Monthly Archives: August 2018

BlogMutt suspends adding new writers

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BlogMutt logo BlogMutt has reported in its email to writers that it has suspended the adding of new writers for the first time in its history. The message says: “We think that our writer community is stronger than ever, and we want to make sure that there are plenty of jobs available for our best writers to let their talents shine.” In other words, it doesn’t want to spread the available work too thin. If you try to apply, the website tells you:

We are not currently accepting new writer applications. Please enter your information and we’ll contact you when our application process is reopened (approx. 3-5 months). Thanks for your interest in becoming a BlogMutt writer!

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Yesterday’s Songs Transformed: Format fixes

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I’ve uploaded an update to Yesterday’s Songs Transformed to fix some formatting issues. If you’ve already bought the book, you can downloaded the new version for free. The Epub version looks much better now, with properly single-spaced verses.

If you haven’t bought it yet, what are you waiting for? Don’t forget the coupon code QV69U, which gets you a 30% discount through August 20.

Yesterday’s Songs Transformed — It’s Here!

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Finally! Yesterday’s Songs Transformed is available on Smashwords!

Cover for "Yesterday's Songs Transformed."Did you know that “Charlie on the M.T.A.” started out as a song about a ship that never returned? That the “Streets of Laredo” follow a path from St. James’ Hospital in London? That “Yankee Doodle” originally was a song mocking the colonists?

This book follows the ways songs have changed and evolved over the years. It starts from the Middle Ages and conducts a tour that leads to Mad magazine, the Smothers Brothers, and Weird Al. It looks at where protest songs came from and how they changed with the times.

YST makes no pretense of being a scholarly book. It’s simply a look, with lots of quotations, at changing song lyrics and what lies behind them. You may learn a few bits of history you hadn’t known, and hopefully you’ll enjoy the ride.

The list price on Smashwords is $4.99, but I’m thanking readers of this blog by offering it at just $3.49 with the coupon code QV69U till August 20.
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