books and reading Sue Campbell on 29 Mar 2009
This is kinda fun for us oldies who remember the musty smell of those old dog-earred card catalog cards and what a chore it was to go look up the books after finding the right cards (if they were in the right places). I do wonder whatever happened to all those banks of oak card [...]
books and news and publishing Sue Campbell on 25 Mar 2009
This article at Publisher’s Weekly reports that the University Press at U of M is releasing most of its monographs only in digital formats. They expect that all monographs will be digital only within two years. They are also cutting back on print runs to avoid costly returns, and considering POD option for all digital [...]
critiques and inspiring and writing Sue Campbell on 19 Mar 2009
Hi fellow writers! For those of you in the Boulder county area or even north metro if you’re ambitious…
Are you interested in additional critiques, writing exercises, support and encouragement, discussion about writing, or just a quiet supportive atmosphere to in which work with other writers present?
Edited: This group is currently meeting every other Monday evening [...]
books and news and publishing and reading Sue Campbell on 07 Mar 2009
That probably doesn’t mean much to the general public. But if you work for a small press (publisher), or are published by one, this is the month to celebrate all they do. Aside from drafting fan mail (and that’s not a bad idea), what can you do to recognize those little publishers that take a [...]
Mac and art and bookcover and bookcovers and books and covers and inspiring and marketing and publishing and reading and writing Sue Campbell on 04 Mar 2009
In this interview, Sue Campbell expresses her views on book design, cover design, color, typography, self-publishers the costs and values of professional graphic design, and the state of print design today. She tells about her design process and speculates on the future of printed books.
art and inspiring and poetry and websites of note and writing Sue Campbell on 01 Mar 2009
This is a word cloud I created at Wordle, using the text of a poem I wrote a few years ago. It’s fun to see the variations take shape as you play with the controls. This might be an interesting way to jump start your imagination when starting out on a new piece of writing [...]
