Thinking on typing
“Just my type”, Originally uploaded by Terryz1. Just last night, I was trying to tidy the closet in the studio/guestroom/boysroom – sorting out containers of art supplies, scrapbooks unassembled,...
View ArticleHeading to a Book Expo in the Big City (and fiddling with Shelfari)
For the day-job (shilling ecommerce software) I am heading to NYC (paraphrasing Stevie Wonder monologue from “Livin’ for the City” – “New York City, just like i imagined it, … skyscrapers and...
View ArticleOly’s Last Word Books kicking down the rare goods
Wise book enthusiasts are advised to visit Last Word Books in OlyWa. Check the tasty stash including the thick stack from the legendary counter-culture publisher Loompanics plus Evergreen College...
View ArticleAuthors@Google: Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow is the real deal – smart, funny, rebellious, talented. Hear him speak at the Google-plex and file him in the hero dossier and subscribe to Cory Doctorow’s Craphound podcast for spoken...
View ArticleFave books list from “Read all Over” in Vancouver is Awesome
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View ArticleWrite a Book in 2014 and Get It Published – Jack Canfield Shares Tips for...
Write a Book in 2014 and Get It Published – Jack Canfield Shares Tips for Authors
View ArticleWriter, Activist and Mudracker Cory Doctorow in Vancouver to Talk to ya
Cory Doctorow is mighty. Besides being former outreach coordinator for EFF (who might save your a$$ one day), he is an editor of massive traffic generating Boing Boing and a well published science...
View ArticleCory Doctorow: The Totalitarian Urge on Now Public
Yup, folks came out in abundance to hear/see Cory Doctorow speak last night at SFU. Indeed, he received “Rock Star treatment” as he alluded too in his engaging spiel. Nice to hear someone roll on with...
View ArticleHelp save The #Beat #Museum
Help save The #Beat #Museum http://ow.ly/E7rU Start by shopping at kerouac.com #art #culture #sanfran #sf Consider Perusing: The Beat Generation | Help save The Beat Museum Kerouac and the Beat Museum...
View ArticleKerouac and the Beat Museum
Kerouac and the Beat Museum Our bricks and mortar Museum is now located in the historic North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The web site showcases photographs of the permanent...
View ArticleMulti-disciplinary Artist David Byrne’s TED Talk
Multi-disciplinary artist David Byrne is a huge hero of mine – my fave work is his 1985 film True Stories which is a central inspiration in many of my projects. I recently read his excellent collection...
View ArticleHow to write a novel in 100 days or less
How to write a novel in 100 days or less Consider Perusing: Black Ice Issue #24 — Four Game Losing Streak “write up about 2010 Olympics spiel at #blogathon by @catherineomega” Write a Book in 2014 and...
View ArticleSay It Out Loud: How David Sedaris Makes His Writing Better | Co.Create:...
Say It Out Loud: How David Sedaris Makes His Writing Better | Co.Create: Creativity Culture Commerce CATCHING MISTAKES During his biannual multicity lecture tours, Sedaris says he routinely notices...
View ArticleWrite a Book in 2014 and Get It Published – Jack Canfield Shares Tips for...
Write a Book in 2014 and Get It Published – Jack Canfield Shares Tips for Authors Consider Perusing: The Favorite Drinks Of 14 Famous Authors Jack Kerouac’s On The Road Turned Into Google Driving...
View ArticleLeo Tolstoy’s greatest plot of all | Russia Beyond The Headlines
Leo Tolstoy’s greatest plot of all | Russia Beyond The Headlines The life of the author of War and Peace was a remarkable drama Count Leo Tolstoy was more than just a novelist – he was a soldier, a...
View Articlefarewell letter of gabriel garcia marquez
farewell letter of gabriel garcia marquez Farewell Letter by Gabriel Garcia Marquez For reasons of health, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombia’s illustrious Nobel Laureate for literature, has declared his...
View ArticleFilm Trailer: Salinger, the Director’s Cut | American Masters | PBS
Film Trailer: Salinger, the Director’s Cut | American Masters | PBS Filmmaker Shane Salerno’s 10-year investigation culminates in the first work to get beyond The Catcher in the Rye author’s wall of...
View ArticleHow would Leo Tolstoy use the internet? | Russia Beyond The Headlines
How would Leo Tolstoy use the internet? | Russia Beyond The Headlines RBTH has interviewed Vladimir Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy’s great grandson, director of the Yasnaya Polyana memorial museum and the...
View ArticleLeo Tolstoy’s greatest plot of all | Russia Beyond The Headlines
Leo Tolstoy’s greatest plot of all | Russia Beyond The Headlines Count Leo Tolstoy was more than just a novelist – he was a soldier, a philosopher, the founder of a new religion, and an eccentric...
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