Quotes of note and dreaming and inspiring and writing Sue Campbell on 27 Apr 2010
April 23, 2010, was the 100th anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, [...]
Quotes of note and author and dreaming and inspiring and silliness Sue Campbell on 08 Apr 2010
With apologies for yanking this from her site. The life of a stay-at-home book designer is remarkably similar to that of a bestselling author. Who knew?
Janet Evanovich, what is your work day really like?
I drag myself out of bed around six, shove myself into the clothes laying on the floor and plod down the road [...]
books and inspiring and miscellany and news and politics Sue Campbell on 26 Mar 2010
I just love this picture, which appeared in PW Daily today. President Obama is seen here buying a book at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa. As if reading the 2,000 page healthcare bill weren’t enough. He bought three books and counted his change! I have no doubt that Obama has a Kindle, but [...]
inspiring and publishing and video Sue Campbell on 16 Mar 2010
Amen. Thank you DK.
art and bookcovers and books and covers and critiques and design and inspiring Sue Campbell on 04 Feb 2010
Apropos of absolutely nothing I just heard about these books in the YA (young adult) fantasy genre. I really, really like these covers.
Both by Carrie Jones and both currently on the NYT Bestseller List. Unfortunately I do not know who the designer is, because they don’t put that kind of info in the Amazon [...]
Design tips and Mac and art and bookcover and bookcovers and books and color and covers and critiques and design and inspiring and interview and marketing and publishing Sue Campbell on 15 Jan 2010
OK, no sponsors. It’s just me.
I know that my three contest winners are waiting anxiously for their covers. And um… I haven’t had much time to devote to them yet. I’m at the research and “noodling” stage. Next comes “doodling,” but we mustn’t short change the noodle part. Though there’s nothing concrete to show for [...]
inspiring and websites of note and writing Sue Campbell on 12 Jan 2010
This is an idea generating, stimulating online tool that anyone can use to find that elusive “right” word. Visuwords presents words, their meanings, synonyms, homonyms, etc, in an intuitive and colorful interface. It’s much deeper than it looks at first glance.
“Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce [...]
books and inspiring and publishing and video Sue Campbell on 08 Jan 2010
If you are a content creator, that is a writer, designer, editor, publisher, or a content consumer (all of us) you should watch this very informative interview with Tim O’Reilly of O’Reilly Media. They have been know for years as publishers of all types of tech books, and many non-fiction titles, but have branched out [...]
art and books and design and inspiring Sue Campbell on 16 Dec 2009
This just leaves me speechless. I can’t decide if it’s really cut paper, stop-motion animation or if it’s CG. If it is real then wow. Just wow. If it is CG, it’s still pretty impressive.
blogging and inspiring and miscellany and news and silliness and writing Sue Campbell on 18 Nov 2009
Hey there!
I’ve started a new weblog where I hope to update along the way on our upcoming trip. Time and wifi connections allowing I will be posting pictures and thoughts and tips and who knows what else from our travels through France and Spain. Here’s the link to Day Trippers!
