James Collins @ New Dominion Bookshop

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

James Collins, author of Beginner’s Greek, gave a reading at New Dominion Bookshop this evening. He and Carol Troxell, the owner of New Dominion, graciously allowed me to record the presentation for a future podcast. Sean Tubbs of Charlottesville Podcasting Network helped me set up and gave me lots of encouragement. In fact, Sean and [...]

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More Get Real

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

The editors talk back at kellyspitzer.com. The executive summary: Editors don’t get any joy out of rejecting stories. They’d personalize the process if they could. A tiny percentage of authors are so exasperating and rude that they turn editors off providing any feedback at all. If your story was close, they’ll say so. If it’s [...]

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Waiting just for me

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

I think I may have mentioned before that I love, love, luuuuuuv libraries. I think of a book I want to read, I look it up in the online catalog, click, click, click, I place the book on hold, *ping* an email arrives in my inbox and the book is there at the library waiting [...]

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Readerville Journal

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Readerville site has been revamped with a new front page called Readerville Journal with newsier, fresher content. You don’t have to be a member to view the front. If you want to join in the discussion forums, a monthly contribution is strongly encouraged. Elders might remember a short-lived paper-and-ink magazine called The Readerville Journal, [...]

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Movies unlimited

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Don’t know if you can follow this link, but Netflix has lifted the limits on how many movies you can “watch instantly” from their site. Mr. Glass and I never came close to hitting our previous limit (we’re uber-subscribers) but now we don’t have to worry about it. The streaming videos are a good way [...]

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Our misspent Trekkie youth

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

If I had ever shared a stage with William Shatner, believe me, that would be the first thing you would know about me. Mark at TEV is very cool about it, relaying his anecdote merely to introduce a new Star Trek-related book. I was a big Star Trek nut in my high school days. Every [...]

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