http://iveybanks.com/blog The blog of author Ivey Banks Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:34:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've decided to blog Promises Divined.   Book I of The Promises Series, Promises Divined is the story of a tortured soul, the imprisoned spirit he loves, the fallen angel he detests, and the mortals unfortunate enough to be a part of it all. ? Grab this Headline Animator Promises Divined tells the story of ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/promises-divined-a-blog-novel-in-progress I've begun using links from IMEEM (http://www.imeem.com) on my pages when I want to feature music. According to news reports, IMEEM now has deals with all of the Big Four music labels allowing use of content.  Presumably, all the right people get paid when the music's played. Here's a sample.  Viva La Vida ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/follow-up-songs-and-videos-on-webpages For the past few months, I’ve been focused on my data management issues.  With so many novels to keep track of, I needed to get some of this out of my head and into a database.  I figured I would post a quick rundown on my experiences for what benefit they ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/database-tools-for-non-techies The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) Contest has moved into the customer review phase. While my Publishers Weekly review was less than encouraging–which means I won’t score well enough to move on to the next round–the response from readers has been overwhelmingly positive, and that feedback has made the whole experience ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/more-on-the-amazon-breakthrough-novel-award-abna-contest I’m so excited!  I just got word that my manuscript The Keeper of the Sparrows–the first story in the Broken Sparrows series–has been chosen as a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Of more than 5,000 novels submitted, 836 were chosen to move on to the semi-finals round.  More about ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/amazon-breakthrough-novel-award-a-semi-finalist I really like all the recent enhancements at Booksie. I’ve decided to begin posting Out of the Dark. http://www.booksie.com/other/novel/iveybanks/armageddon-lost-i:-out-of-the-dark/chapter/1    http://iveybanks.com/blog/posting-armageddon-lost-i-out-of-the-dark-on-booksie After numerous attempts, in various Microsoft Office versions, to create links from Excel or Access cells to a bookmark in a Microsoft Word file, I was about ready to give up. See, both Excel and Access show an option to go to a bookmark. But when you try to use the bookmark, it says ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/hey-rocky-watch-me-link-from-microsoft-excel-or-access-to-a-specific-place-in-a-word-document I just finished adding a YouTube playlist to my site. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a mechanism in place for people with sites and blogs to go and pay a few dollars to purchase the right to play music on their sites? I can’t help but think the music industry is ... http://iveybanks.com/blog/songs-and-videos-on-webpages Saw them last night. LOVE Styx. http://iveybanks.com/blog/styx-foreigner-and-def-leppard-in-concert