December 2009
44 posts
“To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
– Elbert Hubbard (via juliaallison)
November 2009
85 posts
Book Deal Cookies →
“You can try to win a features arms race by offering everything under the sun. Or...”
– How Chipotle, Pinkberry, and others win big by doing just a few things well - (37signals)
This is niche publishing in a nutshell. Also, bookselling. 10 years from now, the most successful publishers and bookstores will be “little guys”.
(via glecharles)
The average person consumes 4,500 calories on...
ohyeahfacts:
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“Theme is what elevates fiction beyond pop entertainment to a story that lingers...”
– TERRIBLEMINDS: Chuck Wendig » To Theme, Or Not To Theme: An Argument
I’ve found in poetry that starting with a theme generally leads to cookie-cutter polemics or dry-as-sand navel-gazing, and I’ve seen it in fiction, too. Theme should be organic and so deeply ingrained as to be undetectable,...
“Until about the middle of the last century, most of the turkeys eaten on...”
– Julia Reed’s history of the Thanksgiving turkey is like a fine meal. (via newsweek)
Pumkin Pie & Ira Glass →
This is What I Feel Like Today (in my Head) →
“Why do we Tumbl? In the end, we use Tumblr not because it’s a great way to...”
– Newsweek: Why We Tumbl (via meaghano) (via soupsoup)
“Work hard and be nice to people.”
– that’s MY motto :)
(via curiousgirl)
HarperStudio Chefs Are Ready for Thanksgiving →
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Web 2.0 Expo Highlights →
Favorite Part:
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Web 2.0 EXPO 2009 Highlights
I love conferences — doesn’t matter if I’m attending, speaking, or mingling — I’ve never met a conference I didn’t like. Often times I don’t even fully realize all that I’ve learned until months later when the experience has had time to marinate.
Last week I attended the web 2.0 Expo in New York at the Javits Center. It was my second year attending, and it’s definitely high on my list of...
A Friend's Tweet Could Be An Ad →
soupsoup:
Tuesday was another typical day for John Chow, blogger and Internet entrepreneur in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Chow treated his 50,000 Twitter followers to a photograph of his lunch (barbecued chicken and French fries), discussed the weather in Vancouver and linked to a new post on his Internet business blog. Then he earned $200 by telling his fans where they could buy...
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“It’s okay to head out for Wonderful. But on your way to Wonderful, you’re gonna...”
– Bill Withers (from Still Bill: The Documentary, airing this Sat. Nov 21 at Aqua Books) (via aquabooks)
Selling the Dead: Nabokov Redesigned →
The Magic of Twitter →
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The Magic of Twitter
Through the magic of Twitter I discovered @Leah_Albert and the amazing Stacy Monk and her inspiring organization Epic Change.
Stacy you make magic happen and inspire me every day.
Playing the Health Care Lottery →
No One Does the Apocalypse Like Cormac McCarthy →
Putting the Why in Tumblr
Exactly glecharles:
wordstudio:
“Reblogs plus comments plus reblogs equals intercourse. (Not sexual, just intercourse.) So some days your dashboard really can feel like a bulletin board, with people reblogging each other, back and forth, adding new commentary, all throughout the day. This can be fine or it can be excessive, but for sure it whittles at the notion of the blog post as a...
The Art of Bookmaking →
Content Capital
continuations:
Had a great discussion at dinner last night about the future of publishing and the role of authors and agents. My believe is that agents have to start providing content capital. The idea behind content capital is pretty much the same as that behind venture capital. Content capital puts up the money, the author creates the work(s) and all proceeds are shared. These would be...
Heaven On Earth →
Liz Lemon Is Crushing It! →
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Heaven On Earth
Imagine a big old Victorian Inn at the center of an adorable New England village. The inside is filled with books, beautifully displayed in every nook and cranny. The space is buzzing with energy — lots of people (but not too many) browsing and chatting. There’s electricity in the air, and a cafe with home-baked snacks and steaming coffee. People come to hang out and share ideas, hear authors...