover
The pictures I posted last night aren’t really the greatest for seeing the cover of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, so here’s a shot of the book jacket spread out on my desk: This isn’t the greatest, either, but it does give you a sense of the key features of the jacket design,… Continue reading Judging a Book’s Cover
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is a Real Book!
Look! How to Teach Physics to Your Dog is a real book: Emmy says, very seriously, “You will buy a copy, won’t you?” Of course, like everything else in this house, SteelyKid had to grab a copy:
I Can Haz Books!
It’s not often that I regret having a cell phone that is just a phone, but this is one of those occasions– I stopped by my publisher today to talk about marketing and publicity, and record a video for the web, and got a stack of finished copies of the book, hot off the presses.… Continue reading I Can Haz Books!
Only Seven Weeks Left…
… until the release of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog. The official release is set for December 22nd, though the books are set to start printing in about three weeks. Exciting, isn’t it? Are you excited about the upcoming release of _How to Teach Physics to Your Dog_?(survey) If you’re still wondering what… Continue reading Only Seven Weeks Left…
DonorsChoose Wrap-Up
This year’s DonorsChoose Challenge entry came up just short of $8,000, at $7,976. Many thanks to everyone who donated. As promised during the challenge, I will be giving away one advance copy of the book (either a real copy when they start printing in a few weeks, or a galley proof if you want one… Continue reading DonorsChoose Wrap-Up