Introducing Re:Tweet | The Big Money The Big Money is starting a blog about Twitter. And thus, like the Ouroboros, we come full circle. You can shut off the Internet now.
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links for 2010-06-28
Posted on June 28, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
VQR is the Smartest Magazine on the Planet and Has Embraced the Future of Magazines 'But what makes VQR really smart these days is that they have seen the future of magazines, and that future is “EPUB.” EPUB is the current standard for ebooks, or more precisely, the “format for reflowable digital books and publications.”' [...]
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links for 2010-06-24
Posted on June 24, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Creative Nonfiction seeks illustrators "Creative Nonfiction is currently seeking medical/biological illustrators for #40: Animals. This is an excellent opportunity for illustrators (student or professional) to have their work prominently featured in a literary magazine with an international audience and a circulation of over 7,000….Interested artists should email three low-resolution jpeg samples of their best work [...]
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links for 2010-06-22
Posted on June 22, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
NPR Seeks News-Savvy Books Editor – mediabistro.com: GalleyCat "Have you dreamed of working for National Public Radio? Well here's your chance. The public broadcasting leader is in search of a books editor who will edit and produce arts coverage for NPR.org from their Washington, D.C. office. The ideal candidate will need to have daily news [...]
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links for 2010-06-17
Posted on June 17, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
Guide to Literary Agents – 5 Lies Unpublished Writers Tell Themselves (and the Truths That Can Get Them Published) "5. I'M A BETTER WRITER THAT MOST PUBLISHED AUTHORS. "If you're like me, you love picking up a book from the "Top 10" rack, flipping it open and cringing at the terrible prose. But this author [...]
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Gina Welch, “In the Land of Believers,” May 4 at WriterHouse
Posted on April 29, 2010 by Elizabeth McCullough
On Tuesday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m., Gina Welch will discuss the undercover journey that produced her book In the Land of Believers: An Outsider’s Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church. Born in Cleveland, OH, Gina grew up in beautiful Oakland and Berkeley, CA. She was a Henry Hoyns fellow at the [...]
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Fun for my head
Posted on January 29, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
I received a pleasant surprise in the mail yesterday: a copy of Notable Quotable Cryptograms, from Stephen P. Ryder and the good folks at Cryptogram.org. I’ve posted about the Puzzle Baron before and spent many happy hours with his on-line games. Now I’ve got a handy volume to slip into my bag for those long [...]
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links for 2009-01-14
Posted on January 14, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
protagonize: about protagonize '"So," you're asking yourself. "What exactly is Protagonize all about?" 'Protagonize is an online community originally dedicated to the (nearly) lost art of the addventure (yes, that's spelled right), a very specific type of collaborative fiction. Recently, the site has been expanded to support the creation of linear stories, as well. We [...]
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links for 2008-11-18
Posted on November 18, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
The Name Generator – A Name Generating Tool for Authors "Our name generator can spit out over 463 billion different first and last name combinations…." via the lovely and fascinating BookofJoe.com
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Jeff Goldsmith at New Dominion Bookshop Wed., Nov. 12
Posted on November 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
At New Dominion Bookshop: Wednesday, November 12 at 5:30 PM Jeff Goldsmith, The Long Baby Boom: An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation __________ Jeff Goldsmith will discuss and sign copies of his new book The Long Baby Boom An Optimistic Vision for a Graying Generation Wednesday, November 12 5:30 PM In 2006, the first [...]
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Marty Stuart at New Dominion on Friday, Nov. 14
Posted on November 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
Country music star Marty Stuart will be at New Dominion Bookshop to meet customers and sign copies of his new book Country Music: The Masters (includes an audio CD) Friday, November 14 1:00–2:00 PM This event is a book-signing only. (Note: Marty Stuart will perform in concert with Travis Tritt the same evening, Friday, November [...]
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links for 2008-09-05
Posted on September 5, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
HOWTO live in a schoolbus – Boing Boing This was all the rage when I was a kid, for many of the same economic reasons. Good times! The Elegant Variation: Present-Tense Fiction Redux Joshua Henkin (Matrimony) is blogging up a storm as a guest on TEV. I can't keep up! But I did catch this [...]
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links for 2008-07-17
Posted on July 17, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
Language Log » Temporally speaking “Substituting temporally for temporarily is a common error, perhaps due to the phonological process of haplology (the omission of one of a pair of similar sounding syllables, like saying lib’ry for library).” Also, a new vocabulary word: Peeveblogging. Chair made from discarded paperbacks – Boing Boing Cute idea, but doesn’t [...]
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Yard Sale: C’mon-a my house
Posted on July 4, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
1726 Concord Drive, Charlottesville We have aquarium equipment and pet supplies – cheap! And books? Of course! Today and tomorrow.
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