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Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez has spent the vast majority of his career in media (primarily magazines and books, physical and digital), and has worn a variety of hats for companies of all shapes and sizes. This is his personal website reflecting his personal thoughts and opinions, some of which may have evolved over time. YMMV.

Review: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

Posted on August 7, 2010June 20, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Zeitoun by Dave Eggers My rating: 5 of 5 stars In ZEITOUN, Dave Eggers does an excellent job of weaving…

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Goodreads Takes Next Step in Social Reading

Posted on August 6, 2010December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, according to the latest Nielsen…

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“Weird and Wonderful”? Me, on the Future of Publishing

Posted on August 3, 2010December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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The above tweet led to a fun interview over the at the Book View Cafe blog, “Weird and Wonderful: Digital…

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On Inception, The Passage, and Writing in The Obama Era

Posted on July 19, 2010June 20, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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The weakness of “It’s all a dream” — why we hate that, why we feel cheated when narratively anything is…

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Reading Is Fun(damental)

Posted on July 12, 2010July 12, 2010 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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“A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading…

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So You Have a Platform; Now What?

Posted on June 14, 2010December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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And now blogging is — and very shortly became — something people do do because they are ambitious. –Lizzie Skurnick…

Posted in MediaTagged Marketing, Platform, Rant4 Comments on So You Have a Platform; Now What?

On Transmedia and Fan Fiction

Posted on June 4, 2010June 20, 2025 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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For transmedia novelists (and publishers) to retain creative control will require more than a repurposing of content. This might give…

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