My previous post got me thinking about the place of books in the 21st century and it suddenly struck me that the central paradox of our age is that reading is in decline at the precise moment that writing (publishing) is undergoing explosive growth. It’s true that people read less these days…I certainly see that in my undergraduate students compared to when I started teaching here 20 years ago…but the other, largely overlooked, half of…
Interesting column at “The Idea Logical Blog” trying to get a handle on the upcoming issues for publishing arising out of the digital revolution. The blog raises 15 issues; the commentary by readers immediately adds more. (Thanks to M. D. Benoit for pointing column out.) I’d love to be a fly on the wall at either the Digital Book World conference or the Tools of Change Conference mentioned in the blog; I’ve wanted to attend/present…
Paul Lima’s successful and informative book, Harness the Business Writing Process, is now available for pre-order through Chapters at a special discount, with an official release date of June 1, 2010. Part of the ‘Workshop in a Book’ series, (including How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, and (re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing) Harness the Business Writing Process is used as a university text. Thie second edition features new examples, workshops, and has…
This past Saturday, Lorina Stephens was at Indigo Books & Music, 259 Princess Street in Kingston, Ontario, signing copies of her latest novel, From Mountains of Ice. The afternoon was a great success, with several patrons purchasing not only Lorina’s latest novel, but all three of Lorina’s works, which include And the Angels Sang and Shadow Song. Many thanks to Christina and the staff at Indigo for their support and organization. Always so great to work…
(re)Discover the Joy of Creative Writing is available through Amazon and print and digital booksellers globally.