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So... I woke up this morning to check my e-mail and saw that two of the articles I submitted to Helium's marketplace over the past few days were purchased. By the same publisher, no less. That certainly didn't suck! I guess I should be submitting writing over there more often, huh? I've written for...
This was a great find at Take Note in Lower Hutt today. Take Note is a post office and gift shop run by my friend Mandeep but I have never bought a book from there before. I was surprised to find it displayed prominently and being an automobiliac I paid the $40 for it. My cover differs slightly: the...
Winner of the 2004 Tupelo Press prize, a notable collection, with a machine that goes ping.
I did my studies with information systems & computer science and I specialized in group technologies. During those days, I did wrote Groupware Support for Operational Management, and a kind of forgot it afterwards. But it came in my mind, when I received email last April. Someone had read it and...
invers Software is proud to announce iCalamus 1.13, their multi-lingual, frame-oriented desktop publishing solution for Mac OS X. iCalamus offers an easy approach to DTP, and an excellent choice for creating simple posters, to complex magazines, scientific works and book publishing. Among the many...
Lark Books are responsible for publishing over 300 craft books and adding up to 60 to 70 new titles annually. The company is reputable with a 20 year history in their chosen industry. The recent increase in published craft books have aided to the exposure of many talented crafters. Lark Publishing...
This last week or so has been mental. Gigs nearly every night of the week, radio interview slots, and lots of industry interest. We've been asked to perform at not one, but TWO of this year's London "City Showcase" Events. This event showcases up-and-coming musical talent and has unearthed the likes...
[Cross-posted] Yves Saint Laurent’s passing is such a shock to the fashion media because he was the world’s greatest couturier. When we broke the news on Sunday night at Lucire, it was obvious that we were marking the end of an era. The casual observer might say that the end occurred in 2002,...
So I got the layout proof of the manuscript back from the layout designer a few days ago. I'm beginning to wonder if the process of editing is ever complete. You proof your work, then you proof it again. And again. And again. And probably once more for good measure. Then you send the layout proof...
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, mainly a result of avoiding the internet with the year of Girl Guide emails finally over, my first chance since September of not seeing 10-18 messages in the inbox, none of those related to writing. Also, the time has come to self-publish so I have...
Carol Denbow of "A Book Inside" has graciously invited me to be in the Author Spotlight. "A Book Inside is where new and seasoned authors come to learn the complete process to writing, publishing, and selling their stories. Step-by-step, in an easy to read and comprehend format, each blog will guide...
Hello, all, Many of you have never read the story of how my book become published. It's was a nightmarish and exciting journey of discovery that lead to D.E.S.T.I.N.Y. It's not the complete story, but it's a story of Determined Effort So Tenacious It Negates Yuck. It's how, I overcame obstacles to...
I took a look at Google Books (beta) for the first time today. I like it... I really like it. What they're doing--sorting books by genre and subject in a non-retail environment--is simple, yet profound because it pushes the focus from packaging (today's publishing bandwagon) back toward content....
Yeah, I know, every couple of weeks I throw a new entry up here about how I'm going to start posting regularly soon, just to disappear again for another couple of weeks. What can I say? The weather continues to be terrible here in Chicago, which means I haven't gotten into the habit yet of bicycling...
Webjam offers Apple-like simplicity for site building By Josh Lowensohn – May 8, 2008, 5:59 PM PDT 2 Comments Earlier today I had a great demo with Webjam, a do-it-all publishing service that launched at the Le Web conference in late 2006. In many ways it was ahead of its time with a platform that...
A Picture Worth A Thousand Words (Warning!!!!! this photo may be too graphic for some readers.) I placed the photo at the bottom of this article. If you're squeamish don't look! A Picture Worth A Thousand Words Newspaper Criticized For Publishing Photo By Helen Thomas, Hearst White House columnist...
Well, I don't exactly mean May Day as in "help!" I mean it's a lovely May day today. It's probably in the high 90s, still not as hot as it will get here in Arizona, but it's warm enough for me. I haven't stepped out into it, yet, today, but I will sometime within the next hour. Need to make a run to...
I don't know if anyone has heard of Schmap.com , but one of my flickr pictures has been published on the site as part a photostream for Floriade in Canberra. woo hoo!! The original photo .. ..and here is what it looks like on Schmap On a completely unrelated note, I think these may be the gnomes...
The Internet in the future will become a place for group therapy. [+] Emotional products in the physical world There are many ways to sell "happiness." One is to write a book on "happiness" (hedonics), turn it into some kind of study and sell it in bookstores. Or, you can package it in a mineral...
Not content to write a semi-boring web app that brings the world the top trafficked sites tagged for your pleasure, I am toying with the idea of creating an app for the iPhone. It's no big secret I fell in love with Apple Mac's nearly a decade ago. Since then I've seen the aqua interface come a very...
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