The book as physical object. Though the number of electronic books continues to grow, there’s nothing quite like a book with an appealing cover design, elegant type and tempting jacket copy. With the explosion in growth of electronic books, such …
Tag: publishing
Publishing Opportunities
Publishers occasionally contact me looking for writers to contribute to their publications. Here are two that you might consider as homes for your stories: The editors at City Arts Magazine are now accepting submissions for Ampersand, City Arts print and …
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First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!
Ray Bradbury
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And as imagination bodies forth
William Shakespeare (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen
Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a nam -
Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.
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“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
Anne Lamott
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“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
Mark Twain
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