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Author Archives: Aya Katz
Meeting People Halfway: Detours in Communication
Most people agree that if you want to communicate with someone else, you have to meet him halfway. It’s all about give and take, and we have to be willing to do both. But what many people have never stopped … Continue reading
An Interview with F.L. Light
F. L. Light is a poet, translator and dramatist. He is a prolific writer, and Amazon lists 65 of his works. He also writes online, and two of his blogs can be found here: Solopassion and The Eleutherian Laureate. I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors
Tagged Aeschylus, amazon.com, Antigone, Attic Greek, Audible.com, F L Light, Frederick L. Light, Gouldium, high diction, Homeric Greek, Jay Gould, meter in verse, metrical poetry, metrical translation, Nietsczhe, Prometheus Bound, Shakespear, Shakespeare, translation
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The Character of Aaron Burr: A Review
This is a review of Roger G. Kennedy’s biographical book, Burr, Hamilton and Jefferson: A Study in Character. Kennedy’s is not the sort of book one should read when not familiar with the history of the United States, the … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, Opinion Pieces and Editorials
Tagged A Study in Character, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, biography, book review, Burr's duel with Hamilton, character analysis, duel with Hamilton, historical biography, Roger G Kennedy, Theodosia and the Pirates, Theodosia Burr Alston, Thomas Jefferson
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Who Should Pay for Waging War?
War is a zero sum game, in which nations battle over territory and natural resources. It therefore follows that those who get the most territory for the least expenditure of resources are the most successful. For this reason, war should be financed at the expense of the enemy, and not at the expense of one’s own people. In lieu of taxation, issuing letters of marque and reprisal is a better choice. Continue reading
Posted in Books and Authors, Opinion Pieces and Editorials, Politics and Philosophy
Tagged Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, dane geld, Danegeld, defense budget, filibusters, financing war, John Jay, pacifism, privateers, spoils of war, Thomas Jefferson, war, war finance, war profits, who profits from war, who should finance war, who should pay for war, zero sum game
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Didactic Fiction: Propaganda or Art?
Today I came across this quote in a Facebook posting: “Some major writers have a huge impact, like Ayn Rand, who to my mind is a lousy fiction writer because her writing has no compassion and virtually no humor. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, bias in writing, biography, Cherry tree, compassion, didactic fiction, false history, George Washington, historical fiction, imaginative writing, inaccurate history, Les Miserables, non-fiction, Oliver Twist, perpective shifting, the feel of a piece of writing, The Man Without a Country, Theodore Sturgeon, Uncle Tom's Cabin
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SEO for Your Book Title
There was a time when I very innocently believed that the best title would be a title that no one would ever have thought of prior to reading my book. But today with the internet and search engines dominating the … Continue reading
Marketing Tips for Authors with A Small Press: How to Market Your Book
In order to market your small press book, you must marshal all the resources available to you free of charge. Choose a title that is self-explanatory. Use your blog, your local organizations and Skype to publicize your book. Get reviews by finding people who review similar books online. Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon sales, choosing a title, getting reviews, getting your book reviewed, Inverted-A Press, marketing your book, nver go out of print, on demand technology, Our Lady of Kaifeng, Pericon de Cadiz, Publicity, SEO for book titles, small press, the Portrait of a Lover, Theodosia and the Pirates, title for your book, Transatlantic Lives, vacation in belize, Vacuum County
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Can You Forgive? Another song from The Debt Collector
“Can You Forgive” is a very important song that appears in the third act of The Debt Collector, a libertarian musical composed by Daniel Carter and written by me. Victoria Trestrail, playing the role of Lottie Lark with great effect, … Continue reading
What Makes a Welfare Mother: Another Song from The Debt Collector
The Debt Collector is a libertarian musical set in the 1980s about a family named the Larks, their landlady, Mrs. Hauser, their social worker, Siren, and, in the title role, Blood, the debt collector hired by the landlady. In the song … Continue reading
Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Vocalists
Tagged Aya Katz, book and lyrics, composer Daniel Carter, Daniel Carter, libertarian, libertarian musical, musical play, musicals, play, show tunes, tenants eviction, The Debt Collector, Victoria Trestrail, welfare, welfare mother, what makes a welfare mother
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