As of right now, Saturday’s weather is looking to be sunny and in the mid-sixties, potentially marking it as the last friendly grilling day of the year. Which makes it perfect to be the first Grill League of 2009. When and Where? Location: Powhite Park (which is right next to Jahnke exits on 150) Custom directions. Date: 14 November (this Saturday) Time: 2ish to 6ish This park does not have any amenities – no chairs, no playground equipment, and no bathrooms – but it is secluded, safe,... Read Full Story

As of right now, Saturday’s weather is looking to be sunny and in the mid-sixties, potentially marking it as the last friendly grilling day of the year. Which makes it perfect to be the first Grill League of 2009. When and Where? Location: Powhite Park (which is right next to Jahnke exits on 150) Custom directions. Date: 14 November (this Saturday) Time: 2ish to 6ish This park does not have any amenities – no chairs, no playground equipment, and no bathrooms – but it is secluded, safe,... Read Full Story

Author: Alexandre Dumas Description: The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas’ most popular work. It is also among the highest selling books of all time. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, I... Read Full Story

Author: Alexandre Dumas Description: The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas’ most popular work. It is also among the highest selling books of all time. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, I... Read Full Story

This is a presentation that I gave at the Social Media Club chapter here in Richmond. Ostensibly, the presentation is generic enough to apply to any niche or vertical, but the lessons contained within can be directly applied to building an author’s platform. Fair warning, the tone is a bit cheekier than I use here at Fiction Matters and I do swear a couple of times. Niche Communities and Social Networks – A Presentation from Bradley Robb on Vimeo. Share and Enjoy: Re... Read Full Story

This is a presentation that I gave at the Social Media Club chapter here in Richmond. Ostensibly, the presentation is generic enough to apply to any niche or vertical, but the lessons contained within can be directly applied to building an author’s platform. Fair warning, the tone is a bit cheekier than I use here at Fiction Matters and I do swear a couple of times. Niche Communities and Social Networks – A Presentation from Bradley Robb on Vimeo. Share and Enjoy: Re... Read Full Story

I haven’t seen anyone else who is experiencing this yet, but around 7:15pm Eastern tonight I noticed that the following information box on Twitter.com. Yes, after nearly three years, Twitter appears to be experimenting with live updates. Or semi-live. Twitter tracks your updates as they happen, keeping a running count of updates which appear to refresh every minute or so. Hovering over the box changes the color, and clicking anywhere on the box refreshes the page. A darker gray line ... Read Full Story

I haven’t seen anyone else who is experiencing this yet, but around 7:15pm Eastern tonight I noticed that the following information box on Twitter.com. Yes, after nearly three years, Twitter appears to be experimenting with live updates. Or semi-live. Twitter tracks your updates as they happen, keeping a running count of updates which appear to refresh every minute or so. Hovering over the box changes the color, and clicking anywhere on the box refreshes the page. A darker gray line ... Read Full Story

One of the things I like most about Richmond is the perpesensity of locals to use social media to arrange real life encounters. Truthfully, it’s how I’m organizing Grill League, but there are dozens of social media events, complete with hash tags, organized via Twitter and Facebook. One such event is the Fireside Wine Chat (#FiresideWineChat) which is organized by my good friend Cristinia. The event is basically a weekly get together at Cristinia’s house which involves alcoh... Read Full Story

One of the things I like most about Richmond is the perpesensity of locals to use social media to arrange real life encounters. Truthfully, it’s how I’m organizing Grill League, but there are dozens of social media events, complete with hash tags, organized via Twitter and Facebook. One such event is the Fireside Wine Chat (#FiresideWineChat) which is organized by my good friend Cristinia. The event is basically a weekly get together at Cristinia’s house which involves alcoh... Read Full Story