Derek: Quick, mom, I need some silk!

Me: Uh…I don’t really own silk anymore, Honeybuns, sorry.

Derek: Anymore? What happened?

Me: Clothing styles change? People’s bodies change? Fabrics like silk wear out? Nothing lasts forever.

Derek: That’s not true. I know something that will last forever.

Me: Is the answer: a son’s love for his adoring mother?

Derek: GROSS. *laughs* No. Me. I’m going to last forever. After I get put into a computer, like my brain? And my thoughts and stuff? I’ll be all up in the web wherever I want. And if I wanna know something, I’ll just Google it in my MIND and *boof!* I’ll know everything about all the stuff.

Me: Are you talking about the Singularity?

Derek: No. When I invent it, I’m going to call it Compubrain. Or Mindweb.

Me: And when is this happening?

Derek: *shrug, lightly…* Oh, I dunno. Maybe this summer, if I’m not too busy with Minecraft.

Me: Might need to learn some physics first? Or neurobiology? Or more about computers?

Derek: You don’t get it. I’ll learn that stuff AFTER I’M IN THERE. It’ll be much easier that way.

That’s my child, everyone. The inventor of “Mindweb”…which he will learn how to create… after he’s created it. Neat trick. Also, you should note, it’s going to sound like “boof” when you learn all the stuff and things with your “compubrain.”

Today, I’m just gonna do a quickie link for you, since Forbes magazine has offered a great article about hybrid publishing and the future of eBooks. I’m mentioned in it. I know, I don’t understand it either, but I’m gonna talk about it. Heh.

I do often get messages from writers who ask, “I have a book to publish. Where did you start? Where are you now?” This article should help answer that last bit.  I’d answer myself, but it’s hard to type while I’m scarfing celebration cupcakes and pouring wine. What? *stuffs mouth* My name was in fuckin’ Forbes ...that means cupcakes and wine. That’s, like, a rule or something. Mandatory cupcakes. Compulsory wine. Obligatory feasting! That’s a thing, right?