Don’t Panic
Posted by webmaster | Filed under In the news...writing
You’ve probably already heard about Houghton Mifflin’s cutbacks, and the big news, that they plan on not accepting new manuscripts. There’s also some speculation that Borders may not be able to keep their bookstores open. Ouch!
I heard it on NPR on my way home the other evening, and my first reaction was to wonder how [...]
Links
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news...writing, Miscellaneous, Weblogs
Here are some interesting links you might want to check out.
Reading Habits I couldn’t believe how few books most people read. How many do you read a year, approximately? I’m guessing I read two to four books a month, roughly.
Here’s another blog about making money online. Oh yeah, it’s written by a 13 year old.
Freelance [...]
The Literary Elite, or Not
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news...writing
First off, take a second to read this. Northcoast Exile: A Classic Example Of Why Newspaper Book Pages Are Dying. In short, he talks about the elite view that “just anyone” can’t write a book review or (GASP) criticism.
Read the block quote and take a second to think about it.
Let me put this bluntly, in [...]
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news...writing
Illiteracy in corporate communications
I read this article this morning and was reminded of my years teaching English to college freshmen. Need I say, it wasn’t really a pleasant reminder?
I’m still surprised at how poorly people write — even people who are well-educated. What’s even more surprising is that many people are convinced that writing [...]
