I've been hearing about Reddit for a while now (especially from this one guy named Aaron), but these days I'm pretty reluctant to subscribe to any new forms of social media. It just feels like too much of a commitment (time is money).
Today I finally gave in and became a Reddit user. So far, I'm pretty impressed. It's like a peer reviewed forum for smart people that actually has content relevant to, well, pretty much anything you can think of.
If you'd like to find me on Reddit, my user name is alexstefansson. (How's that for creativity?)
If you were a Reddit user and also happened to stalk me, you would no doubt already know that for this weekend only, my epic train-wreck of a coming-of-age novel, Paradise Squandered, is free all weekend as an eBook on Smashwords. Yeah, that's right. Coupon code VQ82Z will let you download my book for free through 4/28/13 in any eBook format from Smashwords.
And then 4/29/13 is my birthday, so (because once you begin reading Paradise Squandered, you won't be able to put it down) you can repay my generosity then. :)
And also, train-wreck in the aforementioned instance is a positive description. If you've already read the novel, you probably understand. It's like that line in the movie, Burn After Reading:
For some, coming-of-age isn't all that enlightening.
Running is way more healthy for you than walking. And walking is way more healthy for you than running.
That is what scientist Paul T. Williams of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently discovered. He used the same data set to publish two opposing findings.
This is great news for me, because running hurts my knees.
I think it's all pretty irrelevant, though. Exercise is good for you. You should do whatever exercise you enjoy most. I like riding my bike. I feel like a child typing that sentence, but it's true. It's my favorite type of exercise. I actually really enjoy it.
“By combining both illegal and legal activities, minus a few fines for illegal hoarding and tax evasion, Shakespeare was able to retire in 1613 as the largest property owner in his home town, Stratford-upon-Avon…”
Jack London was an 'oyster pirate,' stealing oysters from the beds of large farmers and selling them at the Oakland markets. He also did a little gold prospecting, and may or may not have spent time as a hobo.
Kurt Vonnegut managed a Saab dealership in Cape Cod after publishing his first novel, Player Piano.
Steven King was a janitor in a high school before his work was published.
